BSc Psychology
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Psychology. Core topics include statistics, research methods, project management, and human behaviour. The course includes an optional placement year and culminates in a supervised final-year research project. Students also complete interprofessional learning modules and select from specialist option topics in the final year.
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Entry requirements
GCSE: 5 GCSE subjects at grade C/4 or above are preferred and this does not necessarily need to be Mathematics and English subjects. A level: 112 points from a minimum of two A levels from any subjects. Other combinations and non-A level qualifications considered; please contact admissions@plymouth.ac.uk . BTEC: DMM in any subject. All Access courses: Pass Access (preferably Science, Humanities, Social Sciences but any subject considered), with at least 33 credits at Merit or Distinction. T level: Merit overall in any subject. International Baccalaureate: 28 points overall.
Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 1 UCAS decision for BSc Psychology (C800) at the University of Plymouth for 2027 entry so far.
What students say
Based on about 63 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 77%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 83%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 135 students who started
- Continued on course: 93%
- Left higher education: 7%
What graduates do next
Based on about 66 graduates who answered
- Working: 67%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 3%
Most common jobs
- Therapy professionals: 11%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 11%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 11%
- Caring personal services: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 9%
- Find their work meaningful: 84%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 77%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 59%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 295 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 11%
- South East: 19%
- South West: 56%
- Wales: 4%
Who gets in
Based on about 105 students who started
- A levels: 87%
- Baccalaureate: 2%
- Access course: 7%
- A degree: 2%
- Other HE qualification: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Cognitive Psychology
- Clinical and Developmental Psychology
- Environmental Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Perception and the Brain
- Motivation and Performance
- Interprofessional Learning 1
- Career and Placement Planning
- Interprofessional Learning 2
- Designing and Conducting Research
- Qualitative and Mixed Methods for Research
- Individual Differences, Social, and Developmental Psychology
- Cognition and Biological Psychology
- Psychology in Education
- Health and Wellbeing
- Placement: Psychology
- Careers Planning
- Research Project
- Interprofessional Learning 3
- The Psychology of Emotion
- Current Topics in Psychology 1
- Psychology in Practice
- Current Topics in Psychology 2
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Psychology at University of Plymouth earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £21,500 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £32,000. The £26,500 median after five years is £1,000 less than the UK median for Psychology.
What do graduates of BSc Psychology at University of Plymouth do next?
86% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Psychology at University of Plymouth?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Psychology at University of Plymouth?
The typical offer is 28 points in the IB. The average entrant had 120 UCAS points.
Is BSc Psychology at University of Plymouth accredited?
Yes. Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Does BSc Psychology at University of Plymouth include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Psychology at University of Plymouth?
93% of students continued into their second year, and 7% left higher education.