BA Psychology

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Bachelor's degree

In Colchester

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    3 Years

About the course
How do we understand relationships and interpret the behaviour of others? What drives people to act, respond, remember and recognise things in the way they do? Is it possible to predict with complete certainty how someone will behave? At Essex you can satisfy your curiosity about how our mind works and what drives human behaviour


Psychologists undertake scientific study to try to explain and predict how people work

It is the study of our mind and body, our thoughts and behaviour, feelings and perceptions

We conduct experiments in order to investigate how people develop throughout childhood, the way in which they acquire language, and the behavioural changes that can occur as a result of brain injury, disease, or life experience


On our course you experiment, explore and research why we think, feel and act the way we do

You cover core areas of psychology including:
Sensation and perception
Learning and memory
Clinical psychology
Personality and individual differences
Social and health psychology
We provide one of the most immersive and exciting experience of studying the human mind in the UK

You learn from our researchers and can work together in the same space via our Research Experience Scheme (RES) which gives you the opportunity to work one-on-one with a psychologist as their research assistant


Our Department of Psychology is top 20 in the UK for research quality, with 90% of our research rated ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (REF 2014)

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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What I would highlight: They helped a lot, thanks a lot, I had a great time in all, I enjoyed a lot.
What could be improved: Everything was OK.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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Subjects

  • Human Behaviour
  • Psychology
  • Teaching
  • Employability

Course programme

Example structure
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Discovering Psychology: The Science Behind Human Behaviour
Research Methods in Psychology
Statistics for Psychologists
Preparing for University Psychology
Psychology Careers and Employability
Applied Psychology (optional)
Year 2
Psychology Research 2nd Year
Developmental Psychology
Social Psychology
Brain and Behaviour
Personality and Individual Differences
Cognitive Psychology I
Cognitive Psychology II
Psychology Careers and Employability
Final year
Psychology Project
Intelligent Behaviour (optional)
Emotion (optional)
Animal Behaviour (optional)
Cultural Psychology (optional)
Visual Attention : From Lab to Life (optional)
Human Sexuality
Psychology Careers and Employability
Placement
On a placement year you gain relevant work experience within an external business or organisation, giving you a competitive edge in the graduate job market and providing you with key contacts within the industry. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Year abroad
On your year abroad, you have the opportunity to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Teaching
A typical timetable includes around eight to fourteen one-hour lectures per week with associated classes or laboratories
We combine small and large-group teaching with regular laboratory-based research exercises
Assessment
Your assessment is based on written essays, practical lab reports, and examinations
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“Within a day of being at Essex, I could feel how friendly and welcoming the campus was In my first year I created SX:TV, our Students’ Union’s very own television station and became station manager My time at Essex was unforgettable and not only set me up for a great future but also left me with many fond memories ” Ricardo Clarke, BSc Psychology, 2011 Professional accreditation This course is fully accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) This is required for graduate psychology courses, and means future employers will understand the value of your course If you graduate with at least second-class honours, then you are eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) This is essential if you want to go on to practise as a chartered psychologist in areas such as clinical, educational and forensic psychology Study abroad Your education extends beyond our University campus We support you extending your education by offering you an additional year at no extra cost The four-year version of our degree allows you to spend your third year studying abroad or employed on a placement, while otherwise remaining identical to the three-year course Studying abroad allows you to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised We have exchange partners in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, the Middle East, Hong Kong and Japan Our expert staff Our psychology lecturers include award-winning teachers and prize-winning researchers who are international experts in their own research areas The Cognitive and Developmental Psychology Group work are researching attention, language, decision-making, and memory Recent projects have investigated the psychology of energy reduction, the enhancement of human memory through technology, and improvements in the usability...

BA Psychology

£ 9,250 + VAT