Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behaviour, so virtually anything related to the behaviour of humans and animals - normal or abnormal, social or personal, adult or child, subjective feelings or overt behaviour - is of interest to psychologists.
Psychology is a science, with all our students taking modules in statistics and experimental design, as required by our accrediting body, the British Psychological Society (BPS). Our Psychology degree programme is very diverse and stimulating and is consistently rated as 'excellent' by both our students and external examiners.
Work placement opportunities:
We have offered assessed work placements since 2013 and send over 50 students on placement across the public, private and third sectors every year. In addition, students can transfer in year 2 to BSc Psychology with Professional Placement where they undertake a 12-month paid work placement.
Psychology Degree highlights
The Insight Programme: our employability programme and optional work placement module has been commended by BPS and our employers.
Professional Accreditations
- All BSc Psychology graduates automatically become graduate members (MBPsS) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).The BPS is the representative body for psychology and psychologists in the UK.
World Class Facilities
- The School has specialised facilities for human experimental psychology, movement and perception, individual differences, social psychology, child development and psychophysiology. We have a state-of-the-art mobile laboratory for gathering data in schools and other sites. Undergraduate students use these in their second and final years.
Internationally Renowned Experts
- Research-led Teaching: research in the School of Psychology has been judged to be 'world-leading' and 'outstanding' by the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The results place the School among the UK's top 20 Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience departments in terms of research impact. The impact figures reflect how the School's research knowledge is informing policy makers, developing industry partnerships and ultimately touching on the lives of thousands of individuals.
Careers
Career Prospects
Introduction
The BSc Honours in Psychology is accredited
as conferring eligibility for the Graduate Basis
for Chartered Membership, provided the
minimum standard of a 2.2 is achieved and the
final year thesis is passed
Psychology graduates possess an arguably
unique combination of numeracy and
communication skills, which make them
highly valued by employers in other sectors.
Throughout the three years of the degree,
we have embedded employability skills and
opportunities which prepare our students for
the world of work after graduation.
Our Psychology graduates have gone onto a
wide variety of careers including journalism,
human resources, teaching, social work,
accountancy, and research. Other graduates
are practitioner psychologists specialising in
Clinical, Educational, Health, Occupational and
Sport and Exercise Psychology.
Studying for a Psychology degree at Queen's will assist you in developing the core skills and employment-related experiences that are valued by employers, professional organisations and academic institutions. Graduates from this degree at Queen's are well regarded by many employers (local, national and international) and over half of all graduate jobs are now open to graduates of any discipline, including Psychology.
Although the majority of our graduates are interested in pursuing careers in Psychology, significant numbers develop careers in a wide range of other sectors. Examples of these are: Market research, social work, nursing, advertising, sales, personnel management and careers guidance are all areas for which a psychology degree will provide a good basis.
Psychology graduates will have knowledge of the assessment of personality, intelligence and attitudes, interviewing techniques, questionnaire design and analysis, child development, and methods of teaching and learning.
A psychology degree is also a good basis for many jobs where employees receive additional training e.g. (the police, Armed Forces, advertising and broadcasting) or where they will gain further professional qualifications while working (e.g. banking, accountancy, management, personnel, market research). Psychology graduates may work in an interdisciplinary position with, for example, biologists, engineers, physiologists and physicists. However, employers are usually looking for general or 'transferable' skills, and a psychology degree provides an arguably unique combination of these.
You should also take a look at the Prospects website for further information concerning the types of jobs that attract Psychology Graduates.
Employment after the Course
The Insight Programme: our employability programme and optional work placement module has been commended by BPS and our employers.
Year Placement: students can transfer in year 2 to BSc Psychology with Professional Placement where they undertake a 12 month paid work placement.
Additional Awards Gained(QSIS ELEMENT IS EMPTY)
Prizes and Awards(QSIS ELEMENT IS EMPTY)
Degree plus award for extra-curricular skills
In addition to your degree programme, at Queen's you can have the opportunity to gain wider life, academic and employability skills. For example, placements, voluntary work, clubs, societies, sports and lots more. So not only do you graduate with a degree recognised from a world leading university, you'll have practical national and international experience plus a wider exposure to life overall. We call this Degree Plus. It's what makes studying at Queen's University Belfast special.
