Psychology (Part-time) Birkbeck, University of London

Overview

The Psychology (Part-time) degree at Birkbeck, University of London will give you a deep understanding of the key subject areas and specialisms within psychology, including biological, cognitive, developmental and social psychology. 

This British Psychological Society-accredited degree will thoroughly prepare you for a career as a professional psychologist, working, for instance, as a clinical, educational, organisational, forensic or sports psychologist. A key feature of this course is its specialist pathways, which enable you to focus in your final year on a specialism within psychology, choosing from psychology, psychology with neuroscience, psychology with child development, or psychology in practice.

This course will teach you how to engage critically with psychological literature, identify problems and formulate research questions and hypotheses, find appropriate methods for collecting and analysing data and draw conclusions and integrate findings. You will learn essential research skills and undertake a research project on a topic that interests you, under the guidance of one of our academic experts. You will also gain a range of transferable skills that are highly sought after across a wide range of careers. If you are interested in continuing your studies, then this programme will give you the foundational knowledge and research skills you need to successfully pursue postgraduate training or research. 

Careers

Graduates can pursue careers in psychology, human relations, education or marketing. This degree may also be useful in becoming a clinical psychologist, further education lecturer, human resources officer or market researcher.