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BSc (Hons) Psychology with Integrated Foundation Year

Learn a comprehensive and integrated approach to examining the brain and human behaviour. You'll study a wide range of phenomena. You'll also 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

Our BSc (Hons) Psychology course is built around five key areas of psychology, set by the British Psychological Society (BPS). You’ll explore how the human mind has developed over time, using ideas from evolution to understand why we think and behave the way we do.

You’ll shape your studies around what interests you and where you want to go in your career. In your final year, you can choose from modules like mental health, addiction, and clinical neuropsychology.

This course is approved by the BPS. If you graduate with a 2:2 or above, you can gain Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC). This is an important first step towards becoming a professional psychologist.

A psychology degree can take you in lots of different directions. You might follow a traditional psychology career, or use your skills in other areas that value how you think and work with people. For example:

  • Management
  • Counselling
  • Advertising
  • Policy development
  • Social work.

You can also choose to continue your studies after you graduate. Whatever path you take, this course gives you the knowledge and skills to move forward with confidence.

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 their complex lives may impact 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

Our teaching methods include lectures, seminars, workshops, one-to-ones, and group tutorials. You'll also have personal development sessions with staff to develop your employability skills.

You’ll be assessed in a range of ways, so you can show what you’ve learned in different formats. As well as your final assessments, you’ll get regular feedback to help you improve as you go.

Assessment methods include:

  • Essays
  • Scientific reports
  • Presentations
  • Multimedia web pages
  • Expert witness reports
  • Case studies
  • Exams
  • Portfolios
  • Online quizzes
  • Academic posters
  • Patchwork tests
  • Exhibitions and poster conferences
  • Designing behaviour change interventions.

This course shares a common first year with BSc (Hons) Forensic Psychology, BSc (Hons) Clinical Psychology, and BSc (Hons) Psychology with Counselling. This means you can switch to one of these routes at the end of the first year if you decide to specialise.

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.

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