Overview

You’ll have the chance to develop your skills and understanding in a superb setting – with specialised facilities for observing children playing and interacting with others, together with a cognitive neuroscience lab for observing their minds. There’s also the chance to go on a placement to assist with child-centred research. And, thanks to extensive links with schools and children’s services, you can focus on Educational Psychology – studying language development, literacy, peer relations, online safeguarding, antisocial behaviour and bullying.

Whether you see your future in clinical psychology, research, education or a range of other roles in and around child development, this degree can offer the tools and knowledge for a fascinating career.

Future careers

The Psychology of Child Development (Hons) programme from University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) offers the specialist skills for a range of roles working with children, but also provides the knowledge to open a broad range of other paths too.

This degree offers a strong foundation for pursuing a future working with children in educational or clinical psychology. For many of our graduates, that means taking the next step with specialist postgraduate study, including our own BPS-accredited masters degrees.

Accreditation

This degree is BPS-accredited providing Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC).

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Methods and practice of psychological inquiry
Social and Developmental Psychology
Neurocognitive Development and Disorders
Clinical Psychology
Psychology in Education
Violent and Sexual Offending

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-29 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6

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PTE Academic

60

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Psychology Childhood Studies View 775 other Bachelors in Psychology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6

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PTE Academic

60

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

UCAS: 104-120 points at A2
BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM-DDM
BTEC Diploma: D*D-D*D*
Pass Access Course: 104 -120 UCAS points
International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 104 -120 points from Higher Level Subjects
T level: M
IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5
GCSEs: 5 at grade C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent

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Tuition Fee

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International

17325 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 17325 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

9250 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9250 GBP per year during 36 months.

UK students:

Sandwich year: £1,575 for the sandwich year

Part-time: £1,540 per 20 credits

Living costs for Preston

751 - 1425 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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