Program Overview

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BSc (Hons) Psychology

Overview

Psychology enables you to study the workings of the human mind and how this is revealed in human behaviour, both consciously and unconsciously. As a psychology student, you will be introduced to psychological theories and will learn to critically evaluate them so that you can reach your own well-informed conclusions about the nature and origins of human and non-human behaviour.

Course Structure

Our undergraduate programmes are delivered as 'block and blend' - more information can be found on Why Suffolk? You can also watch our Block and Blend video.

From your second year of study, you can tailor your learning to suit your interests. In your second year, we offer modules including Cyberpsychology, Evolutionary Psychology, Psychological Aspects of Health and Wellbeing, Psychology and Crime and Psychology in Education. These are delivered alongside the British Psychological Society mandatory modules which are Biological and Cognitive Psychology, Social and Developmental Psychology, Qualitative Research Methods, and Quantitative Data Analysis.

In your final year of study, we offer modules including Applied Health Psychology, Cyberpsychology, Forensic Psychology, Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology in Education and Psychology of Gender and Sexuality. These are delivered alongside the British Psychological Society mandatory modules which are Abnormal Psychology, Individual Differences, and the Psychology Project.

Course Modules

Year 1

• Foundations of Biological and Cognitive Psychology (Mandatory)
• Foundations of Social and Developmental Psychology (Mandatory)
• Psychological Research Methods and Skills (Mandatory)
• Everyday Psychology (Requisite)
• Introduction to Criminology (Requisite)
• Introduction to Health and Wellbeing (Requisite)
• Social Change (Requisite)

Year 2

• Biological and Cognitive Psychology (Mandatory)
• Qualitative Research Methods (Mandatory)
• Quantitative Data Analysis (Mandatory)
• Social and Developmental Psychology (Mandatory)
• Cyberpsychology (Optional)
• Evolutionary Psychology (Optional)
• Psychological Aspects of Health and Wellbeing (Optional)
• Psychology and Crime (Optional)
• Psychology in Education (Optional)

Year 3

• Abnormal Psychology (Mandatory)
• Individual Differences (Mandatory)
• Psychology Project (Mandatory)
• Applied Health Psychology (Optional)
• Cyberpsychology (Optional)
• Forensic Psychology (Optional)
• Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience (Optional)
• Psychology in Education (Optional)
• Psychology of Gender and Sexuality (Optional)

Entry Requirements

UK Academic Requirements

• 112 UCAS Points (or above)
• BBC (A-Level)
• DMM (BTEC)
• Merit (T Level)
• Pass in Access to HE Diploma

International Requirements

• IELTS 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components) where English is not the student's first language.

Transferring Credit

• If you have previously studied at higher education level before you may be able to transfer credits to a related course at the University of Suffolk and reduce the period of study time necessary to achieve your degree.

Mature Applicants

• Students aged 21 or over at the start of their course are regarded as mature students. The University of Suffolk offers a flexible admissions policy for mature students, which takes into account life and work experience.

Career Opportunities

• Psychologist
• Psychotherapist
• Social Worker
• Counsellor
• Educational Psychologist
• Human Resource Manager
• Teacher
• Research roles
• Media roles

Fees and Funding

2025/26

• UK Full-time Tuition Fee: £9,535 per year
• UK Part-time Tuition Fees: £1,589 per 20 credit module
• International Full-time Tuition Fee: £15,090 per year

2026/27

• UK Full-time Tuition Fee: £9,535 per year
• UK Part-time Tuition Fees: £1,589 per 20 credit module
• International Full-time Tuition Fee: £15,090 per year

Facilities and Resources

• State-of-the-art surroundings
• Recently invested £320k in new hardware and software for our psychology laboratories
• New electroencephalography (EEG) and eye tracking equipment
• Laptops for student use with all the software installed that psychologists would use to investigate human behaviour

Your Course Team

• Dr Rachel Grenfell-Essam
• Dr Jennifer Coe
• Dr Emmanouil Georgiadis
• Dr Rachael Martin
• Dr Kate McCulloch
• Dr Abbie Millett
• Sarah Beane
• Sharon Versey

Ipswich Award

• The University of Suffolk is offering a £1,000 Award for students joining the University of Suffolk’s Ipswich campus. The Award is based on specific eligibility criteria based on your year of entry.