On this course you will follow the Single Honours Psychology course structure, however, you will take a year out to work within psychology setting between levels 5 and 6. This could be adult mental health, learning difficulties, or a research environment, allowing you to apply your psychological knowledge and skills in a practical setting relevant to developing a professional psychology career. During your time studying at Keele, you will be fully immersed in the subject with abundant choice across compulsory and elective modules in psychology. You will share the excitement of discovering new psychological knowledge working alongside our enthusiastic and supportive academic staff. You will also benefit from the psychology-specific learning support on offer from our Academic Support Team. You will graduate ready to use your psychology skills and knowledge to make a real difference.

Year 1

• Introduction to developmental and social psychology
• Introduction to Research Design for Psychology
• Science Communication
• Applied Psychology
• Introduction to statistics for psychology
• Introduction to biological and cognitive psychology

• Understanding Self and Others Better: An Introduction to Counselling Theories
• Distress and Mental Health

Year 2

• Developmental and Social Psychology
• Qualitative and Survey Research Design
• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Social Psychology in the Modern World: Theory, Research and Application
• Statistics for Psychology
• Biological and Cognitive Psychology

• Psychopathology
• Cognitive Development
• The Psychology of Crime, Investigation, and Punishment
• Cyberpsychology – the psychology of technology and the Internet

• Key Readings in Cognitive Psychology
• Final Year Project (Double) – ISP
• Psychology Placement
• Individual Differences and Conceptual Issues
• Culture and Psychology

• Health Psychology
• Faces, Forgetting and Forensic Psychology
• The psychology of deviance
• Psychology in Education
• Making a difference with psychology
• Happiness and Wellbeing: Social Scientific Approaches
• Current Perspectives on Autism Spectrum Disorders

Employability

The placement year will enable you to develop your CV writing and interview skills and work as a trainee psychologist gaining “on-the-job” experience away from the university. These experiences will greatly enhance your employability prospects along with the course being accredited by the British Psychological Society. You could take up any number of interesting careers in psychology such as working as a neuropsychologist, forensic, educational, or sports psychologist.

Previous employers

• Aiming High
• Brighter Futures
• NHS
• Civil Service