BSc (Hons) Psychology at University of Gloucestershire

You’ll have access to cutting-edge facilities and be supported by expert staff who’ll encourage you to question existing knowledge and to consider new approaches. This course emphasises real-world knowledge, and the application of psychology in everyday and professional settings.

Department: Psychological Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with placement year; part-time no fixed duration  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time, sandwich/placement year option  |  Intake: September 2027; September 2028  |  Location: Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules. Level 4 (Year 1): Thinking Like a Psychologist, Developing Psychological Knowledge, Questioning Psychology, Using Psychology in the Real World; Level 5 (Year 2): Skills for today's psychologists, How we Think: Cognitive Psychology, Absurdities and Atrocities: Social Psychological Explanations of Human Functioning, Traits, talents, and temperaments: Individual differences, From Conception to Coffin: Developmental Psychology; Level 6 (final year): Psychology in Action: Dissertation Research Project, The Social Construction of Reality, Inside the human brain: Cognitive Neuroscience.

Career pathways

We also ensure you are continuously thinking about your employability and how you’ll apply your learning beyond the course.

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