Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Psychology] From Bangor University

The course covers the investigation of behaviour from infancy to old age, and deals with the biological, social and individual factors that affect human psychology. This course offers you the widest possible choice of modules, which enables you to tailor your study as your interests develop.

The first year of the course is designed to provide a broad intro-duction to the study of psychology. It is designed to provide a thorough grounding in the subject for those with no Psychology background while allowing those who have already studied Psychology to increase the breadth and depth of their understanding. The second year follows the new British Psychological Society core topics required for the Graduate Basis for Chartered.

Year three completes your BSc with a major research project and an in-depth study of at least four topics selected from the full range of modules that are currently available.

Eligible students may choose to study for a 4th year graduating with anÊMSci degreeÊthat involves completing an advanced research project and a postgraduate-level research methods module, along with the study of three postgraduate level topics selected from a range of postgraduate-level modules that are currently available.

The Bachelor Degree in Psychology is offered by Bangor University.

Why choose Bangor University for this course?

• 8th for Course Satisfaction (Guardian Good University Guide 2018).
• Top 15 for Graduate Prospects (Complete University Guide 2018).
• Top 15 for Research Quality Ð (Complete University Guide 2018).
• 17th (of 114) in the National Student Survey 2017 for Student Satisfaction.
• British Psychological Society fully accredited degree programmes.
• Largest number of Psychology students in Wales and one of the largest and most cosmopolitan departments in UK (HESA Stats).
• 89% of research output either world leading or internationally excellent and 17th overall (REF 2014).
• We were one of only two UK Psychology departments ranked top 20 for research in REF 2014 that are also ranked top 10 for student satisfaction in the same year.
• Top 200 Psychology departments in the world (QS World University Ranking 2017).
• 75% graduated with a 1st or 2:1 in 2017.
• Bangor Psychology is 50+ (born Ô63), putting it amongst the oldest in the UK.
• There are a large number of specialist research labs including a 3T MRI scanner, TMS Labs, ECG facilities and a Brain anatomy laboratory.
• Careers prospects are improved by the focus on transferable skills that is contained throughout the degree eg. PoPPs.
• Bangor University is the only university in Wales to be awarded Gold in the 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework.

This BSc Psychology is the broadest degree option we offer so is suitable for students who want to follow any of the main psychological professions (clinical psychology, educational psychology, counselling psychology, health psychology, etc). In addition, there are careers open to graduates and postgraduates from any discipline. These include, for example, careers in management training, accountancy, teaching, nursing, social work, the police and the armed forces.ÊÊ

Employability is a key theme of the Psychology programme you will follow in Bangor and we have embedded a large number of opportunities within our degree to give graduates as strong a CV as possible and equip them with a host of transferable skills that are relevant to both psychology and non-psychology related careers.