BScPsychology with Economics

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BSc
Course code	C814

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 IELTS: 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) CAE: 168 (with a minimum of 162 in each component)

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

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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

Year 1

Discovering Psychology: The Science Behind Human Behaviour
Introduction to Economics
Statistics for Psychologists
Research Methods in Psychology
Preparing for University Psychology
Introduction to Personal Development and Employability

Year 2

Statistics for Psychologists, 2nd Year
Developmental Psychology
Social Psychology
Brain and Behaviour
Personality and Individual Differences
Seeing and Hearing (optional)
Memory Attention and Language (optional)
Enhancing employability and career planning

Final year

Psychology Project
Experimental Methods in Economics
Intelligent Behaviour (optional)
Cognitive Neuropsychology (optional)
Emotion (optional)
Environmental Economics (optional)
Economics of Bond and Derivatives Markets (optional)
Advanced employability skills and career progression

Career opportunities

Psychology now influences an increasing range of fields, from working with clinical disorders, to managing education and training. Today, it is widely used in industry, economics and employment to improve performance, as well as affecting legal and health matters.

Our students go on to follow diverse career paths. Many graduates pursue successful careers further afield, working in areas like management, human resources, financial services, the media, information technology and market research.

For example, some of our recent psychology graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies, including:

East of England Strategic Health Authority
The Crown Prosecution Service
M&G Investments
NHS Suffolk
Accenture
BBC