BSc (Hons) Psychology at University of Plymouth

A BPS-accredited psychology degree with experiential lab learning, field trips and an option-based final year. Students may take an optional placement year and research apprenticeships.

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

What you will study

Year 1 core modules cover Cognitive Psychology, Clinical and Developmental Psychology, Environmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Perception and the Brain, and Motivation and Performance. Year 2 covers research design, qualitative and mixed methods, individual differences, cognition and biological psychology, psychology in education, and health and wellbeing. The final year includes a 40-credit supervised Research Project and optional topics such as emotion, current topics and psychology in practice.

Career pathways

Graduates enter mental health, education, business, social care and media roles, or pursue postgraduate training toward clinical, educational, forensic or organisational psychology.

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