Psychology with a Placement Year is a four-year programme, you spend a year in practice between your second and final years. Our modules cover a wide range of topics such as child development, language, mental health, motivation, and forensic psychology. By drawing on aspects of biology, computing and philosophy, you gain a broad scientific and analytical background. You can also gain direct experience of research through the: • Research Participation Scheme (where you take part in a project as a participant) • Research Experience Scheme (where you gain hands-on experience of working on a project and a reference at the end) • Work Experience Scheme (where you volunteer with a local organisation – such as a school, college, prison or hospital – and collaborate on a project). The lecturers have a friendly approach to teaching and you get a high level of academic support via lectures, seminars and one-to-one feedback. On this programme you spend a year on placement (subject to availability of placements and achieving an average mark of 60% at Stage 1). You undertake project work with professional applied psychologists in organisations such as the NHS, the Prison Service or a research establishment. It is also possible to spend a year on placement on our Psychology with Clinical Psychology and a Placement Year degree. Alternatively, you can take our three-year Psychology degree.