- UCAS course code
- C800
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
BSc Psychology
Duration: 3 years (4 years with Study Abroad/Placement Year)
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: C800 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
Industrial experience
Scholarships available
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAB including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: ABB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at HL, including specific requirements
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £32,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
Course unit details:
Organisational Psychology
| Unit code | PSYC30241 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 20 |
| Unit level | Level 6 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
The structure of the course centres on the key areas of organisational psychology, as proposed by the British Psychological Society. This provides students with a broad understanding of the topic, and will be beneficial for any students who might wish to continue towards a career in this area.
The course will cover topics such as: leadership, team-working, selection and assessment, motivation, training, fairness in the workplace, emotional labour.
This is an optional Final Year unit for the BSc Psychology programme.
Aims
This unit aims to:
- Provide students with a firm conceptual foundation in key theoretical perspectives in organisational psychology.
- Develop students’ understanding of how these perspectives can be applied in the workplace.
- Make students aware of potential career options in organisational psychology and related areas.
- Ensure a beneficial learning experience in an area which is likely to affect all those wishing to enter the world of work
Teaching and learning methods
This course will include:
- 11 x 2 hour in-person lectures
- 11 x 1 hour workshops
E-learning provision: Lecture content, supplementary reading and resources (e.g. videos), and a monitored discussed board will be provided via Canvas.
Knowledge and understanding
- Apply psychological research to case studies of workplace scenarios
- Illustrate how various influences on workplace behaviour are conceptualised within organisational psychology
Intellectual skills
- Critically assess the merits of interventions and applications of psychology in making positive changes in the workplace
- Critically evaluate theoretical developments in understanding the workplace.
- Analyse the positive and negative effects of the world of work on the individual
Transferable skills and personal qualities
- Construct a coherent written argument based around appropriate empirical evidence
- Synthesise, analyse, and evaluate information using primary sources, including journal articles
Assessment methods
Assessment | Length | How and when feedback is provided | Weighting within unit (if relevant) |
1 x coursework essay (mid-term) | 3 pages | Students will receive a grade and written feedback 20 working days after the final submission deadline | 50% |
Case Study short answer question exam | 3 SAQs – 1 page each | Students will receive a grade and individual feedback after the semester 1 exam board | 50% |
Feedback methods
1 x coursework essay (mid-term) - Students will receive a grade and written feedback 20 working days after the final submission deadline
Case Study short answer question exam - Students will receive a grade and individual feedback after the semester 1 exam board
Recommended reading
References will be provided during teaching sessions.
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 22 |
| Practical classes & workshops | 10 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 168 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Lee Wickham | Unit coordinator |