Psychology BSc 36 months Undergraduate Programme By The University of Sheffield |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Starting Month

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Programme overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Study across the breadth of psychology with our accredited course. You’ll explore topics from social, health and clinical psychology, to cognitive and developmental psychology, neuroscience and psychological research methods.

This British Psychological Society accredited course will give you the skills and knowledge to understand human behaviour and the brain processes behind it.

Our Psychology BSc at Sheffield allows you to study across the breadth of the subject. From your very first week at Sheffield, you’ll start to cover five key areas:

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Neuroscience and clinical psychology
  • Social and health psychology
  • Research methods

Within these five areas, you'll get the chance to explore important topics with real world relevance such as neurodiversity, addictions, and depression. You'll run your own experiments and learn from some of the UK’s top psychology researchers, too.

In the first year of your degree, you'll study fundamental psychology topics, including how memory works, how we interact with others and our environment, and neurobiology.

In your second year, you’ll go even deeper into these core subjects. You be learning about topics including Autism and ADHD, how children learn, and why people struggle to follow through with their intentions. 

Your advanced research methods training that runs throughout the first two years will teach you how to design and conduct ethical, high-quality research projects, using a variety of tools. You’ll use professional statistical analysis software, as well as practical techniques to interpret non-numerical data. You’ll also get the chance to learn what it’s like to be a participant by engaging in real research studies, led by our academics.

By the end of year two you’ll have an excellent foundation of psychological knowledge and the technical skills you’ll need, ready to specialise in the topics you’re most passionate about in your third and final year.

In your final year, you’ll have a range of optional modules to choose from. Topics could include criminal and forensic psychology, the psychology of sleep, clinical psychology, neurodiversity, neuroscience, and even computer coding!

You can focus on the areas within psychology (and beyond) that interest you the most, to support your career goals. You could even choose a module that includes a short part-time work placement, giving you the chance to make a real contribution to a local community partner.

The biggest part of your course is the in-depth research project which students often report to be the best part of their degree. This also takes place in your final year. You’ll work with an expert in an area of psychology that you’re interested in and do a genuine piece of research over the course of six months. You’ll design the study, collect the data, and analyse your results.

Examples of recent student research projects include: 

  • Exploring the meaning of home for university students
  • The role of exercise in controlling ADHD-like traits in university students
  • Understanding problematic smartphone use
  • Barriers to the use of alcohol free and low alcoholic drinks

If you choose to spend a year on a work placement as part of your course, this tends to take place after your second year. It’s a great way to gain valuable experience to make you stand out from the crowd (especially if you’re thinking of a career in the field of Psychology). You can opt into the scheme once you get to Sheffield.


Accreditation

This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and makes you eligible for graduate membership. This is the first step to becoming a chartered psychologist. It's necessary for postgraduate courses in areas such as clinical, health, forensic, and occupational psychology.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Study across the breadth of psychology with our accredited course. You’ll explore topics from social, health and clinical psychology, to cognitive and developmental psychology, neuroscience and psychological research methods.

This British Psychological Society accredited course will give you the skills and knowledge to understand human behaviour and the brain processes behind it.

Our Psychology BSc at Sheffield allows you to study across the breadth of the subject. From your very first week at Sheffield, you’ll start to cover five key areas:

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Neuroscience and clinical psychology
  • Social and health psychology
  • Research methods

Within these five areas, you'll get the chance to explore important topics with real world relevance such as neurodiversity, addictions, and depression. You'll run your own experiments and learn from some of the UK’s top psychology researchers, too.

In the first year of your degree, you'll study fundamental psychology topics, including how memory works, how we interact with others and our environment, and neurobiology.

In your second year, you’ll go even deeper into these core subjects. You be learning about topics including Autism and ADHD, how children learn, and why people struggle to follow through with their intentions. 

Your advanced research methods training that runs throughout the first two years will teach you how to design and conduct ethical, high-quality research projects, using a variety of tools. You’ll use professional statistical analysis software, as well as practical techniques to interpret non-numerical data. You’ll also get the chance to learn what it’s like to be a participant by engaging in real research studies, led by our academics.

By the end of year two you’ll have an excellent foundation of psychological knowledge and the technical skills you’ll need, ready to specialise in the topics you’re most passionate about in your third and final year.

In your final year, you’ll have a range of optional modules to choose from. Topics could include criminal and forensic psychology, the psychology of sleep, clinical psychology, neurodiversity, neuroscience, and even computer coding!

You can focus on the areas within psychology (and beyond) that interest you the most, to support your career goals. You could even choose a module that includes a short part-time work placement, giving you the chance to make a real contribution to a local community partner.

The biggest part of your course is the in-depth research project which students often report to be the best part of their degree. This also takes place in your final year. You’ll work with an expert in an area of psychology that you’re interested in and do a genuine piece of research over the course of six months. You’ll design the study, collect the data, and analyse your results.

Examples of recent student research projects include: 

  • Exploring the meaning of home for university students
  • The role of exercise in controlling ADHD-like traits in university students
  • Understanding problematic smartphone use
  • Barriers to the use of alcohol free and low alcoholic drinks

If you choose to spend a year on a work placement as part of your course, this tends to take place after your second year. It’s a great way to gain valuable experience to make you stand out from the crowd (especially if you’re thinking of a career in the field of Psychology). You can opt into the scheme once you get to Sheffield.


Accreditation

This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and makes you eligible for graduate membership. This is the first step to becoming a chartered psychologist. It's necessary for postgraduate courses in areas such as clinical, health, forensic, and occupational psychology.

Admission Requirements

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