Philosophy and Psychology (Hons) University of Nottingham

Overview

In philosophy, you’ll reflect on the foundations of world beliefs, while in psychology you’ll adopt a scientific approach to explore how belief, judgement, and general cognition act as central aspects of human existence and experience. Learn more at the Philosophy and Psychology (Hons) course from University of Nottingham.

By combining philosophy with psychology, you’ll develop a broad range of skills highly valued by a wide range of employers. You’ll graduate with advanced analytical and practical skills, as well as exceptional communication and persuasion, enabling you to articulate complex ideas with clarity and confidence.

Careers

The two strands of this degree reinforce each other allowing you to stand out to employers. You'll gain knowledge about both:

• why we say and do things 
• whether we should say and do those things

You will graduate with transferable skills including the ability to:

• communicate effectively
• solve problems
• develop and sustain a reasoned argument
• collect and analyse data
• study and think independently

The skills you develop will make you:

• resilient - as the nature of work changes you can adapt
• flexible - you can choose across different sectors as you develop and grow and opportunities arise

The Philosophy and Psychology graduates have gone on to a wide range of careers including:

• accountancy
• law
• HR
• mental health and therapy
• civil service
• media
• education

They also have a good record of the undergraduates progressing to Masters and PhD study.