BSc (Hons) Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience at University of Essex

BSc (Hons) Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience covers the theories and methods at the forefront of both psychology and cognitive neuroscience, from the brain and behaviour to health psychology. A placement year or study abroad can be added.

Department: Department of Psychology  |  Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with optional placement or study abroad year)  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Study mode: full-time; year abroad option, placement year option  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 modules include Understanding our place in the world, Growing in the world, Experiencing Emotion, Thinking and the Mind, The Social World and The Social Brain; year 2 includes Statistics for Psychology, Brain and Behaviour, Psychology of Health, Developmental Psychology and Cognitive Psychology; the final year includes a Psychology Project, The Neuroscience of Human Nature and options.

Career pathways

Graduates enter chartered psychology and counselling, health psychology, medical imaging, forensic psychology, educational psychology, consumer psychology, market research and psychology or health science research, with employers including Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, the University of Oxford and IXICO.

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