Bachelor's degree

In Luton

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Luton

  • Duration

    3 Years

To provide a thorough grounding in the major areas of psychology, including social, developmental, cognitive and biological psychology, individual differences, and the history/philosophy of psychology.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Luton (Bedfordshire)
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Faculty Of Health & Social Sciences, University Of Bedfordshire, Luton Campus, LU1 3JU

Start date

On request

About this course

Standard: The general requirement is one of the following: UCAS Tariff Score greater than 160, which should include either two A level passes or an AVCE Double Award An Access qualification Equivalent qualifications such as Irish Leaving Certificate, Scottish Highers, International Baccalaureate or BTEC National Diploma Students from the European Union: As a general guide, to apply for a place on the course you need to have completed your high school education and have the required English qualification as outlined below:
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Course programme

BSc (Hons) Psychology
Mode: full-time


Why do people fall in love? How do drugs affect behaviour? Why do we sleep? These and many more questions are covered in the study of psychology.

The teaching and research facilities are excellent and include a cognitive and biological psychology lab, a human interaction lab, a qualitative research methods lab, research cubicles, and a video and multimedia editing suite. All of these are exclusively for the use of our psychology students.

Areas of study include:

  • Counselling and Coaching Psychology
  • Human Diversity and Difference
  • Social and Critical Psychology
  • Biological Psychology and Neuropsychology
  • Memory, Thought and Language
  • Problem-solving and Reasoning

Why choose this course?

  • International staff team from several continents with a wealth of expertise
  • Emphasis on the applied nature of psychology
  • Students present their research at prestigious conferences
  • British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited
  • Excellent reports on the quality of our teaching over many years
  • Opportunities for further study in psychology

Career Opportunities

This degree is approved by the BPS allowing you to follow a professional career in psychology if desired. Career paths open to you include clinical, educational, forensic, prison and occupational psychology, health psychology, business and personnel, research, training, teaching and the Health Service.

Assessment

Course work, practicals and exams.

Entry Requirements

Standard: The general requirement is one of the following: UCAS Tariff Score greater than 160, which should include either two A level passes or an AVCE Double Award An Access qualification Equivalent qualifications such as Irish Leaving Certificate, Scottish Highers, International Baccalaureate or BTEC National Diploma Students from the European Union: As a general guide, to apply for a place on the course you need to have completed your high school education and have the required English qualification as outlined below:

  • IELTS 6.0, TOEFL 580, TOEFL 235, Cambridge CPE C Cambridge CAE C or Bedfordshire test (TELAS) grade 2 International students: In determining the equivalence (whether for initial entry or admission with advanced standing of overseas qualifications the University will be guided by the standards generally adopted in British higher education institutions as described by organisations such as the British Council.
  • International students can apply direct to the University or via representatives in their home country. English language proficiency as outlined above is also required.

Special entry requirements

For this course you will need GCSE maths at grade C, or equivalent.

Psychology

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