Psychology (Hons) University of Gloucestershire

Overview

The Psychology (Hons) degree from University of Gloucestershire  aim is to help you learn to think about psychology, identifying the hidden assumptions that underlie how psychology is usually taught and practised. 

Psychology is a multi-faceted discipline that looks at topics from the operation of brain cells to the behaviour of people in social settings. Often these topics are looked at with a ‘one size fits all’ approach, based on traditional assumptions that are seldom challenged.  

We encourage you to engage with that challenge: to think about which assumptions and approaches may be more traditional than right. We consider how psychology reflects society, and emphasise the need to consider insights from other disciplines and from other cultures.

The overarching goal is to support students in becoming skilled thinkers who are well prepared for further training and careers in research, professional psychology, and a wide range of related disciplines. 

Career opportunities:

This allows you to pursue further training towards being a registered practitioner psychologist in a range of areas, including clinical, health, forensic, educational, counselling, occupational, and sport psychology. We’ll introduce you to these roles during the degree, and support you in your career planning towards them, including through module choices and extra-curricular activities. 

A psychology degree makes you an expert in dealing with people, and this is valuable for careers as diverse as marketing and human resources, through nursing and teaching, to probation and policing. 

You’ll do a placement module in your second year and be encouraged to continue work experience and placements on your own. Guest lecturers will give you an overview of different careers available, and how you can pursue both chartered psychology and non-chartered routes.  

If you decide you want to pursue a career in health psychology or forensic psychology, or want to pursue an academic route, we offer postgraduate programmes that you can follow after the degree.