All our psychology degrees are accredited as conferring eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society and for giving the Graduate Basis for Registration, which is the first step to becoming a Chartered Psychologist.

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Psychology at Leicester

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. In the Final Year you will be able to specialise in topics of particular interest.

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. In your Final Year you will be given the opportunity to use these skills to conduct an original research project under the supervision of a member of the teaching staff who specialises in the area of psychology your research is focussed on.

All of the academic staff in the School of Psychology are enthusiastic psychologists engaged in active research programmes in their various fields of expertise. This has a direct impact on the teaching programme, not only because you are being taught by experts in their field, but also because it affects whom you may be working with on your Final Year project.

Why Choose Psychology at Leicester?

Accreditation: All these degrees are accredited by The British Psychological Society
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• Excellent teaching that is second to none, getting a maximum 24 out of 24 in the last subject review.
• First-rate research of international repute.
• A range of different degrees and flexible courses allowing you to follow your own interests.
• Enthusiastic, research-active and helpful staff.
• Teaching underpinned by the research of the academic staff.
• A large and well-equipped School with computer labs which are designated for sole use of Psychology students.
• Particular research and teaching strengths in applied fields of psychology such as clinical, occupational and forensic psychology both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Diverse postgraduate courses for future career development in Psychology.
• Our international reputation for research is important to us but our reputation amongst our students as an approachable and friendly group of scholars is equally important. We regularly seek feedback from current students on their views and opinions on their learning experience.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Psychology at Leicester is taught through a mixture of traditional lectures, seminars, tutorials and discussion groups along with a strong practical component with both directed and undirected projects carried out in the laboratory and the outside world.

Skills Gained

You will develop skills in oral and written communication, information retrieval and the evaluation of research. You will also develop generic skills in IT as well as specialist data analysis skills. Practical laboratory and project work will build your skills in team-working, laboratory techniques, and the use of statistical and research methodology. Collectively this will enable you to design and undertake experiments and other empirical investigations.

Graduate/Career Opportunities

Graduates will have acquired skills relevant to careers in industry (e.g. pharmaceutical), academic research, teaching, health-care, personnel and management training. Any of the three Honours degrees we offer will qualify you to seek further training in areas such as clinical, educational, forensic, occupational and counselling psychology. Postgraduate opportunities are available at Leicester in Psychology – where in addition to the forensic, occupational and clinical psychology courses run within the School there are active postgraduate research programmes in both PhD and Research Methods.

The Differences Among the Courses

The main difference between the courses is that in single-subject Psychology you will spend 100% of your time studying Psychology whereas for the Psychology with Sociology you will spend two-thirds of your time studying Psychology and one-third of your time studying your second subject. The Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience degree has the same First Year as the single honours course, but then will increase in specialisation in the Neuroscience field. Despite this, all three Honours courses provide considerable breadth and depth in the science of Psychology and also give Graduate Basis for Registration with the BPS.

A second important difference is that for both single-subject Psychology and Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience you will pursue a two-semester empirical dissertation in the Third Year, whereas for the Psychology with Sociology course, you will conduct a one-semester project.

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Opportunities to Visit and Further Information

Choosing where and what to study at university is an important decision for you. We believe it is important to give you the opportunity to visit and speak with one of our admissions team so you can find out whether our programme is the right choice for you.

For details of our open days, a copy of our course brochure, or other course enquiries:

+44 (0)116 229 7197
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psyc-admissions@le.ac.uk
www.le.ac.uk/psychology/

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