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Psychology with Placement Year, BSc (Hons), Keele University

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Keele University

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About Psychology with Placement Year, BSc (Hons) - at Keele University

Are you ready to embark on your professional career with a work placement year, whilst building a foundation of knowledge in Psychology? Our four-year accredited programme enables you to take a scientific approach to understanding why people behave the way they do and apply your learnings through a work placement, developing industry insights and practical experience in the real-world. You will have the opportunity to personalise your studies, aligned to your interests and career aspirations.

Why study this course at Keele?

  • This programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)
  • Spend a year gaining practical experience in industry
  • Personalise your studies with a variety of optional modules which explore contemporary topics and debates
  • Gain the employability skills to enter a range of careers in business, service, education and caring professions
  • Engage with real-world psychology research projects

On this course you will follow the Single Honours Psychology structure, however between your second and final year with us you will take a year out to work within an applied setting. This might be working with a charity, working with people with mental health difficulties or disabilities, or acting as a research assistant in a university department.

Doing a placement year enables you to use the psychological knowledge and skills acquired from the course in a practical setting relevant to developing a professional psychology career. You may source your own placement to suit your future aspirations and interests, or take advantage of our links with local organisations. This approach offers you the best of both worlds in terms of finding a placement well suited for your career plans.

Please see the course page on the Keele website for full details.

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Entry requirements

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