Program Overview

Overview

The psychology component of the course (75% of the curriculum) covers the discipline’s main areas, namely social psychology, developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, biological psychology, individual differences, and research methods, and emphasises their application to various employment-related contexts. The management component (25%) of the course introduces (and allows specialism within) marketing, human resource management, finance, and management.

Teaching is mainly via lectures, but large numbers of tutorials mean that staff and students know one another well. Assessment features a mixture of coursework and examination.

Go Global with Psychology at Heriot-Watt University

BSc Psychology with Management is taught across Heriot-Watt University’s three main global campuses in Edinburgh, Dubai, and Malaysia. This means our students can easily transfer for one semester or more across our campuses and continue to study the same content whilst enjoying extremely beneficial life experiences. At least two years must be studied at the Edinburgh campus in order to gain BPS Accreditation.

Accreditation

BSc Psychology with Management at Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh campus is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and qualifies honours students for graduate registration with the Society. This is required for those wishing to take professional courses and qualify as professional psychologists (for example, clinical, forensic, occupational or educational psychologists) in the UK.

Students must study at least two years of their degree at the Edinburgh campus in order to qualify. Students can submit an individual application for graduate membership of the Society if they do not meet the two years criteria.

Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).