Psychology Undegraduate (Undergrad)

1. BSc (Hons) Psychology

Study Psychology
Whether you’re considering a career in psychology or looking to build some practical transferable skills to keep your options open, our BSc (Hons) Psychology is a great place to start.

Ready to start your studies this September? Apply now for our BSc (Hons) Psychology with Foundation Year available in Leeds from September 2022.

If you’re browsing for September 2023, discover our full- and part-time BSc (Hons) Psychology online or face-to-face at our Leeds campus. We offer flexibility to suit your needs.

What skills will you gain by studying psychology?

Studying psychology at The University of Law will equip you with critical psychological skills, knowledge and values that can be applied to real world contexts. You’ll also build skills in scientific reasoning, be able to understand the role of evidence and make critical judgements in psychological arguments.

You will graduate with skills such as problem solving, research, communication and self-evaluation – competencies that can be applied to future studies, as well as enhancing your professional skills.

What can studying psychology lead to?

With support from our dedicated psychology employability experts and our practical teaching methods, you’ll graduate prepared to explore career options in areas such as psychology, health, education, policing and business, or undertake further study in the field.

Why study psychology with The University of Law?

Award-winning Employability support: From day one to beyond graduation, you’ll have access to 1:1 support from our experienced Employability Service.

Preparing you for a career in psychology: Our Applications of Professional Psychology module and work-based learning in Year 3 will enhance your future career prospects.

1st for Teaching: We’re ranked first amongst universities in England for teaching in the 2021 National Student Survey.

• Our Heritage
  We are the largest provider of legal education in the UK (HESA 2020/21). We can trace our origins to 1876 with the formation of tutorial firm Gibson & Weldon, and in 2016, we opened our leading Business School. With a rich heritage and a reputation for innovation and contemporary teaching practices, we continuously focus on developing the best legal and business minds.
• Innovative and Contemporary Teaching Practices
  All of our courses – from our undergraduate law degrees to our diverse range of business courses and postgraduate programmes – are designed with a unique, varied and innovative learning approach proven to deliver self-reliant professionals who can compete in the fast changing professional world. With a focus on developing skills in problem-solving, weighing up arguments, critical thinking and commercial awareness, our courses are designed to prepare you for the real-life challenges of the working world.
• Powerful Connections
  Our track record of excellence in learning and development has helped us establish worldwide connections within the legal and business industries. This is why many leading global law firms and businesses work exclusively with us to develop their people, and why employers of all types want to meet our students. It’s why law schools and professional bodies around the world choose to enter into strategic alliances with us.We have a vast network in the legal industry and deliver legal training to 94 of the top 100 law firms, with exclusive relationships with 60 of the top UK law firms and many of the most prestigious US firms in the UK, including those listed below.
• The Most Experienced Tutors
  More than 250 of our tutors are qualified lawyers and business professionals, and all have extensive practical experience which they are able to pass on to our students. We facilitate this process with high levels of student-to-tutor contact time and small class sizes – one of the reasons that many firms insist their trainees study with us.
• Focused on Employability
  We focus exclusively on practice-based training and give students access to our expert Careers and Employability service database as soon as they accept a place with us. Students also benefit from our pioneering and award-winning pro bono programmes, which allow them to gain valuable work experience by helping real clients from the local community.
• Rated a 5 star Institution by QS
  In June 2021 we were awarded 5 stars in the World University Rankings, by global higher education analysts, QS (Quacquarelli Symonds). QS states a typical five-star institution is “generally world-class in a broad range of areas, enjoys an excellent reputation and has cutting-edge facilities and internationally renowned research and teaching faculty.” As well as achieving an overall 5 Star rating as an institution and for the Law subject, we have achieved 5 stars in Teaching, Employability, Online Learning, Academic Development and Inclusiveness and 4 stars for Specialist Criteria for our LLB and Internationalisation.
• Widening Access and Participation
  We take our responsibility to widen access and participation within legal and business education seriously. Our Access and Participation Plans with the Office for Students detail our ambition and strategy to widen access and participation. Access and Participation Plan 2020-21 to 2024-25 ➔
• Degree Outcomes Statement
  As set out in the UK Standing Committee for Quality Assessment’s (UKSCQA) Statement of Intent, Higher Education providers are expected to publish a Degree Outcomes Statement analysing their institutional degree classification profile and articulating the results of an internal institutional review. The publication of Degree Outcomes Statements helps providers demonstrate that they meet the expectations of the Quality Code for Higher Education that relate to protecting the value of qualifications and the Office for Students’ ongoing conditions of registration on academic standards.The University of Law’s Degree Outcome Statement follows the guidance provided by the UKSCQA on producing Degree Outcome Statements.Read our Degree Outcomes Statement 2022 ➔
• External Examiner Reports
  External examiner annual reports are an important tool in helping the University assure the academic standards of its awards. All reports are thoroughly reviewed by the relevant Academic Board sub-committees and programme management teams, with all issues, actions and responses carefully recorded and monitored. Reports are published on the University’s website in accordance with QAA guidelines.
• How We Spend our Fees
  The University strives to provide value for money by continually committing to investing in and enhancing the student experience.
• Sustainability
  Discover what we’re doing to help tackle the global climate crisis with the support of our students and staff.Find out more ➔
• Safeguarding
  The University of Law recognises that it owes a duty of care towards all members of the University community and an enhanced duty towards those under the age of 18 and adults who risk to ensure that they are safeguarded against the risk of abuse. The University considers its duty to pay due regard to the need to prevent people from the risk of being drawn into terrorism [the Prevent Duty] as part of its safeguarding duties.The University encourages a culture whereby all members of the University community feel safe, involved and socially included in University life. A number of policies and procedures have been developed by the University and these can be found within our policies.
• Free Business Master’s
  We are the first and only UK university to offer a free Master’s on successful completion of an undergraduate Business School degree***

• Ranked first amongst universities in England for teaching in the 2021 National Student Survey and in the Top Five for the last three years.
• We have an overall 5 Star rating from QS World University Rankings and 5 stars in Teaching, Employability, Online Learning, Academic Development and Inclusiveness.
• 94% of postgraduate students in employment were in Highly Skilled Occupations 15 months after graduating (2018/19 Graduate Outcomes data).
• The University of Law (ULaw) has been ranked first amongst universities for overall student satisfaction in England in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2020.

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