You’ll study all the core areas of psychology as specified and required by the British Psychological Society for the accreditation of conversion courses. Examine the nature of personality and individual differences, including intelligence, developmental patterns and changes in social and cognitive abilities, interpersonal behaviour and the impact of social contexts on behaviour. Explore cognitive language and biological psychology. Gain an understanding of the role of biology in underpinning behaviour, attention, perception, language and memory. In research methods module, you’ll learn to organise, analyse, interpret and report findings of research involving quantitative (numerical) data. You’ll then look at approaches to qualitative research and analysis. Completing a dissertation at the end of the programme allows you to design, conduct and present your own original research project. This will be on a topic that reflects your own interests and career aspirations.

International students require IELTS 6.5, with a score no lower than 6.0 in each individual component, or an equivalent English language qualification.