Psychology Subject Guide

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PSYCHOLOGY School of Psychology Undergraduate Study

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Why study Psychology at the University of East London (UEL)?

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School of Psychology

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Our courses BSc (Hons) Psychology (with optional foundation year) BSc (Hons) Psychology by distance learning BSc (Hons) Clinical and Community Psychology BSc (Hons) Child Psychology BSc (Hons) Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons) Psychology with Sociology

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Careers and employability

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Admissions and entry requirements

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Further study

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PSYCHOLOGY Why study Psychology at the University of East London (UEL)?

Our courses

A psychology degree at the University of East London is your first step towards becoming a chartered psychologist.

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BSc (Hons) Psychology (with optional foundation year)

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BSc (Hons) Psychology by distance learning

All psychology degrees within our School of Psychology are fully accredited by the British Psychological Society, and the School is one of the largest and the most highly respected psychology departments in the UK.

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BSc (Hons) Clinical and Community Psychology

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BSc (Hons) Child Psychology

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BSc (Hons) Forensic Psychology

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BSc (Hons) Psychology with Sociology

We’ll give you a thorough grounding in the core psychology subjects in your first year. You can then either specialise or carry on with a broad-based Psychology BSc. We’ll offer you flexibility and plenty of choice.

At other universities you might find your choice of subject limited. At UEL we offer a particularly broad range of optional modules on top of the core subjects, which means you can follow your own pathway rather than a set pattern.

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Student satisfaction

Study for this degree and you will be part of UEL’s hugely respected School of Psychology. It’s one of the largest psychology departments in the UK and has been teaching students for more than 50 years.

We’re one of the top universities in London for psychology, according to the 2014 National Student Satisfaction Survey (NSS).

It’s made of up undergraduates, postgraduates, doctoral students and highly qualified teaching staff with an extraordinary breadth of knowledge.

We’re based at our Stratford campus in east London – a vibrant, diverse and dynamic place to study with excellent transport links into and out of London and easy access to accommodation at our Docklands campus.

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national ranking for impact of psychology research.

Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014

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Highly rated research Our School of Psychology is ranked equal first in the country for research impact, beating Oxford and Cambridge.

The 2014 Research Excellence Framework rated 43 per cent of the school’s research as ‘internationally excellent’ and a further 25 per cent as ‘world-leading’ – the highest accolade.

Our new state-of-the-art £14m library has proved a hit with students at our Stratford campus. It’s open 24 hours a day, seven days a week during term time.

Our students have the opportunity to access a superb range of specialist equipment and laboratories (Photograph: EEG sensor net).

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BSc (Hons) Psychology

Our partners in the National Health Service and the local community helped us design the course content and activities.

Anyone studying for a BSc (Hons) Psychology degree at the University of East London will leave with a better understanding of human behaviour across a wide range of areas.

That’s something employers value, particularly when it comes to managerial appointments. And if you choose to continue on the academic pathway, this fully accredited degree is a first step towards becoming a chartered psychologist.

Throughout our distinctive Psychology degree, we’ll give you the perfect grounding from which to specialise. We’ll offer you flexibility and plenty of choice.

You can choose from optional modules such as Forensic Psychology; Occupational Psychology; Psychology of Choice; Applied Child Psychology; Drugs and Addictive Behaviours; Wellbeing and Resilience in the face of conflict and disaster; and Counselling Psychology.

The number and variety of experts on campus means you can head off into virtually any area that interests you.

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BSc (Hons) Psychology with optional foundation year If you don’t meet the entry requirements for a bachelor’s degree, you can take BSc (Hons) Psychology as an ‘extended’ four-year course. You will begin with a foundation year, which will prepare you for a successful transition to the degree course a year later.

BSc (Hons) Psychology by distance learning

This course is ideal if you’re committed to living or working away from our School of Psychology in east London. Wherever you’re based, our academic and administrative teams will support you.

They’re highly experienced in supporting distance learners.

While other universities may require some attendance, this course is delivered entirely online through our virtual learning environment, Moodle. It follows the format of our highly successful campus-based degree.

All our degree courses offer local clinical and community work placement opportunities. We work closely with a number of organisations including the NHS, rehabilitation units, schools and charities.

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BSc (Hons) Clinical and Community Psychology

BSc (Hons) Child Psychology

Clinical and Community Psychology is all about learning from, and initiating positive change with vulnerable and marginalised people and groups. The focus is not just on the individuals themselves but on how factors in society have an impact on lives.

Your degree in Child Psychology will develop your knowledge and understanding of children from a psychological, cultural, educational and counselling perspective.

If you want to be out there in the real world, learning and researching and making a difference, this is the course for you.

You will practise what you are learning through partnerships or voluntary schemes within local community groups or the NHS.

You will widen your experience and learn new skills, such as evidence-based evaluations, report writing and making recommendations for practice.

In at least one of your modules you have the opportunity to undertake a professional piece of evidence-based research for a community partner – a service that the organisation would perhaps not otherwise have been able to afford.

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You will be focusing on why babies, children and adolescents behave the way they do. You will also design and carry out studies to explore the factors that go on to influence adult behaviour.

The aim is to learn how psychologists can use their knowledge to understand individuals and help them to make a positive difference to their life’s development.

You will be developing a wider range of skills than most other Child Psychology students, as your degree will involve studying three complementary academic subjects: developmental psychology, counselling and early childhood studies.

You will back up your theoretical knowledge with work placements and outside projects.

You’ll be studying at one of the largest and most successful psychology schools in the country, with sky-high student satisfaction scores, world-leading research and huge demand for places on our courses.

BSc (Hons) Forensic Psychology

BSc (Hons) Psychology with Sociology

Our exciting and highly stimulating Forensic Psychology course will equip you for a future career in the courts or the wider criminal justice system. Your arena will be crime in all its forms as you bring your wide knowledge of psychological theory to bear upon the behaviour of offenders.

Psychology is the study of the mind and human behaviour. Sociology is the study of social worlds.

You will specialise in analysing the relationship between psychological and social factors and criminal or deviant behaviour.

You will also investigate how the criminal courts approach their dealings with suspects and defendants, victims and witnesses.

A degree in forensic psychology will help you build a career in organisations such as the police, the probation and prison services, youth offending teams, and drug referral and treatment agencies.

It will also put you in a good position to apply for the specialised postgraduate training needed to become a practising forensic psychologist.

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In combining the two on this course, you will be addressing the underlying factors that influence people’s behaviour. For example, in questioning why someone is ill, you will look beyond the person to their broader circumstances, taking in factors such as housing, poverty, politics and history.

You will gain an understanding of the complex relationship between an individual and their society, with all its social and political institutions.

We’ll give you a thorough grounding in the core areas of psychology while encouraging you to ‘think sociologically’ about everything you encounter, bringing a critical focus to your studies and evaluating what you learn in terms of social theory.

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“Although the straight psychology course here at UEL touches on the theories of social psychology, I wanted a deeper and broader understanding of the influences on the behaviour of humankind. The sociology module on the mixed course offers just that, even going beyond what I had expected.

We delve into the influences of religion and the very history of sociology as a science, following its journey through modernity, to the present day – into arguably the most rapidly developing and most socially diverse period in history.

UEL is a great place to study and this is definitely the best course.”

Iain Todd BSc (Hons) Psychology with Sociology

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Careers and employability Employers value psychology students because they believe they have a better understanding of human behaviour.

Your understanding of how people work within organisations will be a real selling point when you’re applying for a managerial job.

Many of our graduates now work in social welfare, sport and leisure, education, human resource management, consumer research and advertising, media, market research and community work.

The training we’ll give you in data collection and analysis, report writing and IT skills will also be useful in a range of work not directly related to psychology.

If you choose to continue your studies, your degree in psychology will be the first step towards becoming a professional psychologist, whether it is in the field of clinical, educational, occupational, counselling, health or forensic psychology.

The gateway to these jobs will be further study at master’s or doctorate level.

“The support from the staff at UEL has been so amazing. There has always been someone to help me along the way whether it be to help with course work, finance questions or creating a CV for employment. In my third year I would have been lost without my project supervisor. He was so supportive and helpful while I was completing my finalyear project.”

Aime Leahy BSc (Hons) Psychology

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Admissions and entry requirements

Further study

280 UCAS points.

If you would like to continue with your academic studies, we have a wide range of postgraduate courses. These include:

Normally grade C in GCSE English and maths is also required.

BSc (Hons) Clinical and Community Psychology: 320 UCAS points and all suitable applicants are required to attend an interview.

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MSc Clinical and Community Psychology

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MSc Psychology

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MSc Occupational and Organisational Psychology

Extended course: If you don’t meet the entry requirements for a bachelor’s degree, you can study BSc (Hons) Psychology as an ‘extended’ fouryear course. You will begin with a foundation year, which will prepare you for a successful transition to the degree course a year later.

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MSc Business Psychology

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MSc Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology

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MSc Integrative and Counselling Psychology

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MSc International Humanitarian Psychosocial Intervention

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Prof Doc Clinical Psychology

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Prof Doc Counselling Psychology

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Prof Doc Educational and Child Psychology

See our website, uel.ac.uk/psychology for a full list of postgraduate master’s and professional doctorate courses.

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of 2012/13 Psychology graduates in work or further study after six months.

Destinations of Leavers in Higher Education 2014

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The University of East London offers new undergraduate students a free Samsung tablet preloaded with e-books for all core modules.

At the University of East London we pride ourselves on the friendly and supportive environment we provide for students.

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To find out more contact us uel.ac.uk/psychology +44 (0)20 8223 3333 School of Psychology University of East London Stratford campus Water Lane London E15 4LZ

All psychology degrees within the UEL School of Psychology are fully accredited by the British Psychological Society and are the first step to becoming a Chartered Psychologist.

UEL was voted second in London for psychology in the 2014 National Student Satisfaction survey.

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Disclaimer This publication has been prepared some months before the academic year to which it relates, and whilst every care has been taken to ensure accuracy at the time of going to press, its ongoing accuracy cannot be guaranteed. In particular, we are constantly developing and improving the programmes, modules and options described in the publication, and we reserve the right to modify or discontinue them.

No part of this publication is to be construed as an offer or the basis of any agreement between UEL and an individual.

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