B.A. /BSc (Hons) Business / Psychology

In Year 1 you will study both subjects equally. The core units in business explore the global business context and a range of concepts relating to understanding and managing people, work and behaviour in organisations. Psychology provides an introduction to key theories and practices in psychology and a range of research methods.

In Year 2 you can continue with equal study or choose a major/minor route and so the units you will study depend on the route you have chosen. Business units currently cover areas such as business accounting, business and sustainability, law and the employment relationship, learning and development, managing people, and operations management. Psychology studies currently cover areas such as applied social psychology, cognitive psychology, community social psychology, developmental psychology, neuropsychology, personality and abnormal psychology, and practical psychology.

In your final year you can continue with an equal study or major/minor route. A further option in the final year is named route study. If you have chosen a major/minor route in Year 2, then you could choose to focus solely on your major subject in your final year, leading to a BA (Hons) Business or BSc (Hons) Psychology degree.

The core unit in business currently covers corporate and global strategy and there is a wide range of option units on offer. Psychology units currently cover areas including applied cognitive psychology, community psychology, conceptual and historical issues in psychology, counselling and psychotherapy, criminology, and parapsychology. You will also complete a final year project or dissertation. If you take equal study you can choose to do this unit in either business or psychology. If you are taking a major or named route, this unit will come from the relevant subject.