Psychology - BSc (Hons)

A Psychology degree can take you into a range of interesting careers when you graduate. We will provide you with exciting opportunities to enhance your skills that look great on your CV and give you a cutting edge when looking for a job. Whether you are interested in traditional psychology careers, working in the social and welfare profession, or analysing human behaviours, you will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your future career prospects and equip yourself to make an impression on a future employer. You could also progress onto a psychology research degree such as a PhD or Masters by Research.

Optional modules in your final year allow you to focus your career aspirations and interests with specialist psychology knowledge and experience and you can access plenty of additional free training through our Psychology Plus scheme that can help boost your employability within your chosen specialism. You could also choose to progress onto postgraduate study or professional psychology training. Some possible career paths include clinical psychology, forensic psychology, occupational psychology, and educational psychology.

You will also develop transferable skills throughout the course that are valuable to a range of employers really value in fields such as human resource management, teaching, social work, journalism, marketing, and police work.

Our external partnerships are leveraged throughout your studies, giving you the opportunity to work with real world clients and make contacts that can be really helpful with your career. You will be able to showcase your skills to our partners at multiple points throughout your degree and will be encouraged to interact with partners directly.

On top of the amazing support from the University’s Careers and Employability Service offered to all students at USW, we work closely with the University’s Careers and Employability Service to support you with placement opportunities, ensuring that you find tailored experience that suits your aspirations.

A sandwich year enables you to apply the knowledge gained during your degree to real-world work situations. You’ll equip yourself with a transferable skillset and gain invaluable work experience that will help you to stand out to potential employers in future job applications. A sandwich year also provides a fantastic opportunity to network and, if you impress your employer, you may even find you have a job waiting for you when you graduate. Many employers like to take on dedicated employees as showcased via a sandwich year placement scheme.