BSc (Hons) Psychology
Unlock the human mind with a BSc Psychology degree. Gain insights into behaviour, reasoning and emotions in our BPS accredited 2-year degree.
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Why BSc Psychology?
The University of Buckingham’s unique tutorial teaching model is central to our teaching on the psychology degree. For every module on the psychology degree, you will have weekly tutorial meetings with your module tutor, each with a maximum of seven students. This means your tutors will get to know who you are and encourage you to engage with the content of the modules. Tutorials are also a great way to ask questions, get to know other students, and practice your teamworking skills. Our emphasis on employability skills means that we approach the tutorials as a professional work meeting where there is an expectation that students prepare for and participate in the tutorial.
By choosing to study psychology at The University of Buckingham, you’ll benefit from a committed team of lecturers who genuinely care about the people they teach because they spend time with their students.
Study
The psychology programme aims to build your autonomy and independence as you progress through your degree. At first offering introductory modules (level 4) that will underpin the rest of your degree with required knowledge and skills. Once all the core content required for our degree to be accredited with the BPS (British Psychological Society) is completed (level 5 modules in the middle part of your degree) we then concentrate on the application of psychology, particularly with a careers and employability focus.
Our programme does not include optional modules, as we offer choice in a different way. Rather than choosing options, that in fact narrows the scope of what you study, all our students take the same modules, which includes considering Psychology in Action, looking at different research areas to see how these translate into real-world applications. So for example, one key research areas in our School is cyberpsychology. The second focus is on Psychology in Practice, which explores the seven recognised practitioner areas of psychology:
- Clinical
- Counselling
- Educational
- Forensic
- Health
- Occupational
- Sports and exercise
As well as exciting new allied pathways such as Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner and Educational Mental Health Practitioner.
By covering all of these at this level, rather than offering options you do not have to choose between subjects and therefore get a more rounded understanding of all of the career options open to you within and beyond psychology. We build autonomy in terms of the content you engage with in assessments.
In the final two terms of your degree, you will undertake your own research project. You will design your own research, collect and analyse data and write your research up. This enables students to demonstrate many of the skills they have been taught throughout their degree programme and explore areas of personal interest or career relevance in more depth. In doing so you will demonstrate important project management skills. Unlike many other universities you will be able to develop a research project within an area of your choosing with the help of a one-to-one academic project supervisor.
British Psychological Society accredited degree
This unique two-year BSc degree is one of the few in the UK accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). It fast-tracks your entry into the field or postgraduate study, conferring eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the BPS upon achieving a minimum Second Class Honours and passing the final-year research project module.
Entry requirements
We encourage anyone interested in studying psychology to enquire, we are interested in hearing from all potential applicants. We have a high quality, engaging degree programme and want students who want to engage with what we have to offer and flourish within our unique teaching model.
The standard entry requirements for psychology are 128 – 112 UCAS Tarif points (A-level ABB-BBC or equivalent).
Applications to Buckingham are considered on an individual basis by the University Admissions Office. Many factors are taken into account so if you have a different educational and work experience please contact us and talk to our admissions team.
Applicants with BTEC and similar qualifications are welcome to apply, including if you have a mix of BTEC and A levels. We also accept a wide range of international qualifications including International Baccalaureate. You can use the UCAS website to calculate your tariff points to find out what your qualifications are or will be worth.
Where an applicant is taking the EPQ alongside A-levels, the EPQ will be taken into consideration and result in slightly lower A-level grades being required.
Applicants must also have GCSE English and Maths at Grade C / Grade 4, or above (or equivalent).
If English is not your first language you will also need an IELTS score of 6.5, with at least 6.0 in each component. Pre-sessional and foundation options are also available to support English Language competency and preparation for Higher Education study.
Foundation options are also available. Please contact the Admissions Office. You can call on +44 (0)1280 820227 or get in touch using our contact form for more information.
Selection process
The Admissions Team will work to ensure you are provided with an offer as quickly as possible given your educational qualifications, work experience and personal statement. Some candidates may be invited to attend an interview before they are made an offer, but this is so that we can help you to establish whether Buckingham is a good fit for you. These interviews can be done remotely via Teams or Zoom.
Mature Home students (over 21) may be given an offer to study at the University based on their experience, together with any formal qualifications they hold. Mature International students will be offered the same opportunities as home students.
Our Admissions Office will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Call on +44 (0)1280 820227 or email: admissions@buckingham.ac.uk
Teaching and assessment
Quality teaching
We offer high quality teaching using our unique tutorial teaching model. Buckingham degrees are recognised around the world. You will have lectures with your whole cohort, seminars of varying sizes and weekly tutorials with a maximum of seven students in total.
High calibre staff
Our academic staff conduct research alongside their teaching, with dedicated research periods (non-teaching) within the year. Because of this, we have no difficulty in attracting high calibre, highly respected lecturers. University of Buckingham lecturers enjoy spending time with students because they all teach within our tutorial teaching model. It is also the philosophy of Buckingham’s staff to be available to students outside the scheduled tutorial times and to encourage good working relationships between staff and students.
Innovative Assessment
A feature of our programme is our innovative approach to assessment. This means that the assessment of individual modules varies. Most modules have a combination of within module coursework, where you can explore the depth of a subject and develop skills. Examples include presentations, essays and research reports.
Alongside this, the breadth of a topic is assessed via either an exam, portfolio or our most recent addition of a viva. Vivas see students engage in an assessed discussion with their tutors, that will enable you to showcase your knowledge and understanding. Our students have fed back that these professional conversations offer a supportive assessment environment and build on the academic discussions we have every week in tutorials. In a climate of increasing concerns about inappropriate use of GenAI, they also offer future employers and academic recruiters’ assurance that the degrees we award reflect each student’s true potential.
Preparation for work
All our degree courses combine academic challenge with the transferable skills that will stand you in good stead for future employment. The Buckingham tutorial teaching model means that our students are better prepared than other student to discuss their ideas and communicate their understanding of psychology.
After your course
Graduate employment
Our graduates have gone on to further study at most of the world’s leading universities, including Harvard, London, Oxford and Cambridge, and secured jobs in senior positions around the world.
As our Psychology graduates gain a plethora of valuable skills, they have gone on to some of the most successful and exciting career paths, in addition to further study. You can read a selection of them in our library of Psychology success stories.
Course fees
The fees for this course are:
| Start | Type | 1st Year | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
Month Year Full-time (2 Years) | UK | £00,000 | £00,000 |
| INT | £00,000 | £00,000 | |
Month Year Full-time (2 Years) | UK | £00,000 | £00,000 |
| INT | £00,000 | £00,000 |
The University reserves the right to increase course fees annually in line with inflation linked to the Retail Price Index (RPI). If the University intends to increase your course fees it will notify you via email of this as soon as reasonably practicable.
Course fees do not include additional costs such as books, equipment, writing up fees and other ancillary charges. Where applicable, these additional costs will be made clear.
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How to apply
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