Course information
Typical offer BBB
UK fee £9,535
UCAS code C800
International fee £24,500
Institute code L34
Taught by School of Psychology and Vision Sciences
Accredited by the British Psychological Society
- Course description
- Entry requirements
- Fees and funding
- Accreditation
- Careers and employability
- Related courses
- Sustainable Development Goals
Course description
Course description
Study Psychology at the University Leicester and you will benefit from a flexible degree course accredited by the British Psychological Society and taught by leading academics.
You’ll have the opportunity to conduct your own psychological research in our state-of-the art facilities including the £42 million George Davies Centre. You will also have the option to study abroad for a year in The Netherlands, or opt for a placement year in industry to further develop your employability and life skills.
You will graduate with the ability to apply rigorous psychological scientific reasoning and argumentation skills to solve problems. The accredited nature of the course means that you will be eligible to receive the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society; the necessary first step on the way to becoming a professional psychologist.
Our research-led teaching means you will learn from leading academics delivering cutting-edge knowledge. We also provide you with the opportunity to conduct your own psychological research, from design right through to analysis of data and write-up, ensuring that you are fully competent in the use of the statistical methods and software required to analyse the data you collect.
You will study topics in developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, social psychology, biological psychology, research methods and statistics, psychopathology and individual differences, and historical developments of psychological science, as well as having the flexibility to take modules in cognitive neuroscience and applied psychology. You will learn through lectures, seminars, discussion groups and practical projects carried out in one of our many specialist laboratories.
Our degree is flexible enough for you to transfer to our Applied Psychology BSc or BSc Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience BSc at the end of your first year if that’s the path you wish to choose, or transfer to Medicine.
Entry requirements
Fees and funding
Accreditation
All our psychology degrees are accredited by the Careers and employability
Related courses
Sustainable Development Goals
Course structure
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year in Industry or Abroad (optional)
- Final Year
Year 1
Year 1
Your first year will give you a firm grounding in both basic and applied psychology alongside practical research experience, including the use of computers for data collection and analysis. This year is common to the degrees in Psychology, Applied Psychology and Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience.
Modules
- Historical Perspectives in Psychology
- Introduction to Sensation, Perception and Cognition
- Psychological Research Skills 1
- Thinking and Communicating Like a Psychologist 1
- Introduction to Social, Developmental and Applied Psychology
- Introduction to Brain and Behaviour
- Psychological Research Skills 2
- Thinking and Communicating Like a Psychologist 2
Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.
Year 2
Year in Industry or Abroad (optional)
Final Year
Why Leicester?
All of our degrees are British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited, providing you with necessary skills and knowledge to help you to progress in your future career.
We have excellent, state-of-the-art facilities to enhance your learning experience, including labs for visual perception and tracking eye movement, a virtual reality lab for studying spatial cognition, a Judgement and Decision Making Lab and EEG labs for measuring electrical response in the brain.
The academic staff in the department have written or edited dozens of books and publish regularly in major national and international journals. Where other people only get to read what our experts think, you will be working directly with them, learning from them in lectures and questioning them in seminars.
Our outstanding teaching and student support is reflected in our NSS 2024 results. We were ranked in the top 10 for subjects aligned to Psychology for ‘Student Voice’ (according to Times Higher Education NSS 2023 methodology applied to the NSS 2024 data). View the NSS questions all students were asked for individual themes.
Teaching and learning
Most of your course will be delivered through lectures, supported by interactive tutorials and practical sessions in the computer labs. You will have between eight and twelve contact hours per week, and spend twice that amount of time on background reading and private study. About one third of the modules in your first and second years involve lab work.
Lecture styles vary considerably depending on the topic – and the lecturer. Some lectures may include practical demonstrations. A tutorial is a small group of students meeting with a member of staff for an hour to discuss a particular topic, which you might be required to research beforehand. You can also attend our lively seminar series, in which visiting speakers from the UK and around the world present new and exciting research to staff and students.
We also provide a 'Tutorial on Request' scheme, in which our teaching staff make extra time available for tutorials on subjects chosen by you and your fellow students. These can be on topics covered by the course which you would like to discuss in more detail or other areas which reflect the School's academic expertise. Tutorials can be arranged in advance or just run as a drop-in session, and can be for individuals or groups - it's up to you. We have also a popular psychology help desk which acts as an informal drop-in clinic for those who need extra support in learning strategies for coursework and statistics.
Assessment is based on a mixture of exams and coursework, which may include writing up lab reports, tutorial essays, short reports or small group presentations.
Independent learning
When not attending lectures, seminars or other timetabled sessions you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study. Typically, this will involve reading journal articles and books, working on individual and group projects, undertaking research in the library, preparing coursework assignments and presentations, and preparing for exams. To help with your independent learning, you can access the Library and our social study spaces in halls of residence.
Academic support
Our Centre for Academic Achievement provides help in the following areas:
- study and exam skills
- academic writing
- presentations
- dissertations
- numerical data skills
- referencing sources
Our AccessAbility Centre offers support and practical help for students with dyslexia or other specific learning difficulties, including physical, mental health or mobility difficulties, deafness, or visual impairment.
Teaching staff
You will be taught by an experienced teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course. PhD research students who have undertaken teacher training may also contribute to the teaching of seminars under the supervision of the module leader. Our teaching is informed by the research we do. You can learn more about our staff by visiting our staff profiles.
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| Course | Qualification | Duration | UCAS Code | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Psychology | Qualification BSc | Duration 3 years full-time | UCAS Code C800 | Availability How to apply |
| Course Psychology with Year Abroad | Qualification BSc | Duration 4 years | UCAS Code C800 | Availability How to apply |
| Course Psychology with Year in Industry | Qualification BSc | Duration 4 years | UCAS Code C800 | Availability How to apply |
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The level of support from the Psychology department is exceptional.