Course Summary

Understand the mind and human behaviour from a range of perspectives and methodologies on our Psychology course. - Taught by passionate lecturers who are also active researchers, dedicated to their students and the subject. - Our single honours and major Psychology programmes are accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). - Psychology is highly valued by employers and equips graduates for a range of careers and industries. Psychology is one of the most popular degrees in higher education. Whether the focus is neural mechanisms or complex human relationships, Psychology is an interconnected "hub Science" that allows students to contribute to the questions and challenges that face society. Providing you with a variety of skills including communication, computing, numeracy, teamwork, independent learning and critical thinking, a degree in Psychology is highly valued by employers. Our course equips graduates for a range of careers and fields including education, health, civil service, private industry and commerce. Our range of study options (single honours, major and combined) enable you to better tailor your studies to your future aspirations. You’ll be able to select optional modules and engage in interdisciplinary learning, and our British Psychological Society accredited single honours and major programmes provide Graduate Basis for Registration to gain Chartered Psychologist status for eligible students.

Course Details - Modules

In Year One you’ll take a module that introduces you to the main psychological approaches - social, cognitive, developmental, individual differences and biological psychology. You may also take modules in research methods including survey work and experimentation, and Individual Differences. In Year Two you’ll study the main areas as previously studied in Year One in greater depth. You’ll also start to study the scholarly specialities of individual members of staff, such as health psychology, criminological psychology, and abnormal psychology. Finally Year Three will see you continue core studies with further specialist options, as well as a dissertation involving working one-to-one with a member of staff on an original research project in psychology. For more information please refer to the website.

Course Details – Assessment Method

Assessment varies and includes essays, debates, research reports, group presentations and examinations.

Course Details – Professional Bodies

British Psychological Society

How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: C800

Institution code: B20

Campus Name: Main Site

Campus code:

Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

BCC-CCC preferred. If studying Psychology, course requires grade C or higher. If Psychology is not an option, then we require a C in another A level subject.

Grade Merit is preferred.

Typical offers for applicants with Access to HE will be the Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, including 30 at merit or higher).

A minimum score of 27 points required.

Extended Diploma grades Merit, Merit, Merit (MMM) preferred in a related subject.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic) 6.0 IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 68%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 74%

Go onto work and study: 84%

Fees and funding

EU 9250.0 Year 1
England 9250.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 9250.0 Year 1
Scotland 9250.0 Year 1
Wales 9250.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.

Provider information

Newton Park
Newton St Loe
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Bath
BA2 9BN

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