Psychology, Lifespan and Developmental Psychology BSc at Royal Holloway, University of London

Psychology is an important subject because it relates to the whole range of human experience, from visual perception to complex social interations. It is the study of how people think, react and interact.

Department: Psychology  |  Duration: 3 years full time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Egham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Year 1: Understanding Psychological Research, Understanding Individuals and Groups, Understanding Development across the Lifespan, How to be a Psychologist, Understanding Perception and Cognition and others; Year 2: Psychological Research Methods and Analysis, Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Personality and Individual Differences and others; Year 3: Final Year Project. Optional modules: Year 2: Employability in Psychology, How can Psychology change the world – Applied and Developmental Perspectives, How can Psychology change the world – Clinical and Neuroscience perspectives; Year 3: Advanced Developmental Psychology, The Ageing Brain, Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Communication in the Social World, Developmental Disorders and others.

Career pathways

Our graduates are highly employable and develop a range of desirable transferable skills including advanced literacy and numeracy, critical reading, report writing, interviewing, survey research, observation, measurement and experimentation.

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