BSc (Hons) CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
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I passed all my examn and honestly i didnt study too much. Great experience in all, I had a wonderful time in all.
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Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
3 Years
Clinical and Community Psychology is all about learning from, and initiating positive change with, vulnerable and marginalised people and groups. The focus is not just on the individuals themselves, but on how factors in society have an impact on lives.
If you want to be out there in the real world, learning and researching and making a difference, this is the course for you.
You’ll practise what you are learning through partnerships or voluntary schemes within local community groups or the NHS.
You’ll widen your experience and learn new skills, such as evidence-based evaluations, report writing and making recommendations for practice.
In at least one of your modules you have the opportunity to undertake a professional piece of evidence-based research for a community partner – a service that the organisation would perhaps not otherwise have been able to afford.
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About this course
This three-year, full-time degree course will give you a foundation in the theory of clinical and community psychology as well as hands-on experience. If you’re interested in working in the field of mental health, or in initiating sustainable change in vulnerable and marginalised communities, this is for you.
Unusually for an undergraduate psychology degree, you’ll be introduced to psychopathology and approaches to people in mental distress in your first year. You’ll study mental health problems such as anxiety, schizophrenia, eating disorders and bipolar disorder. There are also options to study the psychology of drug addiction and crime.
We’ll introduce you to community psychology with a critical edge that is political in the broadest sense. You’ll look at how issues such as poverty, opportunity, education, employment and housing impact on a person’s ability to negotiate the world.
From the moment you join us you’ll have opportunities to put theory into practice through placements within the local community, working within voluntary projects or the NHS.
You’ll also learn how to gather, analyse and write up evidence-based practice research, a vital skill in many fields of work.
We’ve designed this degree to give you a competitive edge when it comes to gaining a place on a postgraduate course. If you decide to go straight into work, the experience you’ll have gained from placements in clinical and community settings will maximise your job prospects too.
Your degree could be your first step towards becoming a clinical psychologist. It may also lead directly to other graduate employment opportunities within the NHS, public sector or charitable and voluntary sector organisations.
The placements and extracurricular opportunities open to you on this course mean you are more likely to have a chance of taking that next step towards your goal, whatever that may be.
And having a degree recognised by the British Psychology Society means an opening to careers in a wide range of other areas, such as sport and leisure, education, human resources, consumer research and advertising, and the media.
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A LEVEL
including passes at A2 in at least three subjects
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BTEC
Extended Diploma or Diploma
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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
Diploma with 27 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level
We would normally expect you to have Grade 4 / C in GCSE English and Maths. All suitable applicants are required to attend an interview.
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I passed all my examn and honestly i didnt study too much. Great experience in all, I had a wonderful time in all.
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Course rating
Recommended
Centre rating
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Subjects
- Psychology
- Credit
- Teaching
- Psychologist
- Biological
- Cognitive
- Researching
- Diversity
- Research methods
- Dreaming
Course programme
YEAR 1
- Thinking Like a Psychologist (Mental Wealth) (Core)
- Introduction to Biological and Social Psychology and Individual Differences (Core)
- Introduction to Cognitive and Developmental Psychology (Core)
- Psychology in Applied Contexts (Core)
- Researching with Small Samples (Core)
- Researching with Larger Samples (Core)
- Individual Differences and Diversity (Mental Wealth) (Core)
- Psychological Research Methods (Core)
- Topics in Developmental and Cognitive Psychology (Core)
- Applications of Psychobiological and Social Psychology (Core)
- Work-Based Learning in Psychology (Core)
- The Psychology of Sleep and Dreaming (Optional)
- Research Skills in Cognitive Neuroscience (Optional)
- Introduction to Forensic Psychology (Optional)
- Psychology, Identity and Society (Optional)
- Developmental Difficulties and Differences (Optional)
- Clinical and Community Psychology (Optional)
- Psychology and Social Engagement (Mental Wealth) (Core)
- Psychology Research Project (Core)
- Psychology of Mental Health (Core)
- Clinical and Community Praxis (Core)
BSc (Hons) CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY