University of Roehampton London
BSc in Psychology
London, United Kingdom
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* UK Students and other students not requiring a Tier 4 visa. If you are an international student, you should apply as soon as possible
Key Summary
Study the real-life applications of psychology and develop advanced psychological knowledge and professional skills for your career.
You’ll learn core and contemporary subjects within psychology and have the opportunity to shape your degree around your own interests and ambitions. Topics include mental health, developmental psychology, positive psychology and well-being, and social psychology. You’ll also study contemporary social movements and global crises, currently including Black Lives Matter, climate change, and #MeToo, through a psychological lens.
Roehampton’s BSc Psychology is designed with your career in mind. From your first year with us, you’ll learn about the varied and fascinating careers where your degree will be valued and discover how to apply your psychological knowledge to a range of different fields. You will also take a credited work experience module in year two to build on your CV before graduating.
In joining Psychology at Roehampton, you will have the opportunity to become a Mental Health England First-Aider, or train and develop skills in mental health first aid, further expanding your professional development.
This course also has the option of a one-year paid work placement, to boost your employability even further.
You’ll be learning from our enthusiastic and supportive academic tutors, who are also practitioners and involved in the latest research. They’ll teach you in our state-of-the-art psychological facilities, giving you first-hand experience using the latest equipment, including our EEGs to record brain activity, eye-tracking software, access to an fMRI, and brain stimulation therapy, including Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
Teaching consists of a mixture of lectures and small group seminars. At least 50% of your teaching will be in seminars, lab classes or workshops, giving you tailored teaching and contact time with your lecturers. Authentic assessments will give you the practical experience of applying psychology to the workplace and allow you to develop expert skills in data analysis, psychological research, and intervention reports.
At Roehampton, after year one you’ll have the flexibility to move onto our other undergraduate psychology degree programmes related to specific career trajectories: BSc Psychology and Education Practice, BSc Psychology and Counselling, and BSc Psychology and Criminal Justice.
Our degree is professionally accredited by the British Psychological Society. This means if you graduate with at least a 2:2 you’ll be eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the BPS – which is an essential first step if you want to go on to become a Charted Psychologist. It also means our teaching is of the highest standard, and you’ll receive excellent levels of support within our School.
This course has a timetable designed to fit around your commitments, and we have plenty of support for commuting students, including free on-campus car parking, excellent transport links and a free bus service. We also offer all new students guaranteed on-campus accommodation.
Discover how the human mind works and affects behaviour, and gain research skills and professional experience. Choose an optional one-year paid work placement.
Year 1
Required modules
- Mind, Body and Brain (1)
- Social and Developmental Psychology (1)
- Psychology in the Real World
- Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- Research Methods and Statistics (1)
- Psychological Problem Solving
Year 2
Required modules
- Mind, Body and Brain (2)
- Social and Developmental Psychology (2)
- Perspectives on Consciousness
- Individual Differences and Psychometric Research
- Understanding Mental Health
- Research Methods and Statistics (2)
Year 3
Compulsory module
- Extended Research Project
Optional modules
- Autism: An Interdisciplinary Approach
- Communication and Social Interaction
- Cognition and Emotion
- Critical Psychology
- Health Psychology
- Neuropsychology
- Organisational Psychology
- Positive Psychology
- Criminal and Forensic Psychology
- Cognitive Development in the Classroom
- Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience
- Topics in Adult Psychopathology
- Self and Identity
- Psychology@Work
- Advanced Topics in Sport Psychology
These modules are those we currently offer and may be subject to change each year.
Placement Year
This course offers all students the option of a one-year paid work placement, to boost their employability even further. If you choose this route, you will take the placement following year two of your course, and then return to complete your degree.
Why take a placement?
A placement year is a perfect opportunity to gain valuable work experience, to build on the career skills we will teach you on this degree. The connections you make on the placement will improve your career prospects further, and equip you with the skills you need to secure graduate-level employment.
How we support you
The University’s Placement and Work Experience Team are experts at helping you to secure a placement. They will work closely with you from the start, helping you research potential employers, discover placement opportunities, create and pitch your CV, and will coach you to perform well in interviews. We aren't able to guarantee placement, but our sector-leading advisors will give you the best possible chance of securing one.
We understand that your plans might change once you start your programme. If you decide not to do a placement, you will have the option of completing the three-year version of your programme.
Whatever your choice, you will have access to many opportunities for work experience through our Placement and Work Experience Team, and access to face-to-face and 24/7 online careers support.
Foundation Year
This course is offered as a degree with a foundation year - a four-year programme which provides an additional foundation year at the beginning of the degree, that will give you academic and practical experience, as well as the skills you need to ensure you are equipped to successfully complete your chosen degree.
During the foundation year:
- You will take modules in English and Maths which will develop your core academic and study skills. The syllabus includes a year-long module relevant to your chosen degree subject such as An Introduction to Scientific Thinking.
- This will provide you with a subject-specific knowledge in Psychology which is essential for success in your degree.
- There is also a Disciplinary Investigation module where you will demonstrate the ability to utilise the academic and subject-specific toolkit acquired through previous modules to manage your own learning, and in partnership with your tutors, negotiate, plan and carry out an investigation into the chosen topic.
We are ranked as the best modern university in London (Times Good University Guide 2022 and Complete University Guide 2022).
As a BSc Psychology graduate, you’ll be in an excellent position to succeed in careers where psychology is required, including research, counselling and clinical psychology. You’ll also have the skills to succeed in a range of industries where psychology is highly valued:
Becoming a psychologist
Some of our graduates continue on to become practising psychologists.
To become a Chartered Psychologist, you need to gain Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) by completing a BPS-accredited degree. You then go onto further training in the area of psychology that you want to work in, such as Counselling Psychology, Forensic Psychology or Educational Psychology.
Careers outside of psychology
Many of our students choose to study psychology as the knowledge and skills you gain to provide you with a great foundation for a wide range of careers. You’ll learn about human behaviour, data analysis, communication and teamwork. Some of the careers you could pursue include:
- Education and teaching
- Human Resources and recruitment
- Media, marketing and public relations
- Research
- Data Analytics
- Project management
- Business analysis
- Law enforcement
- Health
- Social work
Careers support
Whether you want to gain work experience in the field of psychology or look for placements in other industries, our careers team will make sure that you will have the opportunity to build the career skills to help you succeed in whatever you go on after you graduate.
Academic progression at Roehampton
If you do want to continue in postgraduate study after completing your degree, Roehampton has excellent pathways to further study. We have one of the largest therapeutic training Schools in the country, with leading courses in Counselling and Psychotherapy the Arts and Play Therapies. If you’re passionate about the scientific study of the brain, we offer an MSc Applied Cognitive Neuroscience, or if you want to apply the science of psychology to business and occupational settings, we offer an MSc Occupational and Business Psychology.
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