Psychology (Hons) Lancaster University

Overview

The Psychology (Hons) course from Lancaster University  starts with a broad overview of the main themes where you will explore theories, evaluate scientific research, and learn to construct formal arguments. Alongside this you will develop practical skills to support research in psychology such as experimental design, data analysis and report writing.

Career opportunities:

Understanding how the human mind works, our motivations, and behaviours is a strong foundation for a range of careers. Psychologists work in many sectors, such as the NHS, advertising, local government, police forces, social services, the commercial sector, and academia. Careers are varied and interesting, and you’ll find opportunities that might not seem obvious to you. The skills you gain in reasoning, problem solving, data handling, report writing and project management will also give you an advantage in non-psychology roles, such as human resources, marketing, journalism, management and careers advice. All of this makes you a very competitive prospect – with an equally competitive median starting salary of £22,750 (HESA Graduate Outcomes Survey 2023) for graduates of our programmes.

Here are just some of the roles that our Psychology students have progressed into upon graduating:

• Researcher – Directory of Social Change
• Psychology Content Writer – Love Intelligence Coaching
• Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - IESO
• Assistant General Manager – NHS
• Programme Coordinator – Alzheimer’s Disease Association
• Clinical Support Worker – NHS
• Customer Success and Creative Associate – ProofPoint
• Support Worker – MacIntryre
• Senior Research Executive – Mustard Research
• Detective – Lancashire Constabulary
• Trainee Educational and Mental Health Practitioner – Barnardo’s Children’s Charity