Psychology (Educational and Developmental Psychology), BSc (Hons), with industry placement

This BPS-accredited Psychology degree, specialising in Educational and Developmental Psychology, explores psychological development in educational contexts, including inclusion and support needs. It covers core BPS curriculum areas such as brain function, human cognition, emotions, behaviour, and their societal impacts, while offering a year-long work placement option. Taught by over 150 expert psychologists in one of the UK's largest departments, students access innovative laboratories and world-leading research, as recognised by the 2021 REF. Achieving a 2.2 honours degree grants eligibility for BPS Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership, paving the way for professional careers.Why study at NTU? The programme provides work-like experiences through placements, flexible optional modules for tailored learning, and global opportunities like field trips or study abroad. It builds employability with transferable skills in communication and analysis, alongside core modules in biological, social, developmental, and cognitive psychology, plus a final-year research project focused on the specialism. Assessment includes coursework, exams, and presentations.

Your first two years of your degree are designed to provide you with a thorough grounding in all core areas of psychology. You'll complete an introduction to psychology and core modules in biological, social, developmental and cognitive psychology, as well as undertaking training in research methods and statistics. You'll also complete bespoke modules that explore the academic and professional context of psychology with a particular focus on this specialism. Further specialisation takes place in the final year where most modules will be related to the specialism. 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. In your First Year, you will study key topic areas including: Psychological Research in Context (Educational and Developmental Psychology); Social and Developmental Psychology (One), Cognitive and Biological Psychology (One), Research Methods (One) and Statistics (One). In Year Two the core modules include: Analytical Thinking in Psychology; Cognitive and Biological Psychology (Two); Social and Developmental Psychology (Two); Research Methods and Statistics (Two); and Individual Differences and Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology. In your Final Year you will study Professional Practice in Psychology and undertake your Educational and Development Psychology Research Project. You will also have the chance to choose a number of optional modules. You can find a full list of these on the NTU website. Your Work Based Psychology Practice module is a unique feature of Psychology at NTU. 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. You also have the option of choosing to complete a four-year course that includes a year-long work placement in between Year Two and Year Three. You must apply with the UCAS code C807 to be considered for the four-year sandwich or placement course.