UCAS code: C800 BSc/Psy
Duration: three years full time

The degree is accredited as conferring eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society and giving the Graduate Basis for Registration which is the first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist.

The principles guiding the syllabus are to provide a wide initial coverage and steadily increasing depth of study in the various topics, taking into account the importance and topicality of any specific material.

An integral part of the course is the teaching of research methodology, and students acquire competence in the use of statistical methods to analyse data from experiments in the laboratory and in the field.

For typical offers please refer to the on-line undergraduate prospectus for upto date details

Undergraduate programme

First Year

Approaches to Psychology, applied psychology, cognitive psychology, abnormal psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, biological bases of behaviour, statistics and laboratory work, seminars on current topics in psychology, research skills and discussion groups.

Second Year

Social behaviour and development, abnormal psychology and individual differences, biological psychology, cognitive psychology, statistics and laboratory work.

Third Year

Both core and option modules are taken. The two core modules are social behaviour and development, and brain and cognition.

The four options are chosen from the following modules:

• legal psychology
• clinical psychology
• working environment psychology
• behavioural pharmacology
• psychology of love and attraction
• cognitive and clinical neuropsychology
• individual differences
• human factors
• visual cognition
• game theory
• experimental games

All students taking psychology for three years have an opportunity to participate in the School’s research programmes during their final year by undertaking a research dissertation.

Skills Gained

You will develop skills in oral and written communication, information retrieval and the evaluation of research.

Training in Information Technology will include the use of spreadsheets and databases, and the assessment of complex statistical information using computer software. Practical and project work will develop research skills, enabling students to design and undertake experiments and other empirical investigations.

Careers/Further Study

Our graduates enter a wide variety of careers, including a variety of posts in health care, social work, personnel work, management training and teaching.

The Graduate Basis for Registration of the British Psychological Society qualifies you to take professional training in clinical, educational, occupational and counselling psychology. Students will get the Graduate Basis for Registration of the BPS provided they obtain an honours degree (lowe second class honours or above).

Within the School of Psychology we offer postgraduate training with the campus-based DClinPsych in Clinical Psychology and MSc in Forensic Psychology, and the distance-learning MSc in Applied Forensic Psychology, MSc in Forensic & Legal Psychology, MSc in Occupational Psychology and MSc in the Psychology of Work. Alternatively students may wish to take up postgraduate research within the School of Psychology leading to a MSc in Psychological Research Methods or a PhD supervised by any member of staff.

Admissions Tutor Dr Julian Boon. Tel: +44 (0)116 229 7197. Email: psyc-admissions@le.ac.uk

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