BSc (Hons) Psychology (with Education and Child Development Perspectives) at Leeds Trinity University

Do you want to understand how children learn, develop, and thrive, and how psychology can improve educational experiences? The BSc (Hons) Psychology (with Education and Child Development Perspectives) combines a strong foundation in psychological science with opportunities to explore learning, development, wellbeing, and education across childhood and adolescence.

Faculty: School of Social Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: core modules include Perspectives in Psychology, Being a Successful Student, Exploring Human Experience, Building My Future; options include Education and Child Development Psychology in Context. Year 2: core modules include Differences and Diversity: Mind, Brain and Social Behaviour, Being a Successful Graduate, Transforming Lives; options include Concepts in Education and Child Development Psychology, Contemporary Issues in Education and Child Development Psychology. Year 3: core modules include Psychology Research Project (Education and Child Development Perspectives), Professional Learning Through Work; options include Investigative Psychology (Forensic Perspectives Pathway), Working with Dangerous and Serious Offenders (Forensic Perspectives Pathway), Illusions, Biases and Cognitive Impairment (Psychology with Speciallist Pathway), Counselling Psychology in Practice (Counselling Perspectives Pathway).

Career pathways

Graduates of the BSc (Hons) Psychology (with Education and Child Development Perspectives) will be equipped with the knowledge, skills and attributes required for a wide range of graduate careers within and beyond psychology.

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