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DMU is one of the few universities where you’ll benefit from a unique block teaching approach.
This course is professionally accredited, meaning your learning is informed by current industry practice.
BPS accredited and blending psychology and education, this course prepares you for a variety of roles in learning environments.
Overview
Psychology is a dynamic science, blending biology, sociology, and philosophy to explore and explain how our minds and environments shape our actions. It answers everyday questions (why do we crave certain foods when we are stressed? Why do we remember song lyrics better than shopping lists? Why do we make impulsive purchases and irrational choices?) and plays a critical role in improve lives; understanding and treating mental health, optimising how we learn and make decisions, designing better technologies, and shaping human habits.
This BPS accredited course combines psychology with education studies. It offers an exciting deep dive into everyday life; exploring how the brain and physiological factors (e.g., genetics, hormones) influence behaviour and experience (biological psychology), how we think, learn, reason, and understand the world around us (cognitive psychology), and how humans develop physically, mentally, and socially throughout their life (development psychology). You will learn how social context, interactions, and group processes influence human behaviour (social psychology), why people vary in behaviour, personality, intelligence, and motivation (individual differences), as well as how we can measure these things, and use psychological knowledge to treat mental health conditions. You will also explore the history of education in the UK and explore modern issues like social class, race, ethnicity, and social justice in education. You will develop industry-sought-after research skills and use scientific methods to understand why people behave the way they do.
Our state-of-the-art facilities – featuring research and computer labs, research cubicles, and an observation suite – will support your learning, with expert technicians on hand. The programme builds critical thinking, communication, and research skills, plus industry-specific expertise in data analysis and presentation. Our graduates go on to succeed in fields like criminal justice, education, social work, healthcare, research, advertising, and HR.
This BPS-accredited degree is your first step towards becoming a psychologist and comes with the chance to tailor your learning with optional modules in your second and third year to align with your passions and career goals.
Key features
- 1st in the East Midlands for Learning Resources: Students on the course feel strongly that the IT and learning facilities supported their learning, with their feedback placing us first in the East Midlands for Learning Resources (NSS, 2025).
- BPS accredited for your future: This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), setting you on the path to becoming a chartered psychologist.
- Focused learning: Modules are delivered through our block teaching approach, so you can concentrate on one subject at a time.
- Personalise your course: Choose from a wide range of optional modules in Year 3 to align your degree with your career goals.
- Gain industry experience: Take advantage of an optional credit-bearing year-long work placement opportunity to develop your professional skills in applied settings. Past students have secured roles with organisations such as PwC, St Andrews Healthcare, Turning Point, HMPPS (Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service), Warwickshire County Council Educational Psychology Services, Leicestershire Life Links, and the NHS.
- Authentic facilities: Dedicated labs, research spaces, and the latest analysis software.
- Research-informed teaching: Learn from researchers in Health Psychology, Cognition & Neuroscience, Psychology & Technology, and Self & Identity.
- Global experience: Enrich your studies with DMU Global, offering international opportunities like exploring mental health history in Paris or cross-cultural psychology in Kuala Lumpur. Or gain valuable life experience and the chance to travel, with an optional study year abroad. Psychology students have studied in universities across the world, including Germany, the USA, and Japan.
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