Course overview
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You gain a deep understanding of psychology through active learning experiences that allow you to understand the ways that psychological theory and concepts are applied in practice.
Research training develops your psychological research skills and enables you to undertake your own research and develop expertise based on your interests.
This course includes a foundation year - ideal if you need additional preparation or if you don't have sufficient grades to join Year 1 of a degree.
Top reasons to study this course
- Skills for the future: 90% of applied psychology students agreed that their course has developed the knowledge and skills they think they will need for their future (National Student Survey 2024, tees.ac.uk/source).
- Accreditation: our course is accredited by the British Psychological Society.
- Research focus: you work with a psychology team that is research active and has expertise in their respective discipline areas, and benefit from our range of research facilities and equipment to synergise theory and practise.
- Learning with local community impact: you tackle real issues of interest to the University’s local community which may involve projects around the environment and wellbeing, gambling related harms or the impact of poverty on mental health.
- Employability: professional development opportunities and employability skills are embedded throughout the course and through our links with local organisations and employers, making you career ready.
Course details
Course structure
Foundation year core modules
Discovering the Social Sciences, Humanities and Law
You are introduced to the historical and contemporary development of social science disciplines, exploring examples of theoretical challenges and ways in which research is practically applied in society. Gain an understanding of both similarities and differences between disciplines, and how interdisciplinary research is fostered through collaboration. Explore academic standards, ethical guidelines and research protocols, personal development, and both study and transferable skills relevant to your studies and career.
This is a 40-credit module.
Investigating Society and Culture: The Case of Crime
Taking a multidisciplinary approach, explore crime through history, politics, English and creative writing, criminology, sociology, psychology and education to investigate the problems within society and culture.
This is a 20-credit module.
Identify and explore an area of interest related to your area of study through small-scale research using secondary data or desk-based research. You analyse an appropriate area of focus for your project using academic support.
This is a 20-credit module.
Your Toolkit for University Success
You develop your personal and academic skills to help prepare you for searching and retrieving information, evaluating different types of evidence, critical thinking and reading skills, note-taking and summarising evidence, presentation skills, groupwork, digital literacy and employability.
This is a 40-credit module.
Year 1 core modules
Bias-Busters - Thinking Critically About Psychology
You develop the skills needed to read and evaluate psychological information, theories and research papers. Exploring different cognitive biases, you examine common errors that people make when assessing arguments and evaluating evidence, and how to overcome widespread mistakes.
Engaging Minds: Psychological Issues and their Impact on The Future
You explore complex and contemporary debates in psychology and look to apply psychological research and theory to real-world problems.
Introduction to Mental Health and Psychopathologies
You focus on key concepts in mental health and explore some of the philosophical aspects of mental health, as well as looking at mental health and society.
Investigating Human Behaviour: An Introduction to Psychological Research Methods
You gain a foundation in psychological research methods and analysis.
Psychology and the Individual: Empowerment and Innovation
Explore how psychology is applied to understand and support people at an individual level.
The Psychology of (Almost) Everything
You study core psychological theories and perspectives including biological, social, individual differences, developmental and cognitive psychology.
Year 2 core modules
Applying Psychology to a Complex World
Employability and personal transferrable skills are developed whilst also working in partnership with local organisations.
You explore biological, neurological and evolutionary explanations for a series of identified psychological topics.
Cognition; investigating how we think, remember and understand
You focus on current cognitive psychological theories and their application, as well as experimental designs in the context of the study of cognitive psychology.
You critically examine competing perspectives, contemporary debates, historical perspectives and applied topics within developmental psychology.
You develop an understanding of non-experimental research in the context of the study of individual differences in psychology.
Unlocking Potential with Psychology
Examine how psychology is applied to tackle problems at the group, organisational and community level, such as business, industry, schools, prisons and the voluntary sector.
Final-year core modules
Change Makers: Psychology for a Better World
Examine how psychology is applied at national, government and global levels and explore how psychological research and theory can be applied to influence policy change and impact the world around us.
Deep dive into a topic linked to your chosen programme of study, selected by you in consultation with a dissertation supervisor.
and three optional modules
Advanced Research Methods
Applied Positive Psychology
Clinical Psychopathologies
Current Issues in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Cyberpsychology
Interpersonal Violence and Trauma across the Lifespan
Nature Based Approaches, Meaning and Mental Health
Promoting Health, Preventing Illness
Sex, Crime and Behaviour
Therapeutic Care and Meaningful Interactions
Modules across the school also available
Modules offered may vary.
How you learn
Lectures, seminars and lab classes, and taught sessions will often be interactive with group discussions and a range of group and individual practical activities. In your first year your learning is enhanced through the use of an interactive online textbook which provides guided learning materials and online activities with built-in immediate feedback.
How you are assessed
Online workbooks, essays, portfolios, MCQ examinations, psychological research reports, open book exams, written reports, a dissertation proposal, a dissertation and a curated digital portfolio of artefacts mean our assessments are designed to enhance inclusivity and maximise your success.
Formative feedback is provided using a variety of approaches, designed to support learning throughout the module and enable you to practice and prepare for your summative assessment tasks.
Our Disability Services team provide an inclusive and empowering learning environment and have specialist staff to support disabled students access any additional tailored resources needed. If you have a specific learning difficulty, mental health condition, autism, sensory impairment, chronic health condition or any other disability please contact a Disability Services as early as possible.
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Entry requirements
2026-27 entry requirements
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A typical offer is 32-64 tariff points from at least two A levels, T level or equivalent, and GCSE grade 4 (grade C) or equivalent in English and maths.
For general information please see our overview of entry requirements.
Are you an international student looking for a foundation course offering both academic and English language content? Explore your options with our International Study Centre.
International applicants can find out what qualifications they need by visiting Your Country.
You can gain considerable knowledge from work, volunteering and life. Under recognition of prior learning (RPL) you may be awarded credit for this which can be credited towards the course you want to study.
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Employability
Career opportunities
If you graduate with a 2.2 or above, you will be eligible to apply for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership status with the British Psychological Society (www.bps.org.uk).
The skills and knowledge developed on this course are suited to postgraduate training to become a Chartered Psychologist in any area of psychology. You can also enter a broad range of careers including health and social welfare, the probation service, the prison service, the police, voluntary organisations and the public sector.
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BSc (Hons) Psychology
BSc (Hons) Psychology