Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Psychology (C800)

Psychology is the scientific study of the most complex machine imaginable: the human mind. This BPS-accredited degree at Abertay University takes students on a journey to uncover the reasons behind human actions and interactions, digging deeper into the thoughts and feelings that trigger human behaviour.

The discipline of psychology is continually evolving, with many exciting new developments occurring across a number of core areas (Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, and Biological Psychology). The use of neural imaging techniques is one significant advancement, which helps us to understand the links between brain and behaviour. At Abertay, new developments in the field are readily incorporated into the core curriculum, with this programme offering a comprehensive selection of topics on human behaviour. The core areas follow the curriculum set out by the British Psychological Society.

Alongside the core curriculum, students will also have the opportunity to explore their interests across more specialist areas of psychology, such as language development, mental health and aging, psychology and technology, forensic psychology, brain and behaviour and evolutionary psychology. In addition, students will learn how to design their own psychology experiments and analyze a variety of data. This culminates in creating a supervised, student-led research project in the final year of the degree.

A BPS-accredited psychology degree is crucial for becoming a chartered psychologist. This is essential if students are keen to practice in areas such as clinical, counselling, educational, forensics, health, occupational or sport psychology. Psychology graduates gain a number of transferable skills, which are in high demand in the general graduate job market. These skills include numeracy, statistics and IT skills, communication and analytical thinking.