BA (Hons) Social Psychology at Leeds Beckett University

Explore the intersection of psychology and society. You'll discover the complexities of human behaviour in a cross-cultural, globally orientated degree. Put simply, it covers the psychology behind social interactions and how society influences things like your personality, actions, and group behaviour.

Faculty: School of Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: 20 Sep 2027  |  Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Interdisciplinary Psychology, Doing Psychology, Consciousness Studies, Psychosocial Development, Researching Society, Mind, Self & Culture. Year 2 core modules: Environmental Psychology, Psychoanalytic Contributions, Parapsychology, Critical Social Psychology, Researching Psychology, Psychology of Persuasion. Year 3 core modules: Dissertation - Social Psychology, Radical Psychology, Social Psychology of Music, Transpersonal Psychology: Psychonautics, Framing Madness, Peace Psychology, Work-Based Learning.

Career pathways

Throughout the social psychology degree, we'll help you to identify and reflect on your career goals alongside building key skills. You'll gain core interpersonal and research skills that are valued by employers and needed for future careers in psychology, psychotherapy and counselling, teaching, mental health support and social work.

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