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).The Psychology degree programme at Queen's University Belfast is very diverse and stimulating and is consistently rated as 'excellent' by both our students and external examiners.
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 Ôworld-leadingÕ and ÔoutstandingÕ by the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The results place the School among the UKÕs top 20 Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience departments in terms of research impact. The impact figures reflect how the SchoolÕs research knowledge is informing policy makers, developing industry partnerships and ultimately touching on the lives of thousands of individuals.
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Career Prospects
The BSc Honours in Psychology is accreditedÊas conferring eligibility for the Graduate BasisÊfor Chartered Membership, provided theÊminimum standard of a 2.2 is achieved and theÊfinal year thesis is passed.
Psychology graduates possess an arguablyÊunique combination of numeracy andÊcommunication skills, which make themÊhighly valued by employers in other sectors.ÊThroughout the three years of the degree,Êwe have embedded employability skills andÊopportunities which prepare our students forÊthe world of work after graduation.
Our Psychology graduates have gone onto aÊwide variety of careers including journalism,Êhuman resources, teaching, social work,Êaccountancy, and research. Other graduatesÊare practitioner psychologists specialising inÊClinical, Educational, Health, Occupational andÊSport and Exercise Psychology.
Studying for a Psychology degree at QueenÕs 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 QueenÕs 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.Ê
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.
