Program Overview

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BSc (Hons) Psychology with Foundation Year

Course Overview

Are you looking to learn more about the fascinating world of Psychology? Do you aspire to have a future psychological profession?

Psychology plays a large part within many different areas of everyday life, and due to this a psychology degree can open up a variety of different career opportunities in sectors such as healthcare, psychological practice, education, the justice system, and many more.

This BSc Psychology programme aims to develop your scientific understanding of psychological theories, approaches and findings, so that you can later apply this knowledge to real-world issues. You will develop your critical thinking and research skills throughout the course, which will prepare you for a successful career in this exciting field.

• Understand how psychology is applied to real life issues.
• Understand research techniques and methods used in psychological research, and learn the professional and ethical responsibilities associated with psychological enquiry.
• Develop a range of subject-specific and transferable skills which can facilitate continued personal and professional development.
• Develop and learn to apply professional and transferable skills, that will prepare you for employment, further study, or training for professional practice, or in psychologically informed careers.

Your core modules will enable you to learn more about beginning as a researcher, the current foundations of psychology, and will look at psychology with other industry contexts.

In your final year, you will also have the opportunity to study specialised modules that will cover topics such as cyber psychology, behaviour and change management, and mindfulness techniques.

What you will gain on your Foundation Year:

• Provide knowledge and understanding of topics that are central to the study of the social sciences, which will help you to develop a strong grounding in psychology and successfully progress onto our BSc Psychology undergraduate programme.
• Help you to develop and apply your knowledge of psychological theories and approaches to real-life situations.
• Enhance your professional and transferable skills, preparing you for a successful future in this field.

Key Information

• Level: Undergraduate
• Entry Requirements: 48 UCAS points
• Tuition Fees: 2025/26: £9,535 (per annum)
• Duration: 4 years
• Start Date: October and February
• Next Application Deadline: October 2025
• Location: London/Birmingham/Manchester

Teaching and Assessment

• Lectures, seminars, and workshops: 9 – 12 hours per week
• Independent study: 38 hours per week
• Assessment: Coursework including essays, presentations, and group work

Blended Learning

The future is becoming more and more digital. Our blended learning approach allows you to develop all necessary skills to thrive in the digital era. You’ll get the best of both worlds with a balance of face-to-face and online teaching, building your confidence ready for success in the digital workplace.

Receiving the same number of live contact hours as face-to-face programmes, a typical timetable may include:

• Daytime students – If you are a daytime student, you will typically have 2 days of tuition per week – your sessions will be on-campus for 1 of those days and the other day will take place live online.
• Evening and weekend students – Evening and weekend blended timetables will typically follow one of the below patterns each week:
  • 2 evenings live online and 1 weekend day face-to-face on-campus, or
  • 2 evenings face-to-face on-campus and 1 weekend day live online

Modules

All units are core and are worth 20 credits unless specified.

Foundation Year

• Contemporary Issues in Social Sciences
• Crime and Risk in Society
• Media Project in Social Sciences
• Investigating in the Social Sciences
• Psychological Approaches to Mental Health
• Professional Practice

Year 1

• Beginning as a Researcher
• Current Issues in Psychology
• Developing as a Researcher
• Perspectives within Psychology
• Psychology and Social Change
• Learning and Life Stages

Year 2

• Wellbeing Across the Lifespan
• Behaviour and the Brain
• Community Psychology
• Individual Differences and Social Psychology
• Psychological Research in Action
• Psychological Research Training

Year 3

• Applied Psychology Project
• Applying Psychology to Professional Practice
• Behaviour Change
• Cyberpsychology
• Mindfulness-Based Practice & Approaches

Careers

This course is the first step towards your career goals, providing the skills and knowledge needed to succeed. Developing skills that are industry-focused and transferrable, you will be the ideal candidate for jobs in a variety of fields and sectors.

• Skills you’ll learn on this programme include:
  • Data Analysis
  • Problem-solving
  • Empirical Research
  • Investigation
  • Communications
  • Influencing Skills

Psychology graduates are well placed for a range of essential roles including mental health support, social work, research, criminal justice, HR, marketing, and cyber security.

A Psychology degree is also an essential first step into popular career paths in clinical psychology, counselling, and therapy.

• Potential job roles this programme might open for you include:
  • Human Resource Manager
  • Counsellor
  • Childcare Practitioner
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Probation Officer
  • Social Services Manager
  • Youth and Community Worker
  • Welfare and Housing Associate
  • Senior Care Worker

Please note, some of these potential job roles require additional qualifications above and beyond your BSc Psychology degree.

Academic Requirements

• 48 UCAS points
• A minimum of two completed A-levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma at PPP or BTEC Diploma at MP, a T-Level Pass (D or E), or equivalent.
• If you’re a mature student with no formalised course of study at A-level or equivalent, you will need some relevant workplace or voluntary experience

If you don’t hold UK qualifications, please see the Country Specific Entry Requirements to find out more about the qualifications we accept.

English Language Requirements

• GCSE English at Grade 4/C or above.
• IELTS 6.0 with no component less than 5.5 in each band, or equivalent. Alternatively, applicants can sit the QA Higher Education English test.

Please note that if your qualifications are not in English, we might need certified translations in order to proceed with your application.

Interview

• Admissions Interview
  • Introduce yourself
  • Tell us about why you want to study this course
• Academic Interview
  • Assessing your knowledge
  • If you don’t meet the standard entry requirements
  • If you’ve been out of education for a while

Please note: we are not currently able to sponsor international students to study this programme at Solent University Centres. If you require sponsorship to study as an international student, this course will unfortunately be unavailable to you. If you would like to discuss alternative options, please contact us.

Tuition Fees 2025/26

• £9,535 per annum

Access to a laptop/PC with a microphone, speakers, webcam and a reliable internet connect is required for accessing your live online sessions.

• Included in your Tuition Fees
  • Academic Support, including the Academic Community of Excellence (ACE) Team
  • Careers and Employment Service
  • Class hours (lectures, seminars and tutorials)
  • Facilities (computers, on-campus wi-fi, printers, vending machines)
  • Library resources, including a large online catalogue of books, journals and other more
  • Online resources
  • Social spaces (quiet study spaces, multi-faith rooms and spaces to socialise)
  • Student Support (Welfare Team, Finance Team and more)

Tuition fees do not include the cost of course books you may choose to purchase, stationery, printing, photocopying, accommodation, living expenses, travel or any other extracurricular activities.

We recommend you allow an additional £200 per annum to buy some of the course texts which are around £30 each.