The main degree we offer is the BSc in Psychology
which is accredited by the British Psychological
Society, it has a unique feature because it
offers a series of pathways including addiction
psychology, child and development, clinical
psychology, forensic psychology, health and
nutrition, and sports psychology. These pathways
allow students to study these areas in depth
in their first, second and third year, culminating
in a specialist research project in one of
these areas.
There are many benefits in pursuing the BSc
in Psychology at LSBU; one is that students
will be taught by staff who are teachers,
researchers and practitioners. The course
is very much focused on providing a real world
understanding of psychology, how psychology
is applied to daily life. A second benefit
of studying on our course is that students
will be facilitated in obtaining placements
where they can get a better understanding
of how psychology is used in the workplace
or clinical practice. And finally, returning
to the nature of our course we offer a matrix
delivery of the material, it's not delivered
in the traditional structure by subject area
but more by experts who come and talk about
their views and their understanding of an
aspect of a given field.
There are several reasons why students decide
to join us at LSBU to study on the BSc Psychology.
One reason is our location in central London.
A second reason is that all our teachers are
also active researchers. A third reason is
our outstanding laboratory and teaching facilities
which were refurbished only two years ago.
A further reason is that we offer opportunities
to engage in the real world of psychology,
for example through placements, and also to
join us in our research endeavours; we have
some very strong units for research in our
Division for example in addictive behaviours,
in mental health, and in cognitive and developmental
psychology.
The prospects for students graduating with
a BSc in Psychology are excellent; they can
pursue careers within psychology for example
specialising in counselling, clinical, health,
forensic or occupational psychology. They
can also work in many other areas because
the psychology degree is much appreciated
by employers, by human resources, social work,
forensic settings, business, are some of the
areas that our psychology students will end
up working in.
