Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Psychology with Education Studies

BSc (Hons) Psychology with Education Studies aims the psychological sciences at the classroom: the accredited-track psychology core — developmental and cognitive psychology, methods, statistics, dissertation — combined with education studies covering learning theory, inclusion and special educational needs, and the policy landscape schools operate inside, with the source recording an optional placement stage on the three-year structure.

Child development anchors the intellectual join — how learning, language and behaviour develop, and what supports or derails them — and the education strand grounds that science in real institutional practice, including the SEND frameworks that dominate current school staffing demand and give this degree’s graduates their most immediate employment edge.

Families comparing the education-psychology pairings across this sheet should note which discipline leads each award, because the lead subject decides the accreditation pathway: this science-led route protects psychology’s professional track while its education-led mirror protects classroom breadth — identical fees of £16,800, September cycles, and a decision that matters most five years from enrolment, not at it.

The optional placement recorded in the export deserves attention at enrolment: school-based experience is the decisive credential across this degree’s entire destination map, from PGCE selection to educational-psychology assistant posts, and building it inside the course rather than after graduation compresses the timeline meaningfully.

Graduates flow toward learning support, SEND services and teacher training at £19,000–£23,000 initial pay, with the psychology base preserving research and professional pathways; teaching itself requires the PGCE year beyond. The honours award confers Graduate Route rights at the post-2027 18-month length, with dependants excluded on taught undergraduate routes.