Undergraduate study
     

Psychology

Psychology is the study of human behaviour. With our state-of-the-art facilities, studying psychology develops your practical skills as well as your theoretical understanding. You can study what interests you – whether counselling or cognition, forensic or health. Our strong links with professional organisations provide excellent opportunities for you to gain relevant voluntary work experience while you study. Innovative assessments develop your ability to communicate specialist knowledge to a professional audience. And we work individually with you to improve your confidence, develop your skills and enhance your employability.

First-class facilities

The first-class facilities for psychology students are all on campus. The University's Library houses a large stock of books, journals and has online access to further journals and databases. You also have access to the University’s own mock court room and police station.

As a psychology student, you have access to state-of-the-art computer suites; dedicated laboratories for interviewing, interaction, cognition, biopsychology and psycholinguistics; and a relaxation room for student research. These facilities allow you to develop practical skills in the investigation of human behaviour.

Psychology is based in the Clarendon Building, where we have specialist teaching facilities with interactive white boards, open-access computing laboratories, student centre and coffee shop. Our modules allow you to develop your knowledge, research skills and critical thinking, and are all supported by online materials.

Quality teaching

At Teesside we are committed to providing a stimulating and supportive environment. Feedback from the National Student Survey praises our personal tutoring system and student-centred approaches to teaching and learning. Our modules are supported by electronic materials and we use a variety of techniques to ensure your learning is exciting, challenging and interesting.

Research

Teaching in psychology is underpinned by a strong research culture. We contribute extensively to national and international conferences, top-level peer-reviewed journals and the shaping of national and international policy. Our staff have a variety of research interests and are members of a wide range of collaborative research groups and institutes. Teesside University also collaborates closely with the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iIIRG).

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Excellent prospects

A degree in psychology from Teesside can open up a wide range of career opportunities. It will provide you with relevant expertise and transferable skills for several career paths. There are a number of specialty areas offering a range of career options, including clinical psychology, counselling psychology, educational psychology, forensic psychology, health psychology, neuropsychology, occupational psychology, sport and exercise psychology and teaching and research psychology. The variety on offer on our psychology programmes gives you freedom to define your own career path. Our degrees equip you with the skills necessary for numerous graduate-level jobs on completion of your degree and psychology graduates can also pursue careers in other areas such as personnel, counselling, education, marketing, sales, advertising, market research, accounting, IT, arts, design, engineering, scientific research, sports and a number of other occupations. Further postgraduate study at Teesside prepares you to enter your chosen profession with the first stage(s) towards chartered status.

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  • Take advantage of our experienced staff - experts who consult for partners like the Norwegian Police University College, NHS, DigitalCity
  • Use our specialist facilities - a mock police station, replica courtroom, relaxation room, eyetracker and biopac - to put psychological theory into practice
  • Qualify with a degree accredited by the British Psychological Society – the first stage to registered psychology status
  • Join a course whose students gave us 89% for satisfaction (National Student Survey 2011)