Course summary

This new BA Psychological Studies gives you the opportunity to pursue your passion for this subject area at the same time as preparing you for a successful career related to psychology. Why choose this course?

• This course is ideal if you are interested in applying psychology to a wide range of professional contexts, but do not wish to pursue a postgraduate career further as a professional psychologist.

• It is designed to open the door to many opportunities for you beyond the traditional path, for example pursuing careers in human resources, marketing, social services, education, user experience or health care, where an understanding of human behaviour is key.

• You will gain a sound knowledge and understanding of all the core areas of psychology with the chance to focus your studies on topics you are most interested in.

• You will study in Birkbeck’s School of Psychological Sciences, a world-leading centre of research excellence, and be taught by research-active academics who bring their cutting-edge expertise into the classroom.

• According to the National Student Survey 2023, students are very satisfied with our teaching (92.5%), our learning resources (90.9%) and the learning opportunities we provide (85.7%).

• We are consistently regarded as one of the top institutions teaching psychological sciences in the UK. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, and for the third time, we were ranked in the top ten universities in the UK.

• We welcome students from a wide range of backgrounds. Throughout your learning journey you will be supported by a senior tutor, our learning support team and a full programme of extracurricular enrichment.

• Birkbeck is strongly oriented towards research in psychological sciences, and we are home to the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development (including the BabyLab and ToddlerLab), the Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Social Issues, the Birkbeck-UCL Centre for Neuroimaging and the Centre for Cognition, Computation and Modelling. We also recently became members of the Bloomsbury Centre for Genetic Epidemiology and Statistics.

• computer literacy

• the ability to critically analyse and evaluate materials

• effective oral and written communication

• independent and critical thinking

• problem analysis and problem-solving

• research.

• human health and social work

• education

• public administration

• administration and support service activities

• the leisure and communications industries

• the arts, entertainment, and other industries.