BSc (Hons) Psychology with Sociology at University of Plymouth

BSc (Hons) Psychology with Sociology is a full-time undergraduate degree at Plymouth combining social, developmental, clinical and cognitive psychology with sociology. Teaching is practical, with an experiential psychology lab, an optional placement year and research apprenticeships. The course is accredited by the British Psychological Society.

Faculty: Faculty of Health  |  Department: School of Psychology  |  Duration: 3 years (+ optional placement year)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers core psychology (cognitive, clinical and developmental, social, perception and the brain) alongside sociology modules such as Social Identities and Inequalities and Introduction to Social Theory. Year 2 adds research design, qualitative and mixed methods and contemporary theories of society and culture; the final year centres on a 40-credit research project with optional modules such as Food, Culture and Society.

Career pathways

Graduates enter mental health, education, business and social care roles, and can pursue postgraduate study towards clinical, educational, forensic or organisational psychology.

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