Psychology - Study Abroad (Hons) Lancaster University

Overview

Throughout the Psychology - Study Abroad (Hons) course from Lancaster University  you will develop practical skills to support research in psychology such as experimental design, data analysis and report writing.

In addition to subject knowledge, you will develop valuable transferable skills that make you desirable to future employers. Through both independent and collaborative research opportunities, you will gain a variety of communication tools and learn how to design studies, analyse data, and present your findings through different means. These skills will enable you to work in a range of environments and research settings.

We hope you find your year overseas personally enriching. Our students often tell us that they return feeling more confident, self-assured and with a broader perspective to take into job interviews.

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 salary of £25,000 (HESA Graduate Outcomes Survey 2024) 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