Psychology and Business, BSc (Hons), with industry placement

Our four year BSc (Hons) Psychology and Business Joint Honours course with integrated placement year will enable you to benefit from a unique mix of expert teaching, and real world placement opportunities that will help you to develop the skills and insight needed for a variety of careers.Psychology is a fascinating subject that aims to understand why people behave in the way that they do, by considering the complex interplay between biological, psychological, environmental, cultural, and social influences on behaviour.Studying psychology at Aston University will provide you with the basis for understanding why people act in certain ways, and insight into methods of changing their behaviour.Studying business will provide you with breadth of business knowledge including the functions of management and science of decision-making.Psychology and Business are an ideal combination of complementary disciplines, with Psychology providing you with an understanding of the foundations of human behaviour, which can then be applied to Business contexts, such as managing and motivating the workforce, making effective business decisions, and communicating effectively with customers. Likewise, studying Business will enable you to understand psychological knowledge and theories in the context of a real-world setting. Accredited as conferring eligibility for the Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS). This accreditation is the first step you’ll need to become a Chartered Psychologist if you wish to take this path. This means that, not only will you have the right preparation and knowledge, but the right accreditations for a successful career as a psychologist too.On successful graduation from the course (this includes the completion of a work placement, appropriate choice of final year modules, and payment of the appropriate membership fee) you will also be eligible to become an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and be permitted to use the letters Assoc. CIPD after your name.Studying psychology and business at Aston gives you the opportunity to complete a professional placement year, in the UK, or even overseas. Taking a placement year gives you valuable life experience in the context of working alongside professionals in a working environment. You will gain genuine practical work experience that is invaluable in developing an appreciation of issues such as office politics, which cannot be replicated in the lecture room. Such an experience is both personally enriching and valued by future employers.Key course benefits:

• This course is one of only a few undergraduate degrees in the UK to offer both a professional psychology and business accreditation: British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

• Our integrated placement year will give you the opportunity to gain valuable real-wold experience, setting your studies in the context of a working environment, designed to boost your future employment prospects. Placements can be taken in a psychology or related professional setting in both the UK and abroad.

• Aston is ranked 2nd in the UK for Health Professions (Guardian University Guide, 2022).

• In the Top 25 in the UK graduate prospects for Psychology (Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2022).

• Ranked in the Top 15 in the UK for Psychology graduate salaries one year after graduation (Longitudinal Graduate Outcomes data, 2021).

• Learn in a research rich environment. Aston is ranked in the Top 10 for research quality in Psychology (Complete University Guide 2022).