Swansea University - BSc Psychology

BSc Single Honours Psychology

School of Human Sciences

Psychology is a department within the School of Human Sciences. The Psychology Department at Swansea was the first in the UK to be awarded the highest (‘Excellent’) rating by the Higher Education Funding Council for the quality of its teaching and learning environment.

The UCAS code for this course is: C800
Full time study: 3 year degree scheme

Part-time study:

Staff of the Department have a broad range of research interests and the undergraduate course is broad-based and eclectic, thus providing a sound education in Psychology.

All our Psychology Degrees are validated by the British Psychological Society and confer Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR), giving you an ideal foundation for further training. The two Degrees in Law and Psychology (CM81 and CM8C) are also accredited by both the Law Society and the Bar Council as qualifying degrees for the purposes of the legal profession if an additional 10-credit short course in Law is taken in the second year, making 130 credits in that year, (with the usual 120 credits in Years 1 and 3).

Standard Entry requirements

GCSE Mathematics Grade C or above or an equivalent qualification is required for Psychology programmes. Three good A levels are expected, Access and other qualifications are considered on an individual basis but will reflect the points expected at A level.

Typical offers for BA/BSc Single Honours: 300-320 UCAS tariff points but excluding General Studies, Key Skills and non A level Music exams. Joint Honours: 280-300 tariff points (except Joint Honours Law 300-320 tariff points) also excluding General Studies, Key Skills and non A level Music exams. For Joint Honours Psychology with Biological Sciences, A level Biology is required. In addition, Joint Honours with Welsh or a Foreign Language may have further language requirements. Therefore, all Joint Honours candidates should also consult the other subject entry for their chosen combination.

Joint Honours courses with European Languages are four years long, with the third year being a year of study abroad.

Scholarships and Bursaries
Scholarships and bursaries for this course will be announced shortly. Our general scholarship and bursaries web pages have a full listing of available funding plus advice on how to secure your programme of study.
Research

Swansea has an enviable reputation when it comes to promoting research and our facilities are world-class. The admissions tutor can provide you with detailed information on the varied research facilities available to you for this course.

Accreditation

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Assessment

Teaching methods within the Department are all lecture based, small group work (tutorials), laboratory based, project and assignment based. You will attend a series of practical classes in Levels 1 and 2 and will learn to design, plan and carry out experiments, write practical reports and carry out statistical analyses in preparation for the Level 3 project. Assessment at Level 1 is by means of a multiple choice questionnaire and course essays. You will also be asked to write a series of reports about experimental work you carry out. Assessment for most lecture-based modules at Levels 2 and 3 is by means of written examinations during the summer term or a combination of written examinations and course essays. Again, reports of research work are an integral part of your assessment

Important Dates

Information regarding dates and times for Enrolment can be found on the Student Records webpages.

UK/EU Undergraduates

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International Students

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