Psychology (Hons) Solent University

Overview

You’ll also have the option to undertake work-based learning as part of your studies. To reflect the wide range of careers that are open to graduates, the course can be tailored with optional modules that suit your specific ambitions.

Psychology is a popular subject because it has relevance to so many areas of everyday life. It is of interest to anyone who wants to understand what causes certain elements of human behaviour and how knowledge of that behaviour can be applied. 

As a Psychology (Hons) student here at Solent University you will explore how people act and interact, both as individuals and in groups, while analysing the thoughts and feelings that underlie specific behaviours.

Careers

Studying psychology gives students a broad range of skills that span both science and the arts, opening up opportunities with a wide variety of employers. Around two thirds of psychology graduates are in employment in the UK six months after graduating, while almost a quarter undertake further study or combine further study with work.

The scientific aspects of Solent’s psychology programme provides useful tools for careers in healthcare, law enforcement, finance, IT and research. Students will graduate with the ability to critically analyse a problem, formulate a considered response, create an argument and generate new ideas. 

All of these skills lend themselves well to careers in the creative industries, the legal sector, government administration and education.

Postgraduate study and training is essential if you want to become a chartered psychologist or register as a practitioner psychologist with the Health & Care Professionals Council (HCPC).

Accreditation

The programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society.