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Psychology BSc (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Sheffield ()

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£ 3,000 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Duration

    Flexible

•Develop your knowledge and scientific understanding of the core areas of psychology.
•Gain experience in real-life settings through work placements.Fascinated by human behaviour, curious about thoughts and intrigued by feelings?

About this course

This must include at least 64 points from two A levels or equivalent BTEC National qualifications excluding general studies. For example:
•BBB at A Level.
•DDM in BTEC Extended Diploma.
•A combination of qualifications, which may include AS Levels and EPQ.

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Subjects

  • Forensic Psychology
  • Psychology
  • Motivation
  • Physiology
  • University
  • Project
  • Human Behaviour
  • Health
  • Developmental psychology
  • Forensic
  • Developmental

Course programme

Course summary

This is the course for you. It examines what drives us, from brain physiology to learning, genes, environment, social groups, and individual differences in personality and motivation.You are taught by academics with specialist knowledge and expertise in a range of areas including social psychology, forensic psychology, developmental psychology, health and work psychology.

You learn through
  • lectures and seminars
  • workshops
  • laboratory classes
  • individual tutorials
  • work placements
Applied learning

Work placements

You will have the opportunity to arrange a work-placement in your second year of the course. Examples of settings include schools, mental health organisations, police and other legal services.Organisations currently offering placements include St Anne's Mental Health Service, The Hesley Group autism care provider, Sheffield Children's Hospital (NHS), Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Drug and alcohol service (RDASH), Sheffield MENCAP, City Hearts human trafficking support service and Cavendish Cancer Care.You also have the opportunity to take a placement abroad, currently in Germany and South Africa.

Study abroad

You can study abroad for one semester in your second year at one of our partner universities. Examples of our current partner institutions include Georgia Southern University in the US, Trent University and Carleton University in Canada, Queensland University of Technology, LaTrobe University and Deakin University in Australia, University of Jyvaskyla in Finland, Tallinn University in Estonia, the University of Warsaw in Poland, and Aahus University in Denmark.

Networking opportunities

You attend lectures from visiting guests such as clinical psychologists, police officers, prison officers, forensic psychologists, health psychologists and speech and language therapists.We also hold recruitment presentations from psychology-specific employers. Recent guests have included the Cambian Group, Civil Service, Good Days Project and Hesley Group.

Psychology BSc (Hons)

£ 3,000 VAT inc.