Psychology BSc Honours
School of Psychology
Institution Code H36
UCAS Code
C800
Course Code HHPSY
Start date
September
More about the course
The BSc Honours Psychology degree at the University of Hertfordshire has a reputation for academic excellence, practical value and intellectual rigour. The degree provides a grounding in all major areas of psychology and our graduates are widely recognised as being thoroughly prepared for employment or for entry into postgraduate research and professional training courses. Success is reflected by relatively high levels of employment for our graduates reported through monitoring of first destination statistics.
We offer exceptionally well equipped laboratories with excellent computing facilities. There is a friendly and supportive atmosphere along with a lively and stimulating intellectual approach to the subject. Our staff are actively engaged in significant research which is reflected by our excellent rating in the Higher Education Funding Council's recent Research Assessment Exercise. Our undergraduate students benefit from the active research environment. We also obtained a rating of excellent in a recent subject review. We have many students studying for Masters degrees in Occupational Psychology and Research Methods in Psychology. There is also a clinical doctorate within the School.
All of these factors contribute to an active, friendly and forward looking School of Psychology committed to both teaching and research and promoting both the subject of psychology and the development of our students.
Work placement
Students have the opportunity to undertake an optional four-week work placement during the second year of their studies between the second and final years of the degree programme. A reflective report of the work placement can contribute to the final year assessment. This is a good opportunity for students to obtain experience in their chosen setting and sometimes leads to future job opportunities.
Careers
Psychology graduates are highly sought after by a wide range of employers, such as marketing, personnel, local government and retail, most of whom look for graduates with an extensive set of transferable skills. A degree in psychology opens up a wide range of career opportunities, not restricted to psychology, and graduates are highly employable.
Typical jobs include Manageress, Team Leader, Support Worker, Project Coordinator, Victim Contact Officer, Research Assistant, Probation Services Officer, Therapist Autistic Children
Employers: BUPA, Probation Service, Work with Families, Excel, Victim Support Team, North Herts Partnership, Sony, Autism West Midlands
Teaching methods
Formal lectures tend to form the core of most modules. Lecture notes for modules will be available on StudyNet, often alongside links to other web based learning resources. A fundamental part of psychology learning is the acquisition of practical laboratory skills. Students attend laboratory sessions each week in smaller groups, where they learn to plan, carry out and report on practical investigations of psychological processes. Courses in statistics, which needed to analyse the data from investigations, are supported by practical paper based and computer exercises. Each student has their own personal tutor with whom they meet in small groups on a regular basis.
Course structure
Detailed information about the structure of the course and the modules you will study.