Why Sunderland for Psychology?
- Enthusiastic lecturers.
- State-of-the-art riverside campus with custom-built psychology laboratories.
- Innovative teaching and learning methods, such as problem-based learning and virtual learning environments.
- Lounge where students can relax between classes by watching DVDs and playing video games. Students are then able to discuss how psychology is represented through various media as well as meeting with friends.
- Final year options include areas such as forensic psychology, mental health, psychology of terrorism, psychology of sexual behaviour and intimate relationships, and clinical neuropsychology.
- Psychology Cafe is a student-run organisation which arranges for professionals to present their research and offer discussion on working in various fields of Psychology. It also co-ordinates trips to the British Psychological Society's annual student conference.
- Students are supported in their learning by a personal tutor who offers individual appointments on demand throughout the year.
- Plenty of opportunity to interact with other students and staff through weekly seminars and workshops.
- Formative feedback (practice assessments) offered on all modules so students can evaluate their progress.
- Varied assessments to cater for and develop the full range of graduate skills, including essays, group presentations, reports, portfolios, and case studies. No modules are assessed purely by examinations.
- Students' final year projects are individually supervised, allowing students to follow their own interests guided by the supervisor's own expertise.
- Excellent final year project options through the range of research interests of our staff in addition to our collaborations with the local National Health Service, the local Education Authority and the Metropolitan Police.
- BSc (Hons) Psychology and Combined Subjects major psychology are accredited as conferring eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society, provided the minimum standard of Second Class Honours are achieved. This is the first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist.
