BSc (Hons) Psychology with Education Studies

Program Overview

This BPS-accredited program combines psychology and education studies, exploring human behavior through scientific methods. Graduates develop transferable skills, including critical thinking and data analysis, and pursue careers in fields such as criminal justice, education, and healthcare. The program covers core psychology areas with a focus on societal issues and their impact on education. DMU provides dedicated facilities and support for student learning.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited course explores human behavior using scientific methodology like observation, measurement, and testing to understand how and why people function. It combines psychology and education studies, introducing the history of formal education in the UK and exploring contemporary issues like social class, race and ethnicity, and social justice in education. Studying a professionally accredited psychology degree is a crucial first step towards a career as a psychologist or for pursuing postgraduate study. This program equips students with transferable skills like critical thinking and communication, as well as competencies related to the sector, such as scientific research methods, data analysis, and data presentation skills. Graduates of this course have pursued diverse careers where understanding societal issues is key, such as in criminal justice, education, social work, research, advertising, human resources, and healthcare. The course focuses on core areas of psychology including biological, cognitive, developmental, and social psychology, as well as covering personality and intelligence, research methods, and historical perspectives. Students explore perspectives and debates concerning contemporary cultural change and its impact on education and learning. Final year options allow students to tailor their study to specific career pathways.

Careers:

Graduates of this course have pursued diverse careers where understanding societal issues is key, such as in criminal justice, education, social work, research, advertising, human resources, and healthcare.

Other:

DMU offers dedicated computer laboratories with the latest analysis software, individual research cubicles, interview rooms, and an observation suite, all supported by their psychology technicians team.