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

The BSc (Hons) Psychology with Sociology is a British Psychological Society (BPS)-accredited program that integrates in-depth psychology training with the study of social systems and societal dynamics. It covers core BPS areas, including brain functions, human cognition, behavior, and their real-world applications, while dedicating a third to sociological topics like crime, gender, and poverty. Students can opt for a one-year work placement and benefit from expert teaching in one of the UK's largest psychology departments, supported by advanced laboratories and world-leading research.The curriculum includes foundational modules in psychology and sociology across three years, with options to tailor studies and undertake a research project. Assessment involves coursework, exams, presentations, and tests. NTU offers work experience, flexible modules, international opportunities, and strong employability outcomes, with BPS accreditation enabling graduate membership for professional psychology careers.

In the first two years of your degree, you'll complete an introduction to psychology and core modules in biological, social, developmental, and cognitive psychology, and you'll undertake training in research methods and statistics. In sociology, you'll complete additional modules covering social structure and social life, thinking sociologically, classical sociological theory, and another sociology module of your choice. In your final year, you'll sit a further core module in psychology, and can tailor your studies (often with a view to future employment opportunities) by choosing from a range of optional psychology and sociology modules. In your final year you'll also complete a research project in psychology, focused on a topic of your choosing under the supervision of a research-active member of staff. You can also take part in the innovative Professional Practice in Psychology module. Taking on the role of a consultant psychologist, you will work on real-life problem scenarios supplied by external organisations, and provide evidence-based solutions to these organisations. Year One Core modules are: Introduction to Psychology, Research Methods (One), Statistics (One), Foundations of Social Theory, Identity, Culture and Student Life, and What is Society? Year Two core modules are: Research Methods and Statistics (Two), Cognitive and Biological Psychology, Social and Developmental Psychology, Analytical Thinking in Counselling, and Constructing Modern Societies. Year Three core modules are: Psychology Research Project, Professional Practice in Psychology and an Advanced Psychology option. In your final year you will also be able to select an optional Psychology module and an optional Sociology module.