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BSc (Hons) Psychology with Integrated Foundation Year

Learn a comprehensive and integrated approach to examining the brain and human behaviour. Study a wide range of phenomena. Develop transferable skills you can use in any context.

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UCAS codeC802
Duration4 years
Fee (UK)£9,790
LocationOn campus

Course summary

The BSc (Hons) Psychology course is built around five key areas of psychology, as defined by the British Psychological Society (BPS), and uses ideas from evolution to help you understand how the human mind has developed over time. This is important to help you understand human thoughts and behaviours.

You’ll shape your studies around your interests, which allows learning that's applicable and relatable to matters that concern you and your future career. You can pursue your interests in your final year by choosing from a diverse and inclusive range of modules such as mental health and illness, addiction, and clinical neuropsychology.

Because this course is approved by the British Psychological Society (BPS), if you graduate with a 2:2 or above, you can gain Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC), an essential step towards becoming a professional psychologist

After graduating, you’ll be ready for a wide range of exciting careers. Beyond traditional psychology career pathways, your transferable skills are highly valued in sectors such as management, counselling, advertising, policy development, and social work. Whether you aim to specialise through postgraduate study or apply psychology in broader contexts, this degree equips you with the knowledge and experience to thrive.

Why Sunderland for Psychology

Integrated Foundation Year

This course is available with an Integrated Foundation Year, an extra year of your degree. This route offers a supportive way of transitioning into university study. It may be suitable for you if you:

  • Have valuable work or life experience but no formal qualifications
  • Are returning to education after a break
  • Want to change direction or explore a new career path
  • Have just missed the entry requirements for the three-year course.

We’re enhancing our Integrated Foundation Year to give you an even stronger start to your degree. The updated modules will align more with your chosen subject area. This will help you build the knowledge, confidence, and skills you need for your studies. We'll share full details soon and can't wait to tell you more.

Please note, this route isn’t available to international students.

Accreditations and approvals

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David Connor

My course has given me a greater understanding of the young people I work with and how the complexities of their lives may be impacting how they behave and feel. This has allowed me to develop patience when engaging with them.

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What you'll study

Many of our courses include a range of modules you can choose from. Some options may only be available if you’ve already studied specific modules. If you’re not sure what you need before picking a module, your course leader can help.

Undergraduate module credits should total 120 credits per academic year. If optional modules are available, choose an amount that totals 120 credits.

How you'll learn

Teaching methods include a mixture of large and small lectures, seminars and workshops, one-to-ones, and group tutorials. You'll also have personal development sessions with academic staff to help with your studies and developing your employability skills.

As well as assessments that count towards your degree, there are ongoing assessments for feedback and consolidating your learning. Assessment methods include essays, scientific reports, presentations, multimedia web pages, expert witness reports, writing formulations, case studies, exams, portfolios, online quizzes, academic posters, patchwork text, an exhibition, an academic poster conference, post occupancy evaluation, and designing behaviour change interventions.

This course shares a common first year with BSc (Hons) Forensic Psychology, BSc (Hons) Psychology with Counselling, and BSc (Hons) Clinical Psychology, which allows you to change routes at the end of the first year should one of these specialisms appeal to you.

Entry requirements

Fees and finance support

UK£9,790

Undergraduate fees are set according to rules from Government in line with forecast inflation. If you're a Home fee-paying student, the fee for your first year of study for 2026/27 will be £9,790. You'll pay tuition fees for every year of study. Fees may increase every year based on the Retail Price Index.

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Full-time UK/Irish/EU settled/EU pre-settled students may be eligible for financial support. This would cover your fees for the full four years. UK and EU settled students may also be eligible to receive a maintenance loan.

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Disclaimer

We want to make sure you have clear and accurate information about our courses. Our website always shows the latest updates. If you’ve applied and you're offered a place, we’ll contact you in writing if anything important changes.

For more information, view our programme specifications. These include course content, learning outcomes, and the skills you'll gain.