Bachelor of Psychology

First Year

To complete this course, you must complete all the following CORE modules (totaling 100 credits):

Introduction to Psychology
Psychology of Individual Differences and Personality
Contemporary Issues and Applied Psychology
Introduction to Psychopathology
Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics
To complete this course, you must complete at least 20 credits from the following list of OPTIONAL modules:

Positive Psychology and Counselling
Parapsychology

Second Year

To complete this course, you must complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 60 credits):

Qualitative Research Methods and Analyses
Neuropsychology
Quantitative Research Methods and Statistics
To complete this course, you must complete at least 60 credits from the following list of OPTIONAL modules:

Health Psychology
Work and Organisational Psychology
Educational Psychology
Forensic Psychology
Real-World Work Experiences
Cultural Psychology
Work Experience
Stress and Health
Infancy
You also have the option to study abroad for a semester.

Study Abroad

Professional Placement
To qualify for the BSc (Hons) Psychology with Professional Placement Year award, you must complete the following module.

Professional Placement Year
120 credits

This module is designed to allow you to undertake a credit-bearing, 40-week Professional Placement as an integral part of your Undergraduate Degree. The purpose of the Professional Placement is to improve your employability skills, which will, through the placement experience, allow you to evidence your professional skills, attitudes, and behaviors at the point of entry to the postgraduate job market. Furthermore, by completing the Professional Placement, you will be able to develop and enhance your understanding of the professional work environment. Relevant to your chosen field of study, reflect critically on your professional skills development within the workplace.

Final Year

To complete this course, you must complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 80 credits):

Applied Social Psychology
Integrative Psychology Project
Lifespan Psychology

To complete this course, you must successfully complete at least 40 credits from the following indicative list of OPTIONAL modules.

Ageing and the Brain
Communication and Language
Counselling Psychology
Gender and Sexualities
Intellectual Disabilities, Developmental Disorders, and Mental Health
Psychology in Policing and Criminal Justice
Psychological Understanding of Mass Killing, 
Popular Images and Psychological Understanding