BSc Cognitive Psychology with a Year Abroad
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology. Core topics include programming, research methods, and artificial intelligence and machine learning. The course includes a year abroad in year three and a final-year research project supervised by a specialist in cognitive psychology.
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What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 82%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 79%
- Academic support: 87%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 57 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 74%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 8%
- Unemployed: 6%
Most common jobs
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 16%
- Therapy professionals: 11%
- Caring personal services: 11%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 9%
- Find their work meaningful: 89%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 70%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 110 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 63%
- London: 14%
- South East: 9%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
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): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- YEAR ABROAD
- INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
- SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
- COGNITIVE AND BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
- PSYCHOLOGY IN CONTEXT
- EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
- INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS
- APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY ROUTE A
- APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY ROUTE B
- PORTRAITURE AND IDENTITY
- PROGRAMMING FOR NON-SPECIALISTS
- POWER, WEALTH AND NATIONS: GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
- PHILOSOPHY OF ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE (LEVEL 5)
- LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY
- PROPAGANDA
- REASONING AND LOGIC
- DIGITAL MEDIA: CONCEPTS, TECHNOLOGIES & CULTURES
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- VIDEO GAMES
- EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
- PSYCHOLOGY OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH
- RESEARCH PROJECT
- BRAIN AND COGNITION
- EDUCATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE
- PSYCHOLOGY OF RISK
- BEING INTELLIGENT: COMPARATIVE VIEWS ON ANIMAL, HUMAN AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
- PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE
- THE MAGICAL VISUAL WORLD
- PSYCHOLOGY OF SLEEP
- DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE IN ACTION
- SCIENCE OF EMOTION
- NEURODEVELOPMENTAL CONDITIONS
- SOCIAL PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOUR: FROM INDIVIDUALS TO RELATIONSHIPS TO GROUPS
- ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
- FOUNDATIONS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
- FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
- BEING HUMAN: EVOLUTIONARY AND COMPARATIVE APPROACHES IN PSYCHOLOGY
- PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER, SEXUALITY AND DIVERSE RELATIONSHIPS
- PSYCHOLOGY OF GOOD AND EVIL
- CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEXT
- A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO MENTAL HEALTH
- PROGRAMMING FOR NON-SPECIALISTS
- WHAT IS TEACHING? THE TEACHER'S ROLE AND PRACTICE IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS
- CHILDHOOD, YOUTH AND TRANSITIONS
- POWER, WEALTH AND NATIONS: GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
- PHILOSOPHY OF ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE (LEVEL 5)
- PROPAGANDA
- LGBT AND BEYOND: SEXUAL CULTURES, QUEER IDENTITIES, AND THE POLITICS OF DESIRE
- GENDER AND POWER
- CULTURE AND POWER
- MATERIAL WORLDS
- CRITICAL APPROACHES TO DIGITAL MEDIA IN THE AI AGE
- WE'RE HERE, WE'RE QUEER: GLOBAL SEXUALITIES AND CONTEMPORARY QUEER CULTURES
- MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- VIDEO GAMES
- EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
- FAMILIES AND THE LIFE COURSE
- PSYCHOLOGY OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH
- THE POLITICS OF STORYTELLING
- MEDIA, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Cognitive Psychology with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 15 months, £23,000 after 3 years, £28,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,500 and £33,000. The £28,500 median after five years is £1,000 less than the UK median for Psychology (other).
What do graduates of BSc Cognitive Psychology with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia do next?
93% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Cognitive Psychology with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
82% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Cognitive Psychology with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 122 UCAS points.
Is BSc Cognitive Psychology with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia accredited?
Yes. Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Does BSc Cognitive Psychology with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Cognitive Psychology with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.