Psychology
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE maths and English grade 4 also required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
UCAS Tariff
About this course
**OVERVIEW**
*Often find yourself wondering why people think, feel and behave the way they do? If so, our new BSc (Hons) Psychology course is for you, with its contemporary curriculum and the diverse application of psychology to the modern world.
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You will explore a range of core psychological perspectives to help you better understand human mind and behaviour and along the way, you will be able to develop your reflective skills to understand more about the application of psychology to yourself, preparing you to reach your future goals.
Alongside exploring the psychological theory in the classroom and its application to contemporary societal challenges, you will have practical opportunities to develop your research and experimental skills in our new state of the art psychology lab. Our practitioner academics and partners from across the region who work in psychology related fields will equip you to work in a diverse range of jobs or progress to study on one of our applied postgraduate courses.
Your course modules will build to help you understand problems in the real world and how psychological knowledge can be applied to help us address them. Practical work-based learning outside of the University and additional training around mental health are all included in this course and will further add to your expertise to ensure you are ready to put your acquired psychology knowledge and skills into practice.
**WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?**
**PROFESSIONAL BODY STANDARDS** This course has been written to the standards set by the professional body for psychology and accreditation will be applied for prior to commencement of the course in September 2024
**INDUSTRY-FOCUSED MODULES** Modules shaped to develop the skills and knowledge valued in the workplace and by employers and you will be able to conduct research you are passionate about, develop your interpersonal skills through client interaction and benefit from authentic assessments
**WORK-BASED LEARNING** In your third year, you will be able to put your understanding of psychological theory into practice through work-based learning
**EXPERT TUITION** Highly-qualified staff with extensive knowledge and experience in psychology, including forensic, sport and exercise psychology
**ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION** In your first year, you will undertake mental health first aid training to utilise in your work-based learning or future work
**FACILITIES**
You will have access to our new state of the art psychology lab to develop your research skills and put your theoretical learning to the test, measuring psychophysiological responses to stimulus with our range of specialist equipment. You will also make use of our specialist software packages and equipment to help make sense of complex societal problems, and be able to access simulation and immersive suites which create environments that represent those you may face in the real world
**CAREERS AND PROGRESSION**
Examples of careers you could pursue following this course:
- Psychotherapist
- Counsellor
- Clinical psychologist
- Further education teacher
- Social worker
- Forensic psychologist
You could also progress onto one of our postgraduate courses at University College Birmingham.
*- Please refer to our website www.ucb.ac.uk for the latest updates to this course *
Modules
**YEAR 1** - Psychology within Diverse Communities - Applied Psychology - Individual Differences and Personality - Introduction to Psychological Research Methods - Psychology in the Modern World - Mental Health and Wellbeing **YEAR 2** - Psychology across the Lifespan - Qualitative Research Methods - Cognitive Psychology - Biological Psychology - Quantitative Research Methods **YEAR 3** - Psychology Dissertation - Psychology in the Real World (Work-based Learning) - Therapeutic Approaches in Practice -
Psychological Assessment in Practice Plus one option from: - Applied Forensic Psychology - Health Psychology - Applied Educational Psychology
Assessment methods
**Note: Indicative information only. Actual timetables and assessment regimes will be issued at your induction. For the most up-to-date information, please refer to our website: www.ucb.ac.uk** **TEACHING** Example of a typical teaching week (up to 15 contact hours): **Large group teaching** – 6 hours **Smaller group teaching** – 6 hours **Tutorials** – 2 hours You will also need to commit around 20 hours per week for individual study time. **Assessment** Estimated breakdown of assessment for this course: **Coursework** – 60% **Practical assessment** – 40% **Written examinations** – 0% Our teaching and assessment is underpinned by our Teaching, Learning and Assessment Strategy 2021-2024.
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20 years ago, this was a specialist degree for would-be psychologists but now it is the model of a modern, flexible degree subject. One of the UK's fastest-growing subject at degree level, and the second most popular subject overall (it recently overtook business studies), one in 23 of all graduates last year had psychology degrees. As you'd expect with figures like that, jobs in psychology itself are incredibly competitive, so to stand a chance of securing one, you need to get a postgraduate qualification (probably a doctorate in most fields, especially clinical psychology) and some relevant work experience. But even though there are so many psychology graduates — far more than there are jobs in psychology, and over 13,800 in total last year — this degree has a lower unemployment rate than average because its grads are so flexible and well-regarded by business and other industries across the economy. Everywhere there are good jobs in the UK economy, you'll find psychology graduates - and it's hardly surprising as the course helps you gain a mix of good people skills and excellent number and data handling skills. A psychology degree ticks most employers' boxes — but we'd suggest you don't drop your maths modules.
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