Psychology with Professional Placement (BSc)

Why study this course

On this four-year programme you will study psychology from a scientific stand point and gain professional psychology experience.

Psychology is the systematic and scientific study of mind and behaviour. Psychologists study how we think, feel and act, both individually and as part of a social group. Psychology has a wide range of applications in the health and social services, in industry and commerce, and in education.

On this four-year programme you will study psychology from a scientific stand point with an emphasis on its social, cognitive and biological aspects.

Embedded into an active research environment, this course will develop critical quantitative and qualitative skills, which will enable you to predict and explain human behaviour.

In your third year, you will embark on your professional placement. This will give you the opportunity to gain relevant experience in a professional psychology setting to further enhance your skills and improve your employability prospects after graduation.

This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society and is delivered by our enthusiastic, research-active lecturers from one of the UK’s leading psychology research departments.

Accreditations

• British Psychological Society (BPS)

Careers and placements

Career prospects

Achieving a BSc in Psychology can prepare you for a wide range of careers including academia, human factors, and education.

The School of Psychology, in liaison with the University Careers Service, provides Careers Management Sessions (at year two) and an annual careers talk at final year.

Graduate careers

• Pyschologist
• Counsellor
• Educational Psychologist
• Recruitment Consultant

Placements

You will spend your third year in a professional placement approved by the School, subject to availability. Students complete placements in diverse environments in the UK and overseas. These include prisons, hospitals, research units at other universities, rehabilitation clinics, counselling centres and industrial placements.