There are four applied psychology modules:

Educational and child psychology: The psychology of child development, teaching and learning. We will introduce you to areas of learning difficulty experienced by children and how these difficulties impact on their experience of school and growing up. We’ll also consider issues of assessment, intervention and remediation.

Counselling and clinical psychology: This examines the issues and skills employed in working with people with the full range of mental health problems, including bereavement, relationships, depression, anxiety, stress and psychosis. We aim to teach you how to explore underlying problems and empower individuals to make decisions for themselves which improve their personal wellbeing. 

For those undertaking the ‘with professional experience’ version of the course, during your first semester, you will receive guidance in how to apply and prepare for your professional experience in a series of employability workshops, designed to teach you a range of interpersonal and professional skills. 

The extended version of the course ‘with Professional Experience’ contains substantive placement experience* which aims to enable you to gain real world experience in an applied psychology-relevant setting. Placement may be secured through the university’s Talent Team (although students still need to undergo a selection process), or by students themselves with support from the Talent Team. We also offer an on-campus professional experience for students who wish to complete their professional experience with us.

*Please note that placement opportunities are subject to competitive application, availability and meeting visa requirements and additional costs may apply such as travel and accommodation.