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Education and Psychology (BSc)

Award
Bachelor of Science
Duration
3 years
Course Type
Full-time
Campus
Highfield
UCAS Course code
CX83

About this course

This course is full and closed to new applications. Search similar degrees in related courses or by browsing our course finder.

Psychology is an important resource for educators and policy makers. This course is for those interested in how education evolves, how people learn and how they behave in educational settings. Like a single-honours psychology degree, this course will prepare you for a wide range of psychology careers, as well as education-related jobs and further study.

Our course focuses on the rigorous, scientific study of education alongside the core topics of a psychology degree. You’ll also examine how psychology research applies to education.   

You’ll study topics such as:

  • curriculum design

  • behavioural neuroscience

  • developmental psychology

  • special educational needs

As part of your degree you can:

  • study UK and international systems, from primary to post-compulsory education

  • explore key topics like social justice, inclusion and digital literacy

  • use our custom observation rooms, eye-movement recording facilities and virtual reality labs

  • access our Institute for Equity and Effectiveness in Education (IE3), one of the country’s leading institutes for education research

  • study abroad at one of our exchange partner universities

This programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society. It can lead onto Chartered Membership.

Accreditations

What it's like to study Education and Psychology at Southampton

Chloe talks about her experience as a second year Education and Psychology student

Course location

This course is based at Highfield.

Awarding body

This qualification is awarded by the University of Southampton.

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Changes due to COVID-19

Although the COVID-19 situation is improving, any future restrictions could mean we might have to change the way parts of our teaching and learning take place in 2022 to 2023. This means that some of the information on this course page may be subject to change.

Find out more on our COVID advice page.

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