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University of Huddersfield

UCAS Code: C800 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Entry requirements

A level

B,B,B-B,B,C

Access to HE Diploma

M:45

or above.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

In addition you must have Level 2 Maths or Numeracy or GCSE Maths at grade 4 or above, or grade C or above if awarded under the previous GCSE grading scheme.

120-112 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications including a Higher Level at grade 6 and Maths and English Language GCSE at grade 4 or above or grade C if awarded under previous GCSE grading scheme (can include IELTS for the English GCSE grade 4 equivalency).

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDM-DMM

T Level

M

UCAS Tariff

120-112

from a combination of level 3 qualifications.

About this course

Course option

3years

Full-time | 2025

Subject

Psychology

What makes people behave in certain ways? What are the mental and physical processes that underlie our actions? How do we perceive and understand things – and what role does the unconscious mind play in our day-to-day lives?

This Psychology BSc(Hons) degree provides valuable insight into the nature of human behaviour, answering these questions and more. It gives you the opportunity to gain skills that can be applied to many situations, careers, and further study, combined with the flexibility to explore a wide range of topics relating to mental processes and social behaviours. These include perception, cognition, emotions, motivation, personality, interpersonal relationships.

You’ll also look at current (and sometimes controversial) issues by examining case studies.

**Why Study Psychology BSc(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?**
We're 24th in the UK (2nd in Yorkshire) for Psychology, in the Guardian League Tables 2025.

During the course, you’ll be encouraged to think and apply your knowledge, looking at how psychological theories apply in the real-world.

You’ll also have the chance to enhance your studies by using specialist equipment in our psychology labs, gaining first-hand experience conducting your own experiments and research, using electroencephalogram (EEG) machines, biopacs, an eye movement tracker, an Oculus Rift (a virtual reality system), and specialist polygraph (lie detector machine).

Some of our final-year optional modules are partly taught by professional clinical and forensic psychologists, giving you the opportunity to learn directly from those in professional practice. Many of our lecturers are members of our Centre for Cognition and Neuroscience, too, and produce world-leading research in this field.

If you’re keen to enrol on a psychology course, consider broadening your skills on our Psychology BSc(Hons). This course aims to ensure you’re more attractive to employers or will prepare you for further study.

**Professional Bodies**
This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and provides eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership, if you graduate with a Lower Second Class Honours or higher and complete the empirical psychology project. This accreditation is reviewed on a regular basis.

**Why Huddersfield?**
Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.

**Not quite ready to start Psychology BSc(Hons)?**
Successful completion of our Health Foundation Pathway will equip you with the foundation knowledge to study Psychology.

Modules

This is a common first year, comprising:
• Child Development
• Exploring Contemporary Issues in Psychology
• Introduction to Cognitive and Biological Psychology
• Introduction to Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods
• Introduction to Social Psychology and Personality.

To see the full range of modules and descriptions, please visit our website. A link to this course can be found at the bottom of the page in the ‘Course contact details’ section.

Assessment methods

You'll be taught through seminars, group work, laboratory experiments and lectures.

Assessment will include coursework, examination, and practical reports. Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£16,500
per year
International
£16,500
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

Extra funding

Please see our website for more information - http://www.hud.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-finance/undergraduate-scholarships/

The Uni

Course location:

University of Huddersfield

Department:

Department of Social and Psychological Sciences (HDSPS)

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What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

85%
Psychology

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Psychology (non-specific)

Teaching and learning

79%
Staff make the subject interesting
90%
Staff are good at explaining things
81%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
75%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

79%
Library resources
90%
IT resources
90%
Course specific equipment and facilities
67%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

96%
UK students
4%
International students
17%
Male students
83%
Female students
88%
2:1 or above
18%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
B
C

After graduation

The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Psychology (non-specific)

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£17,500
med
Average annual salary
99%
high
Employed or in further education
43%
low
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

13%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
11%
Other elementary services occupations
10%
Welfare professionals

20 years ago, this was a specialist degree for would-be psychologists but now it is the model of a modern, flexible degree subject. One of the UK's fastest-growing subject at degree level, and the second most popular subject overall (it recently overtook business studies), one in 23 of all graduates last year had psychology degrees. As you'd expect with figures like that, jobs in psychology itself are incredibly competitive, so to stand a chance of securing one, you need to get a postgraduate qualification (probably a doctorate in most fields, especially clinical psychology) and some relevant work experience. But even though there are so many psychology graduates — far more than there are jobs in psychology, and over 13,800 in total last year — this degree has a lower unemployment rate than average because its grads are so flexible and well-regarded by business and other industries across the economy. Everywhere there are good jobs in the UK economy, you'll find psychology graduates - and it's hardly surprising as the course helps you gain a mix of good people skills and excellent number and data handling skills. A psychology degree ticks most employers' boxes — but we'd suggest you don't drop your maths modules.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Psychology (non-specific)

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£18k

£18k

£22k

£22k

£23k

£23k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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