This programme is not available to international students. Instead, international students should apply for our international foundation programmes delivered by our International Study Centre on campus. Our integrated foundation degrees are for those of you who possess the capability to pursue a degree but do not have the pre-requisite qualifications to directly apply to your desired course. The duration of the foundation element is one year, and, if you successfully pass, you will automatically progress on to the degree. This undergraduate Psychology with Foundation Year BSc(Hons) degree provides valuable insight into the nature of human behaviour, answering all these questions and more. It gives you the opportunity to gain skills that can be applied to many situations, careers, and further study, combined with the flexibility to explore a wide range of topics relating to mental processes and social behaviours. These include perception, cognition, emotions, motivation, personality and interpersonal relationships.

During the course, youll be encouraged to think and apply your knowledge, looking at how psychological theories apply in the real-world. Youll have the chance to enhance your studies by using specialist equipment in our psychology labs, Using electroencephalogram (EEG) machines, biopacs, an eye movement tracker, an Oculus Rift (a virtual reality system), and specialist polygraph (lie detector machine), Youll gain first-hand experience conducting your own experiments and research. Youll be able to apply for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society, (this course is accredited by the Society), if you graduate with a Lower Second Class Honours or higher and complete the empirical psychology project. Some of our final-year optional modules are partly taught by professional clinical and forensic psychologists, giving you the opportunity to learn directly from those in professional practice. Many of our lecturers are members of our Centre for Cognition and Neuroscience, too, and produce world-leading research in this field, ensuring youll be taught by some people at the cutting-edge of their discipline.

If youre keen to enrol on a Psychology course, consider broadening your skills on our Psychology with Foundation Year BSc(Hons). This course aims to ensure youre more attractive to employers or will prepare you for further study.