The emphasis of the course is on understanding how psychology impacts on everyday life; from developing a sense of self and negotiating personal relationships to influencing judgments about matters of global significance, such as climate change. At Keele we aim to produce psychology graduates who are ready to use their psychology skills and knowledge to make a real difference. The single, major and dual honours Psychology courses at Keele are accredited by the British Psychological Society.

Please view our Psychology Undergraduate brochure‌.

Combinations

Psychology is also available as a Combined Honours degree. It can be studied in the following combinations:

• Psychology and Biology
• Psychology and Business Management
• Psychology and Criminology
• Psychology and English Literature
• Psychology and Forensic Science
• Psychology and History
• Psychology and Human Biology
• Psychology and Human Resource Management
• Psychology and Marketing
• Pscyhology and Mathematics
• Psychology and Music
• Psychology and Music Technology
• Psychology and Neuroscience
• Psychology and Philosophy
• Psychology and Sociology

Course structure

Our degree courses are organised into modules. Each module is usually a self-contained unit of study and each is usually assessed separately with the award of credits on the basis of 1 credit = 10 hours of student effort. An outline of the structure of the programme is provided in the tables below.

There are three types of module delivered as part of this programme. They are:

• Compulsory modules: a module that you are required to study on this course;
• Optional modules: these allow you some limited choice of what to study from a list of modules;
• Elective modules: a free choice of modules that count towards the overall credit requirement but not the number of subject-related credits.

A summary of the credit requirements per year is as follows, with a minimum of 90 subject credits (compulsory plus optional) required for each year.

Year	Compulsory	Optional		Electives
		Min	Max	Min	Max
1	90	0	30	0	30
2	90	30	30	0	0
3	75	15	45	0	15

Year 1 (Level 4)

Compulsory modules	Credits	Optional modules	Credits
Introduction to Social and Developmental Psychology	15	Understanding self and others better: an introduction to counselling theories	15
Introduction to Research Design	15	Distress and Mental Health	15
Introduction to Biological & Cognitive Psychology	15
Introduction to Statistics for Psychology	15
Natural, unnatural, supernatural: the psychology of unusual phenomena	15
Applied Psychology	15

Year 2 (Level 5)

Compulsory modules	Credits	Optional modules	Credits
Developmental & Social Psychology	15	Cognitive Development	15
Qualitative and Survey Research Design	15	Psychopathology	15
Biological and Cognitive Psychology	15	The Psychology of Advertising	15
Statistics for Psychology	15
Cognitive Neuroscience	15
Social Psychology in the Modern World	15

Students choosing the international year take the non-credit bearing compulsory module “PSY-20039 International Year”. This is a Level 5 module.

Students choosing the placement year take the non-credit bearing compulsory module “PSY-30131 Psychology with Placement Year”. This is a Level 6 module.

 

Year 3 (Level 6)

Compulsory modules	Credits	Optional modules	Credits
Final Year Project	30	Psychology in Education	15
Key Readings in Cognitive Psychology	15	Making a Difference with Psychology	15
Individual Differences and Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology	15	The Psychology of Deviance	15
Culture and Psychology	15	Groups, Crowds and Conflict	15
		Faces, Forgetting and Forensic Psychology	15
		Health Psychology	15
		Current Perspectives on Autism	15
		Everyday Memory & Amnesia	15
		Happiness and Wellbeing	15

Note 1. Students who take semester-long Study Abroad in Year 2 can take ‘Research Methods in Social and Developmental Psychology for Third Year Study Abroad Students’ in Year 3 as a Psychology Elective module if required in order to fulfil BPS accreditation requirements.

For further information on the content of modules currently offered, including the list of elective modules, please visit: www.keele.ac.uk/recordsandexams/az

The entry grades outlined in this section indicate the likely offer or range of offers which would be made to candidates along with any subject specific requirements. This is for general information only. Keele University reserves the right to vary offer conditions depending upon a candidate’s application. Read more about our undergraduate entry requirements for United Kingdom, European Union and International students.

A Level requirements

• A Level requirement ABC/BBB

GCSE requirements

• Maths at C (or 4) 
• English Language at C (or 4)

BTEC

• BTEC requirements DDM

International Baccalaureate

• 32 points 

Access to HE Diploma requirements

• Obtain Access to Higher Education Diploma with 122 UCAS Tariff points including a minimum of 15 Level 3 credits at Distinction. 

View our money advice and guidance section for information on tuition fees.

Going to university can be a daunting as well as an exciting experience. It can be difficult to understand the true costs of being a student, as well as the financial support that is available to help you meet those costs.

We can help you to manage your funds, create a budget and ensure that you receive any funding for which you may be eligible. We also offer financial support such as the Keele University Hardship Fund and emergency loans.

For more information visit our money advice and guidance section.

Choosing one of these courses is the first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist and a requirement for further study and training for a career in psychology. You could take up any number of very interesting careers in psychology, perhaps working as a neuropsychologist or as a clinical, counselling, educational, forensic, occupational or sports psychologist.

Whatever path you choose in your working life, the Keele Psychology degree aims to develop a psychological perspective on human behaviour which is valued in a huge range of careers. Many of our graduates choose to pursue exciting careers beyond psychology, including in education, health, social care, management, marketing and many more.