Psychology UCL

Overview

The first year of your degree comprises of a combination of compulsory modules and one elective module. Compulsory modules include a general introduction to scientific psychology, research design and data analysis, topics in cognitive psychology, social psychology, and individual differences.There are no elective modules in the second year, but your learning will continue in the areas of developmental psychology, health and clinical psychology, language and cognition, perception, and the neurological underpinnings of behaviour. You will continue your studies in research design and data analysis.In your third year you will choose modules to be taken in psychology (from a range of specified options) and you will undertake a compulsory research project in an area of your choice. Your project will be supervised by a member of academic staff and will be empirical by nature, utilising the research and data analysis skills you will have acquired.

In your final year you will take Master's-level modules from a range of options usually within the areas of psychology, psychiatry and language sciences, and also in advanced data analysis. Students on the applied route will take a compulsory module on behavioural research methods in applied settings.

What this course will give you

The  University College London (UCL) Division of Psychology and Language Sciences is one of the largest centres of psychology teaching and research in the UK. Its cutting-edge research is internationally recognised.

There are two routes to this Psychology programme: research and applied. Students on the research route will be embedded within a UCL research lab or department for most of their final year, working alongside world-leading researchers and their teams to produce an independent piece of research.

Students on the applied route will gain experience of applying psychological theory within a workplace setting and will also be exposed to the challenges of carrying out research within a work environment.

Employability

• In addition to subject-based skills and knowledge, psychology graduates also acquire a number of transferable skills e.g. numeracy, IT literacy, data-management, time-management, independent research, team working, report writing, presentation skills, communication and literacy skills, and the ability to work ethically and professionally with people. 
• These abilities are all highly valued in a range of employment fields.