Psychology with Education BSc (Hons)
University College London
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Accredited by the British Psychological Society, this programme enables you to test out psychological theories in real-life settings, including education, and to appreciate an interdisciplinary perspective. You will be taught by experts engaged in cutting-edge research in child and adolescent development, education, atypical development (e.g. autism, dyslexia), learning, neuroscience, mental health and sociology. The Psychology with Education BSc is an interdisciplinary degree offering ...Read more

Accredited by the British Psychological Society, this programme enables you to test out psychological theories in real-life settings, including education, and to appreciate an interdisciplinary perspective. You will be taught by experts engaged in cutting-edge research in child and adolescent development, education, atypical development (e.g. autism, dyslexia), learning, neuroscience, mental health and sociology. The Psychology with Education BSc is an interdisciplinary degree offering compulsory modules necessary for accreditation by the British Psychological Society, as well as an exciting range of optional modules. Compulsory modules in year one provide a foundation in the disciplines of psychology and education as well as research methods. You will also choose optional modules from a range of subjects relating to education studies, globalisation, philosophy and other social sciences subjects. In years two and three you continue with compulsory modules in psychology and education, covering the core sub-disciplines in psychology, such as developmental, cognitive, individual, social and biological psychology, as well as optional modules. You will also conduct a research project and write a dissertation in the final year.

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CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
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13th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
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9th
Developmental Psychology
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
Employment rate
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85%
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Developmental Psychology graduate salary at this uni
£21,000
UK Developmental Psychology graduate salary
£20,000
What students say
SR
Student Reviewer
08 Mar 22

Best is it’s the perfect social and work mix The societies I want to join are full..Read more

SR
Student Reviewer
25 May 21

Overall experience was different to first year because of the online nature. However I have received high quality education with the support of helpful staff. There are also some..Read more

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A level

A level:

AAA Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

AAA Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:33,M:12,P:0 Grades / Points required

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:

D3,D3,D3 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

38 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDD Grades / Points required

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):

A Grades / Points required

One or more from Psychology, Sociology, Mathematics, or Biology preferred.Contextual Offers: please visit the course webpage for further details about our Access UCL scheme

AAA at Advanced Highers (or AA at Advanced Higher and AAA at Higher).One or more from Psychology, Sociology, Mathematics, or Biology preferred.

Pass in Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 33 credits at Distinction and 12 credits at Merit, all from Level 3 units.Preferred Level 3 modules - One or more from Psychology, Sociology, Mathematics, or Biology is preferred.

D3,D3,D3 in three Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects.One or more from Psychology, Sociology, Mathematics, or Biology preferred.

A score of 18 points in three higher level subjects, with no score below 5.One or more from Psychology, Sociology, Mathematics, or Biology preferred as Higher Level subject.Contextual Offers: please visit the course webpage for further details about our Access UCL scheme

BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (QCF) or BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (RQF - teaching from 2016) with Distinction, Distinction, Distinction.Preferred BTEC subjects - One or more from Psychology, Sociology, Mathematics, or Biology is preferred.

Successful completion of the WBQ Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate plus 2 GCE A-Levels at grades AAAOne or more from Psychology, Sociology, Mathematics, or Biology preferred.

Popular A-level subjects

Developmental Psychology

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Psychology
57%
Mathematics
54%
Biology
47%
Chemistry
33%
English Literature
16%
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England

£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£31,100 per year

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£31,100 per year

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£31100 Per year

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SR
Student Reviewer
08 Mar 22
Psychology with Education BSc (Hons)
Best is it’s the perfect social and work mix The societies I want to join are full...
Read more
SR
Student Reviewer
25 May 21
Psychology BSc (Hons)
Overall experience was different to first year because of the online nature. However I have received high quality education with the support of helpful staff. There are also some...
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