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

Our four year joint honours BSc (Hons) Psychology and Sociology course with integrated placement year will enable you to explore some of the biggest topics in the world today, from gender, race and sexuality, to how we behave as a society, and how our behaviour is influenced by our genes. If you want to study a British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited degree and are curious about understanding human behaviour and how people and society operate, and why, studying Psychology and Sociology at Aston University is for you.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.Sociology is about how individual life experience relates to social problems, how they are reinforced by class, race, religion, and gender as well as how they perpetuate inequalities. Unequal life chances are produced and reproduced in education, health and the media and reflect on many aspects of our lives, from racism, sexuality, and crime to global issues such as migration and climate change.Psychology and Sociology are an ideal combination of complementary disciplines, with Psychology providing you with an understanding of the foundations of human behaviour and Sociology providing insights into how behaviour is constrained by society (law, education, media etc) thus together you will gain a greater insight into human behaviour, social structure and society.Key course benefits:

• Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and confers eligibility for the Graduate Membership of the BPS, which is vital for students who wish to ultimately train as a professional psychologist (clinical, educational, forensic, occupational etc) . It is also the first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist.

• 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).

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

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

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