St Mary's University Twickenham, London
BSc (Hons) Psychology
Twickenham, United Kingdom
BA
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
GBP 9,790 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* home students; 17,445 GBP - international students
Key Summary
About: The BSc (Hons) Psychology at St Mary's delivers scientific insight into mind, brain and behavior while developing transferable skills like self-directed learning and project management. Accredited by British Psychological Society, conferring Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership. Small cohort, research-active staff, joint-honours, placements and psychology society enrich study.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue postgraduate study in clinical, educational, research or occupational psychology, or take roles in health, education, business, HR or charity sector. It builds analytical, research, communication and project-management skills. Careers Service supports job search and part-time work. Career opportunities include clinical, educational, research, occupational psychology and charity roles.
The Psychology degree at St Mary’s provides you with a scientific understanding of the mind, brain and behaviour. Alongside the academic content of the programme, you will gain transferable skills, including the capacity for self-directed, reflective learning and project management.
- Accredited by the British Psychological Society.
- Psychology at St Mary’s is ranked 1st in London for teaching satisfaction and 2nd in London for course satisfaction (Guardian University Guide 2021).
- Eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the BPS.
Why St Mary's?
The BSc Psychology programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society. Graduation through the accredited route means that you will be eligible for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the British Psychological Society.
St Mary's also provides Joint Honours Degrees which allow students to combine Psychology with another subject. If students choose to major in Psychology and minor in the other subject, the degree will be accredited. If students choose subjects of equal weighting, the degree will be non-accredited.
With a smaller size year group than many universities, the Psychology department creates a community environment where students are provided with more support by staff and fellow students.
Staff are research active and their work covers areas such as non-traditional romantic relationships, understanding intergroup relationships, attentional biases associated with anxiety, intergenerational relationships within the family context, decision making and visuomotor processing.
The department also has a strong relationship with the Student Psychology Society, working together to enhance the student learning and experience at St Mary's. The Student Psychology Society aims to bring together those who have an interest in the subject through academic and social events. Throughout the year they aim to give members the chance to enjoy a variety of experiences ranging from appearances by guest speakers to psychology socials.
You will have the opportunity to undertake a work placement during your degree, organised alongside the Workplace Learning Team and in a location that is convenient to you. Previous students have worked with charities, schools, hospitals and care settings, and within businesses.
Year one
- Research Methods and Statistics I
- Research Methods and Statistics II
- Introduction to Social and Developmental Psychology
- Introduction to Cognitive and Biological Psychology
- Everyday Psychology - Optional
- Deconstructing Psychology - Optional
Year two
- Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis
- Quantitative Research Methods and Statistics
- The Social Brain
- The Developing Mind
- Frontiers in Psychology - Optional
- Transferable Skills for Employment - Optional
- Contributing to the Community - Optional
- Experience and Employment in Education - Optional
- Experience and Employment in Business - Optional
- Experience and Employment in Sport - Optional
- The Primary Classroom: A Practical Approach - Optional
Year three
- Independent Project
- Extended Literature Review
- Applied Child Psychology - Optional
- Psychology of Education - Optional
- Political Psychology - Optional
- Health Psychology - Optional
- Perception - Optional
- Counselling Psychology - Optional
- Psychology of Ageing - Optional
- Psychology of Intimate Relationships - Optional
- Psychology of Attention - Optional
- Critical Health Psychology - Optional
- Psychopathology and Deviant Behaviour - Optional
- Cross-Cultural Psychology - Optional
- Artificial Intelligence - Optional
- Managing in the Workplace - Optional
- The Enterprising Workplace - Optional
Why study Psychology?
A Psychology degree provides you with a scientific understanding of human experience, including behaviour, mental processes, emotions and development. This will prepare you for starting your career working directly in psychology-based jobs. These include counselling, clinical work, education, and mental health work.
A degree in psychology will make you attractive to employers for roles working with people and positions requiring good communication, relationship and data analysis skills. Psychology, therefore, provides superb preparation for a wide range of other career paths.
A range of scholarships and bursaries are available to new undergraduate students. This includes:
- St Mary's bursary
- Vice-Chancellor's Excellence scholarship
- Care leavers' bursary
- International student scholarships
- Sports scholarships
- Sports coaching bursary
Students can undertake further study in education, clinical, research or occupational fields, subsequent to them being awarded Graduate Basis for Registration with the British Psychological Society.
The knowledge and skills acquired during the degree are very marketable and can enhance job prospects in almost any career option.
"Because of the wide range of generic skills and the rigour with which they are taught, training in psychology is widely accepted as providing an excellent preparation for a number of careers." - The Council for Industry and Higher Education
The Careers Service has more information on graduate careers and part-time work available during your course.