BSc in Business Psychology
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 9,535 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* UK students: £9,535 per year | international: £19,200 for the first year
Key Summary
Apply psychology to business and investigate how individuals and groups behave.
On our Business Psychology BSc (Hons), you'll be part of the Kingston School of Law, Social and Behavioural Sciences. You'll use our purpose-built research laboratories and psychological analysis equipment, such as eye trackers, EEG (the recording of brain activity) and specialist survey software. All to enhance your knowledge and provide you with experience using innovative research methodologies.
As this course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), you'll also be able to take your first steps to becoming a chartered psychologist. Through a work placement module, you'll be able to apply your knowledge to a real-life setting, gaining valuable experience. Employability is embedded throughout the course, ensuring you develop skills to succeed in your future career, whether you choose to become a business psychologist or pursue another chartered psychology profession.
Why choose this course?
Applying psychology to business can offer insight into how individuals and groups behave. Our Business Psychology BSc (Hons) course combines psychological theory with business understanding so you can learn how to help organisations and their people succeed.
You'll learn how decision making, marketing, finance, human resources and business strategy are all influenced by cognitive and social processes. You'll benefit from the strong links between the University and employers, which allow you to gain the practical skills highly valued by businesses. Using specialised equipment and software, you'll measure brain activity, analyse how decisions are made and study how disruption can affect behaviour.
In your final year, you will undertake an original research project. You will choose from a wide variety of projects, which cover all aspects of business and draw from different areas of psychology, including cognitive and social psychology.
Accreditation
This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), which means that you could go on to become a Chartered Psychologist if that is your chosen career path. This is an ongoing accreditation.
Graduates, with a minimum of a 2:2, from this course are eligible to gain Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) from the BPS. This is a necessary first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist. You would then take further training in a specific field of psychology that you want to work in. This could then lead to a career as a Chartered Psychologist in your chosen field, for example clinical, counselling, educational or forensic psychology.
We want to ensure anyone with potential and drive has the opportunity to study with us, no matter their background or financial situation. That's why each year, we provide a number of bursaries to help our undergraduate students gain their degree.
- The Kingston bursary
- Bursaries for care leavers
- Bursaries for estranged students
- Bursaries for young adult carers
- Bursaries for Sanctuary Scholars
- Chancerygate Foundation bursary
- Salutem scholarships
- AVSH scholarship
Take a look at some of the content and modules that you may have the opportunity to study on this course.
Please note, optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
Foundation year – Social Sciences
If you would like to study this degree at Kingston University but are not yet ready to join the first year of a BSc (Hons) course, you may want to consider studying our foundation year in Social Sciences.
Year 1
In your first year you will acquire a broad foundation of knowledge of business principles and around key theories of psychological science. You will be introduced to key strategies which are used in psychological research.
Core modules
- Psychology Research Methods 1
- Approaches and Professional Skills in Psychology
- Global Business Environments
- Introduction to Psychology
Year 2
In your second year, you'll dive into interesting research methods, including hands-on experiments and data analysis. You'll explore how the brain shapes our thoughts and actions, while learning about ethical, sustainable business practices and sharpening your writing and research skills.
Core modules
- Psychology Research Methods 2
- Social and Developmental Psychology
- Brain, Behaviour and Cognition
- Sustainable and Responsible Management
Optional year
You have the option to take an additional year to study abroad or to undertake a year-long work placement overseas (or even a mix of both).
Professional placement year
This course has a professional placement year option which takes place between Year 2 and your Final Year. During this professional placement year, you will take a placement within a relevant setting, ensuring you gain essential experience to add to your CV and help you secure a graduate job.
Final year
You will undertake a work placement and will carry out a research project. You will have a wide choice of project themes ranging from cognitive psychology through to social psychology that cover all aspects of business.
Core modules
- Psychology Research Project
- Occupational Psychology
- Personality and Individual Differences
- Future Skills Apply
Optional modules (choose one)
- Advanced Issues in the Psychology of Thinking
- Applied Psychology with Work Experience
- Building Business Strategy
This degree is a great stepping stone to skilled employment in a business setting. You may choose to pursue a career as a Business Psychologist or continue training to specialise as a chartered occupational psychologist or any other chartered psychology profession.
Embedded within the Business Psychology BSc (Hons) course and throughout the whole Kingston experience is our Future Skills programme. The Future Skills programme was developed to respond to the ever evolving demands from modern day employment.
It will help you obtain the skills most valued by employers, such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability, and learn how to apply these skills in different scenarios. You’ll also learn how to articulate to employers how being able to do so gives you the edge.