Program Overview

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Psychology

BSc (Hons)

Apply the scientific study of the mind and behaviour to solving real life problems.

Overview

Study the psychological and neuro-scientific processes that underpin activities such as thinking, reasoning, memory and language. Our career-focused assessments will prepare you for the challenges facing global societies, including dementia, mental health and high-risk workplaces. You’ll be equipped with the skills and experience to make a difference.

Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)

The course is professionally accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and, providing you achieve at least a 2:2 in your degree, you will be eligible for Graduate Membership of the BPS and the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC), the first step to becoming a Chartered Psychologist.

BPS accreditation is both an important hallmark of quality that is extensively acknowledged by employers in the field, and an essential stepping-stone if you are looking to progress to become a Chartered Psychologist after graduation.

Taking a BPS accredited course is necessary if you wish to pursue a career in psychology or in the wider psychological workforce. For information on the benefits of studying an accredited course, visit the BPS website.

Course Content

Each year you will study a mix of mandatory and optional modules. This flexible course lets you explore different subjects and career paths in psychology before choosing to specialise in your final year.

Optional modules will run if they receive enough interest. It is not guaranteed that all modules will run every year.

Year 1

Mandatory modules

• Introducing Psychology
• Investigating Psychology
• Professional Skills and Practice

Optional modules

• Applied Psychology 1: Performance, Health and Wellbeing
• Applied Psychology 2: Forensic and Therapeutic Settings
• Optional modules offered by the Centre for Academic English and Skills/Institute of Education

Year 2

Year 3

Careers

You’ll graduate as a well-organised, confident communicator, with excellent analytical and critical thinking abilities.

Psychology graduates now work in every area of society, using their numeracy, IT literacy, communication and problem-solving capabilities to add value in their professions.

Understanding human behaviour is not only fascinating but is highly valued in various contexts – from the diagnosis and treatment of mental health problems to the improvement of performance at work or in sport.

Now, as much as ever, there is a need to ensure that there is enough capacity to promote psychological wellbeing and treat and prevent mental health conditions.

This BPS accredited degree is the first step towards pursuing a professional career in Psychology. Our graduates are highly successful in securing good jobs in many different fields, from counselling to advertising, to working in the NHS or the criminal justice system.

Specialisms

To practice as a psychologist, you'll need to complete an accredited postgraduate qualification in your chosen specialism, these include:

• Clinical psychology
• Counselling psychology
• Educational psychology
• Forensic psychology
• Occupational psychology
• Sport and exercise psychology

You can find out more about the different specialisms and postgraduate training from the British Psychological Society (BPS).

Future jobs

Jobs where your degree would be useful include:

• Human resources officer
• Market researcher
• Advertising executive
• Careers adviser
• Counsellor
• Education consultant
• Mediator
• Neuroscientist
• Policy officer
• Border Force officer
• Social researcher

Further study

Our course also provides the perfect foundation for further study of professional psychology, including on our specialised courses:

• PGCE Secondary Psychology (Teacher Training)
• Occupational/Business Psychology MSc
• Counselling MSc
• Psychology MPhil/PhD

Course Highlights

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Teaching and Assessment

Teaching is a mix of interactive seminars, lectures, one-to-one tutorials and practical workshops. We use interactive polls and quizzes, online/virtual experiments and online discussion boards to keep you involved throughout.

Evaluation is not all about exams, you’ll be assessed on your case studies, posters and public communications. Showing you can apply your knowledge to real world problems or cases.

Teaching and Assessment Contents

• Teaching
• Assessment
• Feedback
• Contact time
• Self-study
• Teaching staff
• Specification

Students are taught through a combination of different learning and teaching methods. Lectures allow for the presentation and introduction of key topics, including both traditional and contemporary sources, which allow students to begin their learning. This is then supported by seminars that enable the discussion and development of understanding of topics covered in lectures. Subject-specific skills are the focus of practical classes and workshops (for example, understanding statistical data analysis).

The course also has a keen focus on experiential learning, as there is good evidence that this can greatly enhance the student learning experience. Therefore, such methods will be used such as problem-based learning, whereby students will apply theory and content from psychology to address real-world, global issues (e.g. the role of AI in the workplace, tackling climate change and global pandemics). Such global issues will be themes that run through the course, and as such will be covered elsewhere in other learning and teaching.

Furthermore, the role of research in the learning and teaching methods of this course will be central to all areas. Such research-informed teaching and learning will include practical research classes where students put into practice research methods they have learnt as well as focusing on research in directed study, group activities, assessments and problem-based learning.

The University emphasises enabling students to develop independent learning capabilities that will equip them for lifelong learning and future employment, as well as academic achievement. A mixture of independent study, teaching and academic support from Student Services and Library Services, and the Personal Academic Tutoring system enables students to reflect on progress and build up a profile of skills, achievements and experiences that will help them to flourish and be successful.

In addition, meetings with Personal Academic Tutors (PAT) are scheduled on at least four occasions in the first year. This will include two group sessions as part of modules, and individual meetings. Students are scheduled to meet their PAT on three occasions in each of the other years of a course.

Entry Requirements

UCAS tariff points required: 112

Typical Offer Qualification | Grade
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A-level | BBC
BTEC National Extended Diploma | DMM
T-level | Merit

We do accept Access to HE Diplomas and other qualifications which may not exactly match the combinations above. Work out your estimated points with the UCAS tariff calculator.

Additional entry requirements for this course

Mature students

International students

Fees

Fees Contents

• Full time
• Part-time
• Other costs
• Accommodation

UK and EU students

The Government has announced that it will increase tuition fees and maintenance loans by 3.1% from the 2025/26 academic cycle. Subject to approval, the University intends to increase our tuition fees in line with this and as per our terms and conditions. This means that from September 2025 the standard fee for full-time home and EU undergraduate students on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees will be £9,535 per year for new and continuing students.

For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.

£9,535

International students

The standard tuition fee for full-time international students enrolling on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees in the 2025/26 academic year is £16,700 per year.

For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.

£16,700

Key Facts

• UCAS points 112
• Mature students welcome
• Start date and location Sep 2025 - Worcester
• Fees UK and EU £9,535 International £16,700
• 3 years full-time (part-time option available)
• Placement available
• Study abroad available

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Data for Psychology (Full time) at University of Worcester

95% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well.

Data for Psychology (Full time) at University of Worcester

90% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.

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