Program Overview

Our four-year BSc will give you the skills and knowledge to investigate and understand human behaviour and mental processes. You’ll also do a year-long work placement as part of your degree.

A placement is a great opportunity to test out a career path that you're considering, whether that's within the field of psychology or applying your transferable skills in industry. Our students have previously completed their placements with organisations including the NHS, Prison and Probation Services and IBM. You'll pay reduced fees for the year you're on placement and you'll have the support you need from your tutor and the University.

At Sheffield, you’ll cover five key areas of psychology to give you a comprehensive understanding of the subject. You’ll study:

Within these five areas of psychology, under the guidance of our internationally recognised experts you'll get the chance to explore important topics with real world relevance such as addictions, health behaviours, eating disorders, psychosis and depression. You'll run your own experiments and learn from some of the UK’s top psychology researchers too.

This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and makes you eligible for graduate membership. This is the first step to becoming a chartered psychologist. It's necessary for courses in clinical, health and occupational psychology.