Course summary

Overview Explore the history of modern psychology, the development of social identity, and the workings of the human brain. Develop a critical understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods and achieve Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership, the first step to becoming a chartered psychologist. Designed for students who have a degree without accreditation from The British Psychological Society (BPS), our course opens doors to various opportunities and further education within the field of psychology.  We teach this course entirely online, covering each unit over a series of topic weeks. You’ll typically learn through ‘mini lectures’ (available as video presentations), online discussions, readings from core e-texts, and other forms of learning activity. Some of the topics you’ll explore include how memory functions, how our identities are constructed, and how our perceptions change with age. You’ll develop a critical understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods which will help you with your independent research project. You’ll also have the opportunity to choose from a variety of option units such as Educational Psychology, Forensic Psychology, and Clinical Neuroscience. Our course is accredited by the British Psychological Society and, when you graduate, you can apply for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC). Once you have GBC, you can continue with further study in a specialist area and become a chartered psychologist. Features and benefits

• Accredited course - This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and provides Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC), the first stage to becoming a chartered psychologist in the UK.

• Online course and Flexible study - We teach this course entirely online so you can study from the comfort of your own home. All lectures and live sessions are recorded so that you can manage your weekly study schedule in a way that suits you.

• Specialist option units - You’ll choose option units relating to specialist areas of psychology.

• Practicing teaching staff - Our teaching staff includes researchers and forensic, health and counselling psychologists.

• Coursework based - This course is entirely coursework based with a range of assignment types such as essays, reports, case study, and presentation, to equip you with critical writing and thinking skills.

• Enhanced student support - We strongly believe in enhancing student wellbeing. Each student has a Personal Tutor and the Programme Support Tutors work closely with students throughout the course.

• Opportunity to publish dissertation - We encourage students to publish their research with their supervisor in a peer-reviewed journal and have had students successfully do so.