BSc (Hons) Psychology with Sociology

• GCSE: For all applicants, Grade C or above, or Grade 4 under newly reformed GCSE grading, in English Language, Mathematics and Science, or equivalent.
• A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. Grade B or above in at least one A2 subject. 120 points must come from A2 subjects or equivalent. Points from A-Level General Studies and AS-Level subjects (not taken onto full A-Level) can be included towards overall tariff. You must have a minimum of two A-Levels.
• EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: No specific subjects required.
• Access: Achievement of the Access to HE Diploma, to include 15 level 3 credits at distinction and 15 level 3 credits at merit.
• Baccalaureate IB: A minimum grade of 6 in a higher level subject.

Foundation year (Year zero)

• Academic Skills for Social Sciences
• Exploring the Social World and the Problems of Crime
• From Plato to Nato
• People and Social Science

Year one

In Year one, students are introduced to Sociology covering the 'classical canon' of the discipline manifest the work of Marx, Durkheim and Weber in addition to looking at the relevance of sociology in everyday situations.

• Introduction to Psychology
• Research Design and Analysis 1
• Foundations in Social Theory
• Sociological Practice
• Critical Thinking

Year two

• Identities in Psychology
• Mind, Brain and Development
• Research Design and Analysis 2

Plus one of the following optional modules:

• Beliefs and Society
• Gender and Society
• The Sociology of 'Race' and Ethnicity

Final year

In year three, you will have the opportunity to select from a wide range of specialist topic modules in Psychology and Sociology that suit your interests, while undertaking an independent research project of your choice, supervised by a member of the academic staff.

• Social Sciences Project and Placement.

Plus optional modules from the list below, according to credit requirements:

• Advanced Developmental Psychology
• Anomalous Experiences and Mental Health
• Psychology of Appearance and Embodiment
• Applied Developmental Psychology
• Cognitive Neuropsychology
• Counselling and Psychotherapy Theory and Research
• Developing Self and Society
• Health Psychology in Practice
• Psychology and Social Justice
• Psychology and the Arts
• The Arts and Mental Health
• Working with Difference in Counselling and Psychotherapy
• Atypical Development
• Genders, Sexualities and Society
• Human Sexuality
• Methods in Neuroscience
• Psychological Approaches in Mental Health
• Consciousness
• Psychology of Work, Business and Organisations
• Psychopharmacology
• Psychology of Addiction

Plus one of the following optional modules:

• Stop, Look, Listen: A Society of Culture
• Protest, Policing and Public Order
• Childhood Disorder and Disordered Childhood
• Psychoanalysis, Society and the Irrational
• Digital Media and Society
• Bodies, Technology and Society
• The Sociology of Madness and Mental Disorders
• Religion and Society
• Politics and Society in the Global Age
• Family Problems - Problem Families: Psycho-Social Perspectives on Family and Community Life