Psychology

Northumbria University

United Kingdom, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Northumbria University

United Kingdom , Newcastle upon Tyne

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

C801

Campuses

Waterside

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2024

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Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 14,750 / year

Next Intake September-2024

Psychology

About

Our British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited psychology degree is the first in the country to incorporate the rapidly growing field of Positive Psychology throughout all three years. As part of this contemporary approach, you will study wellbeing, happiness and what makes life most worth living. You will learn how psychology can bring about positive change in countless aspects of everyday and professional life. This change can be seen in social and business development, education, communication, mental health, crime and the clinical contexts.

Throughout the BSc Psychology degree at UON, you will learn about the workings of the brain in real-world contexts, health and disease. You will explore the human mind and how our thoughts, feelings and beliefs motivate and influence our behaviour. You will have the opportunity to study areas as diverse as forensic psychology, social and organisational psychology, parapsychology, the human animal and neuroscience of the mind.

During your second and third year of BSc Psychology, you will have opportunities to choose from a range of specialist optional modules. Your choices will allow you to explore your developing interests in greater depth. The inclusion of an optional placement year also offers you the chance to experience the world of work, allowing you to apply your learning to the real world. Throughout the programme, you will be taught theory alongside practical elements which will be relevant and applicable to a wide range of careers that psychology graduates can pursue.

Professional Accreditation: British Psychological Society (BPS)

Updated 19/10/2022

The Psychology course is embedded within a highly flexible modular system, enabling you to choose modules from a range of options.

Our BSc Psychology course has been designed to contribute towards achieving the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goal: SDG3 Good Health and Wellbeing.

You will join a thriving learning community and be taught by a large, diverse and supportive group of research active professionals who are recognised experts in their field. Our tutors are passionate about the role psychology plays in all areas of life. They are motivated to inspire future generations who want to make a difference to society.

While studying for your bachelor’s in psychology, you will learn new ways of understanding how and why people think and act as they do. This course will also equip you with transferable critical and analytical skills that will enhance your employability. Studying Psychology offers you considerable flexibility and choice within a supportive environment, through teaching staff and your personal academic tutor.

At the University of Northampton, you will benefit from studying applied Psychology modules, providing valuable work-based learning skills and links to Changemaker. You will have access to excellent facilities and resources for research. Research areas include social, cognitive, biological, developmental and personality psychology.

Our single honours psychology degree course allows you to understand and analyse human behaviour, thought and emotions, from many different psychological perspectives. The course provides you with useful experience, especially if you are intending to work in a range of career areas both in and outside of psychology. This experience can be applied to educational psychology, clinical psychology, teaching and research.

BSc Psychology at UON can be taken as a full time or part time psychology degree. If you are studying this course full-time you will take 120 credits worth of modules for each stage for three years. Some modules are mandatory whilst others are selected from a range of options. In stage one important core ideas, evidence and methods are introduced. This basic knowledge is built upon in stages two and three to foster an advanced understanding of topics.

Stage one

In stage one, six compulsory modules permit an excellent grounding in psychology. In one of these modules, you will explore the many ways that psychology is applied to real-world problems. In this module, you will develop your research, thinking and communication skills. You will also be introduced to the major approaches to understanding the mind and human behaviour. This involves studying social, cognitive, biological and developmental psychology. Another module enables you to acquire skills in the design and execution of a range of psychological research methods, the analysis and interpretation of data and report writing. Other modules allow you to develop intra and inter-personal skills, as well as build on your psychological literacy using psychological skills and knowledge to solve real-world problems. Throughout this module, you will be interacting ethically and responsibly with others.

Stage two

During the second stage, you will take modules in Social and Developmental Psychology as well as Cognitive and Biological Psychology. You will also delve into Personality Psychology, and Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology, covering the key areas and debates within the discipline. There are also modules to expand your knowledge of quantitative and qualitative psychological research and data analysis through carrying out independent and group projects. You can also choose to study The Human Animal, The Psychology of Well Being or The Psychology of Learning and Teaching in Educational Settings.

Stage three

In stage three, you have the opportunity to specialise in areas of interest and for your potential career preparation. You will have the chance to select from a range of advanced Psychology modules including Forensic Psychology, Educational Psychology, The Psychology of Mental Health and The Psychology of Health. The options are amongst other applied psychological specialisms such as Applying Positive Psychology and Lifespan Development.

There are also modules reflecting the research expertise of our staff, for example, Psychology of Spirituality, Religion and Wellbeing, Neuroscience of Mind, Parapsychology and Anomalous Experiences and Applying Positive Psychology. You will take an empirical dissertation on a subject of your choice with one-to-one guidance from a psychology lecturer. The dissertation allows you to immerse yourself in a topic of your choice, subject to staff approval. It provides the opportunity to put into practice the research skills that you have acquired throughout the course.

Please note the modules shown here relate to the academic year 22/23. The modules relating to the academic year 23/24 will be available from June 2023.

- Psychology in Practice (20 Credits)
  
  Module code: PSY1001
  
  Status: Compulsory
  
  This module introduces students to applications of psychological knowledge in the real world. It aims to help students acquire knowledge and understanding of theory and research relating to key topics in Applied Psychology and to develop the critical skills necessary to the evaluation of different approaches within Applied Psychology.
- Introduction to Psychology (20 Credits)
  
  Module code: PSY1003
  
  Status: Compulsory
  
  The purpose of this module is to provide students with a broad understanding of psychology by introducing four core areas (social, developmental, cognitive and biological psychology). Students will develop critical thinking and evaluative skills of psychological material by focusing on theory, empirical research and real-life examples.
- Investigating Psychology (20 Credits)
  
  Module code: PSY1004
  
  Status: Compulsory
  
  The purpose of this module is to promote reflective critical thinking and evaluation skills using a wide variety of psychological materials, and develop student confidence in evaluating and conducting Psychological research.
- Becoming a Psychologist (20 Credits)
  
  Module code: PSY1006
  
  Status: Compulsory
  
  The purpose of this module is to provide a fundamental introduction to research design, analysis and interpretation in psychology. Students need to understand common methods of investigation, in order to appreciate the source and context of theories and research findings encountered in specific subject areas studied in other psychology modules.
- Positive Psychology (20 Credits)
  
  Module code: PSY1011
  
  Status: Compulsory
  
  This module aims to develop student?s intra-and-inter-personal skills through exploring Positive Psychology theory and application and increasing self-awareness. Throughout the module, you will gain understanding for how these are experienced, how we relate to them, and what psychology has begun to understand about them.
- Psychology for Life (20 Credits)
  
  Module code: PSY1012
  
  Status: Compulsory
  
  The purpose of this module is to be personally relevant to students? psychological studies and enable them to start to build psychological literacy - using psychological skills and knowledge to solve real-world problems and interact ethically and responsibly with others.

Highlights

British Psychological Society (BPS) accreditation
Teaching staff with extensive academic, research and professional practice experience
Access to our dedicated and specialist Psychology laboratories for your studies and research View our Observation Suite tour.
Small group, interactive and experiential teaching approaches adopted using a blend of face to face and online delivery to ensure student learning is social, inclusive and engaging
Option to study the course as a part time psychology degree
Large range of specialist optional modules to choose from
An optional work placement year in local businesses or NHS recognised placement providers, such as St Andrews Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital
Option of continuing on to applied Masters degrees specialising in positive psychology, educational psychology, business and organisational psychology, child and adolescent mental health and counselling
Broad range of career options and highly transferable graduate employability skills
HP Laptop and software included with this course for eligible students.* (*See eligibility criteria, terms and conditions apply)
Guaranteed paid internship with the Northampton Employment Promise

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Requirements

Entry Requirements

Tawjahiya and successful completion of a Foundation programme from a UK awarding body,
Two-year associate degree / community college diploma (occasional Year 2 entry may be granted depending on qualification and modules studied),
International Baccalaureate Diploma,
Successful completion of a Foundation programme from a UK awarding body,
A Levels

Career

There is a broad set of career options available to students who study this BSc Psychology degree, as you are able to specialise within a specific type of psychology.

Some examples of job roles that come from studying this field include:

Counselling psychologist
Educational psychologist
Forensic psychologist
Further education teacher

Postgraduate Opportunities

Successful completion of this course can lead onto further studies if required.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) MSc
Psychology MSc

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 14,750 / year

How to Apply

Applying to the University of Northampton – Your Options

Depending on what and how you would like to study at university, there are different ways to apply.

Local Representative

If you are a resident of China, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand or Vietnam, you MUST apply via the Regional Office, or one of our recognised representatives in your country. Residents of Bangladesh must apply via the Pakistan Regional Office and residents of Sri Lanka must apply via the North India Regional Office. Any direct applications received from residents of the countries listed will be forwarded by our Admissions Team to the relevant Regional Office, causing unnecessary delay to the processing of your application.

For residents of other countries, our recognised representatives are also our preferred method of application and you should take advantage of their services whenever possible. They can provide application and visa advice, general information about the University and a number of other support services.

UCAS

UCAS may be the standard application process for your school or the UON representative in your country. Information on how to apply can be found on the UCAS website.

Our Online Application Service

You can apply by clicking on the ‘apply now’ button on each course page of the website. If more than one intake or placement option is available, make sure you select the option you want.

Please note that the system does not check your application for completeness or accuracy, which could mean it takes longer to receive a decision than if you receive advice from a local representative.

ERASMUS

ERASMUS applicants follow a separate application process. Application guidance is available on our ERASMUS webpage.

Get in Touch for Application Guidance

For more information about applying to the University of Northampton as an International student, please contact one of our Regional Offices or Recognised Representatives to be sure of the most efficient and rapid assistance. Alternatively you can email the International Office or call us on +44(0)1604 892546 or +44(0)1604 892134. We also have our own internationally focused social media pages. Make sure you are following us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.