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Psychology degrees

You’re drawn to ideas about human behaviour. You want to explore the science and history around the way we think. Our courses offer total immersion, with access to state-of-the-art psychology facilities including EEG and Eye-Tracking labs.

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Applied and Clinical Psychology

Undergraduate - BSc (Hons)

Study in:
Distance learning
Available as:
5 years part-time
Accredited by:

British Psychological Society

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Psychology

Undergraduate - BSc (Hons)

Available in Clearing
Study in:
Cambridge
Available as:
3 years full-time
,
4 years with placement
,
4 years with foundation
Accredited by:

British Psychological Society

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Psychology with Clinical Psychology

Undergraduate - BSc (Hons)

Available in Clearing
Study in:
Cambridge
Available as:
3 years
,
4 years with placement
,
4 years with foundation
Accredited by:

British Psychological Society

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Psychology with Criminology

Undergraduate - BSc (Hons)

Available in Clearing
Study in:
Cambridge
Available as:
3 years full-time
,
4 years with foundation
,
4 years with placement
Accredited by:

British Psychological Society

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Psychosocial Studies

Undergraduate - BA (Hons)

Study in:
University Centre West Anglia
Available as:
Full-time
,
Part-time
Course features
  • Explore the relationship between self and society
  • Gain a rounded understanding of human behaviour and relationships
  • Study in King's Lynn at University Centre West Anglia
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We're here Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm (please note we close at 3.30pm on the first and third Thursday of the month for staff training), and Friday 9am-4.30pm.

Our School of Psychology and Sport Science is situated in the heart of Cambridge - a city renowned for its contribution to the study of the human psyche.

The specialist labs in our Science Centre house commercial software packages and specialist psychological equipment such as PowerLab devices for monitoring emotional and physiological response, a Tobii Pro 300TX eyetracker, driving simulator, Oculus Rift VR headset and much more.

Achieve a second-class honours degree or above, and you’ll be eligible for graduate chartered membership of the British Psychological Society. It’s your first step towards becoming a chartered psychologist.

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Tobii Pro 300TX eye-tracker equipment

Industry-standard equipment

Our labs house commercial software packages and specialist psychological equipment such as:

  • PowerLab devices for monitoring emotional and physiological response
  • a portable Nexus device, for recording similar activity outside the lab
  • a Tobii Pro 300TX eyetracker
  • driving simulator
  • Oculus Rift VR headset
  • visual and acoustic stimulation systems
  • functional near-infrared spectroscopy
  • 64 channel Brain Vision EEG/ERP system.
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Louise Kelly

"I’ve conducted my own research [which] has allowed me to gain first-hand experience of what it means to be a psychologist."

Louise Kelly

BSc (Hons) Psychology student

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