Psychology BSc (Hons)

Course overview

This course is accredited as conferring eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartership, provided the minimum standard of a Second Class Honours is achieved. This is the first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist.

While you are with us you will acquire a range of transferable skills valued by employers, and the graduate employment rate among psychology graduates is excellent. While the course provides a basis for postgraduate studies for professional or academic careers in Psychology (e.g. sports psychologist, forensic psychologist, health psychologist), it will also equip you for a range of others including teaching, management consultancy, advertising, health promotion, personnel work, and creative design. The course covers the core British Psychological Society syllabus. Practical classes will equip you with the skills necessary to conduct your own empirical investigations of psychological phenomena.

Key Facts

Next start dates:
September 2012, September 2013

Location:
Bournemouth University (Talbot Campus)

School:
School of Design, Engineering & Computing,

Accreditations:
This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)

Duration:
3 years full-time

Delivery method:
Full-time

Entry requirements:
For 2012 entry: 320 UCAS tariff points, typically from 3 A-levels or equivalent. For 2013 entry: to be confirmed.
Further details about entry requirements

Relevant subjects:
Psychology, Sociology, Biology

Recommended GCSEs:
4 at grade C minimum including Maths and English

If English is not your first language:
IELTS 6.0 (Academic) or above.
International entry requirements

UCAS code:
C800

Course reference:
BSPF

Related courses:
Psychology

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