Psychology in Education (with Foundation Year option)

Course information
Through teaching that’s inspired by research and professional practice expertise, you’ll cover a range of psychological subjects designed to build knowledge and understanding of how to apply theory and research with an educational psychology focus.

Why study BSc (Hons) Psychology in Education (with Foundation Year option) at BU?

• Develop a well-founded knowledge and critical understanding of the mind and behaviour through learning about all areas of Psychology with an Educational Psychology focus

• Develop key transferable skills including critical thinking, project management, presentation skills and professional practice

• Opportunity to take an optional summer 4-week or year-long 30-week placement in industry to give you essential real-world experience and develop a network of professional contacts

• Work with world-leading researchers on projects through the Research Apprenticeship Scheme – a number of our students have published work with members of the staff in the Department of Psychology

• Benefit from the Psychology Department’s collaborations with the educational system, the mental health sector, the criminal justice system, industrial partners and local communities and charitable trusts

• Participate in practical activities, interactive assessments, coursework, and research using state-of-the-art facilities.

During the foundation year, you will study the following units: Applied Sciences; Academic and Professional Study Skills; Introduction to Biology; Introduction to Psychology; Mathematics in Science; and Foundation Year Project.

Year 1 units: The Art and Science of Psychological Inquiry; Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology; Introduction to Educational Psychology; Biological and Cognitive Psychology; You, Me and Us: Social Psychology and Individual Differences 1; Development, Health and Psychological Disorders 1