Course summary
TEF Gold
Staffordshire University has opted into the TEF and received a Gold award.
Our Psychology degree will help you to apply scientific knowledge of the mind to recognise people's behaviour and to understand why they act in the way they do. Human behaviour influences every facet of our everyday life, from the decisions we make, to how we respond to our environment and those around us. Our Psychology degree will help you to apply scientific knowledge of the mind to recognise people's behaviour and to understand why they act in the way they do. You'll develop useful and transferable skills in problem solving, communication, critical thinking and evaluation. By the end of the course, you will be equipped with all of the necessary skills and knowledge to design and create your very own investigations and experiments. If studying the Foundation Year, you will transfer onto Year 1 of the Psychology BSc (Hons) course on successful completion, or you can transfer onto Year 1 of any of the other undergraduate Psychology courses. On successful completion of study, we will issue one of the following awards dependent on your chosen pathway: BSc (Hons) Psychology, BSc (Hons) Psychological Studies - (Students who choose not to, or who are unable to, follow an accredited route can transfer at the start of Level 5 to an alternative degree).
Course details
Modules
Foundation Year Core modules: • Foundations in Psychology • Social and Applied Psychology • Experimental Design and Research Methods • Information Technology and Study Skills Year 1 Core modules: • Foundations in Psychology • Perspectives in Psychology • Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology • Comparative Basis of Behaviour • People Behaving Badly Year 2 core modules: • Cognitive and Biological Determinants of Behaviour • Understanding the Social World • Contemporary Issues in Psychology Year 3 core modules: • Psychology Project • Typical and Atypical Development
Assessment method
Formal essays, class tests, coursework, presentations and examinations.
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- C801
- Institution code:
- S72
- Campus name:
- Sixth Form College, Stoke on Trent
- Campus code:
- S
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Foundation
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
Unistats information
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
EU | £5950 | Year 1 |
England | £5950 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £5950 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £5950 | Year 1 |
Wales | £5950 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £5950 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Provider information
Staffordshire University
College Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 2DE