Psychology with Placement Year, BSc

University of Sheffield, the United Kingdom

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The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
BSc	Full-time	4 years	September	GBP 9250 per year	find out

About Psychology with Placement Year, BSc - at University of Sheffield

Our four-year BSc will give you the skills and knowledge to investigate and understand human behaviour and mental processes. You'll also do a year-long work placement as part of your degree.

A placement is a great opportunity to test out a career path that you're considering, whether that's within the field of psychology or applying your transferable skills in industry. Our students have previously completed their placements with organisations including the NHS, Prison and Probation Services and IBM. You'll pay reduced fees for the year you're on placement and you'll have the support you need from your tutor and the University.

At Sheffield, you'll cover five key areas of psychology to give you a comprehensive understanding of the subject. You'll study:

Social and health psychology: discover how individuals' behaviour, attitudes and emotions are affected by social situations and how we can use this knowledge to promote healthy behaviours
Neuroscience and clinical psychology: explore how mental illnesses are assessed and treated as well as the underlying neural bases of cognitive functions and mental health
Cognitive psychology: learn how humans think by studying their behaviour
Developmental psychology: learn about how changes happen across the lifespan, from cognitive development in infancy and childhood, to emotion and cognition in adolescents
Research methods: develop the skills to be able to answer important psychological questions, from how to design scientifically sound studies, to analysing data and sharing research findings

Within these five areas of psychology, under the guidance of our internationally recognised experts you'll get the chance to explore important topics with real world relevance such as addictions, health behaviours, eating disorders, psychosis and depression. You'll run your own experiments and learn from some of the UK's top psychology researchers too.

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This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and makes you eligible for graduate membership. This is the first step to becoming a chartered psychologist. It's necessary for courses in clinical, health and occupational psychology.

Entry requirements

The A Level entry requirements for this course are:

AAB
including a science subject

A Levels + additional qualifications: ABB, including a science subject + B in a relevant EPQ (relevant EPQ topics include the fields of Psychology and Biology); ABB, including a science subject + A in Core Maths
International Baccalaureate: 34, with 5 in a Higher Level science subject
BTEC Extended Diploma: DDD in Applied Human Biology, Applied Psychology or Applied Science
BTEC Diploma: DD in Applied Human Biology, Applied Psychology or Applied Science + A in an A Level science subject
T Level: Distinction in the Health, Healthcare Science or Science
T Level: , including grade A in the core component
Scottish Highers: + 1 Advanced Higher AAABB + B in a science subject
Welsh Baccalaureate + 2 A Levels: B + AA, including a science subject
Access to HE Diploma: Award of
Access to HE Diploma: in Science, with 45 credits a
T Level: 3, including 36 at Distinction and 9 at Merit

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Other requirements

Science subjects include Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Psychology, or Statistics
GCSE Maths grade 6/B

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