Course summary

Overview Combining Education Studies and Psychology takes you on a journey into the interwoven areas of education and psychology. On this joint honours degree, you’ll experience both the theoretical and practical sides of psychology, as you explore how we think and how we learn. The course emphasises “real world” learning through research and placements, supported by classroom teaching in the form of lectures and seminars as you examine educational models in a wide range of contexts. Students graduate with knowledge and experience that will open doors in a variety of different industries. Key features

• Scientific approach to the study of psychological behaviour, experience and functioning

• Research active staff providing depth of expertise in areas including counselling, developmental, educational, forensic, health, sport, business, cognitive and social psychology

• Excellence in teaching using interactive and engaging methods with academic tutoring to support your personal and professional development as a reflective student

• Opportunities to gain credit for work experience and / or mentoring in educational settings

• Very strong links with teacher training courses and providers of employment in other sectors of education

• Fantastic opportunities to explore education across a wide range of contexts: from primary schools to forest schools, from the UK to Africa

• Worcester rose to become the number one English university (excluding specialist institutions) for sustained employment, further study, or both, three and five years after graduation in the 2022 Government-published Longitudinal Educational Outcomes survey, having been in the top 10 in 2020 and 2021. 96% of our graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2022).

• In May 2023, the University received arguably the best Ofsted report of any teacher training provider in the 21st Century. The University’s primary and secondary programmes were rated ‘Outstanding’. The report opens: “Trainees benefit from an exceptional learning experience at the University of Worcester. This experience instils in them a deep-rooted commitment to making a difference to the lives of the children in the communities they serve.”

• The University of Worcester has been ranked in the top 5 in the UK for Quality Education in the Times Higher Education’s University Impact Rankings every year since its inception in 2019. The University has also been ranked in the top 5 in the UK for Gender Equality in all years of the rankings and currently holds the number one spot (2023).

• Worcester is a leader in sustainability and has been awarded First Class Honours in the People and Planet Green League each and every year since 2009. In 2019, the University was named Sustainability Institution of the Year in the Green Gown Awards and was Highly Commended in the global awards at the UN.