Study location	United Kingdom, Nottingham
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BSc
Course code	C800

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS 6.5; TOEFL iBT (taken outside the UK) with an overall score of 83; CAE (Cambridge English Advanced) grade C

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) should be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application.

More information	ntu.ac.uk/..sciences/ug/2017-18/psychology

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

What will I study?
In the first two years of this degree, you will complete core modules in biological, social, developmental, and cognitive psychology, as well as conceptual and historical issues. You will also undertaking training in research methods and statistics.

In your final year you will complete an empirical research project, focused on a topic of your choosing under the supervision of a research active member of staff, and take part in the innovative ‘Professional Practice in Psychology’ conference. The latter, which is a unique feature of psychology at NTU, offers you the chance to experience life as a consultant psychologist, to provide psychological solutions to real world problem scenarios supplied by external organizations, and to present their solutions to these organizations in a professional conference format.

Year One Core modules:

Psychological Research in Context
Cognitive and Biological Psychology (One)
Social and Developmental Psychology (One)
Research Methods (One)
Statistics (One).
Year Two Core modules:

Critical Thinking in Psychology
Cognitive and Biological Psychology (Two)
Social and Developmental Psychology (Two)
Research Methods and Statistics (Two)
Individual Differences and Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology.
Year Three Core modules

Professional Practice in Psychology
Psychology Research Project.
Optional modules

Choose from a selection that currently includes:

Language and Literacy Development in Children
Biological Perspectives on Psychiatric Disorders
Psychology, Educational Needs and Inclusion
Evolutionary Psychology
Statistics (Three): Advanced Statistics for Research
Criminological Psychology
Infant Development
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychology of Trauma
Gender, Identity and Body Image
Work-Based Psychology Practice
Cyberpsychology
Psychology of Anomalous Experiences
Health Psychology
The Psychology of Sex
Community, Health and Applied Social Psychology
Psychology of the Emergency Services
Addictive Behaviours
Psychopathology and Offending Behaviour
Psychopathology: Phenomenology, Assessment, Treatment and Current Issues
Social Development in Children and Adolescents
Advanced Cognitive Psychology
Advanced Qualitative Research Methods and Skills
Trauma in Children and Adolescents: The Impact on Health and the Role of Resilience

Career opportunities

Your career development
With the British Psychological Society’s GBC secured, you will be eligible on graduation to undertake further postgraduate (Masters of Doctoral) training in psychology, possibly as a professional psychologist (in forensic, clinical, educational, occupational, counselling, and sport psychology), to pursue an academic and / or research career in various areas of psychology (by working as a research assistant, for example, or by studying for a Masters or PhD), or simply to exploit the transferable skills you have learned on your course to pursue a career outside of psychology.

Psychology qualifications tend to be very popular with all employers because they demand an ability to communicate effectively in both spoken and written forms (through verbal presentation and the writing of essays and reports), an ability to solve real world problems and well-developed numerical skills. This all means you will be very well placed to capitalise on other graduate employment opportunities in areas as diverse as marketing, journalism, human resources, policing and teaching.

Graduates of the BSc (Hons) Psychology have successfully followed all these directions and some more besides. The job titles below give an indication of the careers our recent Psychology graduates are pursuing:*

assistant psychologist
charity worker
children’s residential support worker
communications officer in Police Force
data analyst
digital marketing assistant
disability sport coordinator
learning and development coordinator
mental health support worker
nursing assistant
psychology A-level teacher
recruitment executive
researcher
support worker
teaching assistant
teenage pregnancy and sexual health project officer
trainee psychological wellbeing practitioner
young people care worker.
*Information taken from the Nottingham Trent University Graduate Destinations Database 2008 – 2013.