Psychology for Education Professionals (Foundation Degree)

In Year 1, you take three compulsory modules and choose one of four option modules.

In Year 2, you take three compulsory modules and choose one of three option modules.

In Year 3, you take one core and one compulsory module, and complete a work-based learning module.

Students who successfully complete this Foundation Degree can continue their studies to undergraduate degree level, such as our BA Psychology for Education or BSc Professional Studies, via a number of routes focusing on the aspect of the course most suitable to their future needs.

• Psychology of Learning, Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Research Methods for Psychology (Introduction)
• The Developing Child: A Psychological Perspective

• Critical Approaches to Attachment
• Critical Approaches to Positive Psychology
• Cross-Cultural Psychology
• Understanding Human Personality

• Policy in Practice
• The Developing Child - A Social Perspective
• Working with Children and Families: Working in Partnership

• Approaches to Applied Research
• Psychological and Developmental Issues in Early Childhood
• Psychological and Developmental Issues in Adolescence

• Psychology and Education: Integrating Theory and Practice
• Psychology in the Classroom
• Work-Based Learning