Psychology with Education
Learn to understand people's behaviour, emotions and thoughts, with a particular focus on educational psychology.
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At ARU, you’ll explore all the different facets of psychology to achieve British Psychological Society (BPS) accreditation, including applied, social and clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience and biological psychology.
You’ll broaden your understanding of educational psychology through specialist modules on educational psychology, atypical development, inclusion, special educational needs and developmental difficulties.
You’ll also complete a compulsory work experience module – an opportunity to gain essential applied experience to support and enhance your graduate career.
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Study specialist modules on education and educational psychology -
Bring the world of work to life through Live Briefs; designed and developed with regional employers to give you exposure to ‘real world’ problem-solving
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Explore world-leading research with 98% of our Psychology research being recognised as internationally significant (REF 2023)
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We offer support with the cost of living, and Psychology courses deliver compressed teaching across three days of the week, freeing your time for work experience
Study at an award-winning university
We were named Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023. We've also been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework – a reflection of the outstanding education we offer our students.
Careers
I now know that I love working with the age range of 16-18 and within an education setting, it’s challenging but so rewarding.
You will gain specialist and transferable skills on your degree, including:
- a deep understanding of child development and learning processes
- knowledge of UK educational policies, safeguarding, and SEND frameworks
- research and data analysis expertise to support evidence-based practices
- collaboration and communication skills, working with peers, teachers, parents, and other professionals via live briefs and work experience.
Graduation doesn't need to be the end of your time with us. If might decide to stay at ARU and study for a Masters, such as our MSc Foundations in Clinical Psychology, MSc Clinical Child Psychology, or MSc Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience. Take advantage of our Alumni Scholarship and get 20% off your fees.
Teaching and modules
With engaging real-world application and interactive in-class live polls via students’ smartphones, psychology comes alive in our classrooms.
You’ll start by learning about the building blocks of psychology, as well as its theoretical, philosophical and historical foundations, and the skills you’ll need to conduct psychological research.
In Year 2, you’ll take this fundamental knowledge to the next level, and advance your qualitative and quantitative research skills. You’ll also explore the diagnosis and treatment of mental health problems.
In Year 3, you’ll choose from a range of optional modules according to your interests, and undertake a major research project from start to finish, supported by one of our experts.
Modules are subject to change and availability, and may vary by location. If you have the choice of optional modules, these are indicated with a *.
- Becoming a Researcher (30 credits)
- Self and Society (30 credits)
- Mind and Behaviour (30 credits)
- Clinical and Health Psychology (15 credits)
- Into ARU
- The Psychology of Everyday Life (15 credits) *
- Anglia Language Programme (15 credits) *
- Research in Action: Statistical Thinking (15 credits)
- Research in Action: Qualitative Methods and Psychology in Practice (15 credits)
- Social Psychology: Development and Difference (30 credits)
- Brain, Body and Mind (30 credits)
- Diagnosis and Formulation in Mental Health (15 credits)
- Ruskin Module (15 credits)
- Psychology Project (30 credits)
- Perspectives on the Child 3: Inclusion, SEND and Developmental Difficulties (30 credits)
- Educational Psychology (15 credits)
- Atypical Development (15 credits)
- Psychology in the Workplace (15 credits)
- Cognitive Neuroscience (15 credits) *
- Culture and Health (15 credits) *
- Sex, Sexuality and Gender (15 credits) *
- Psychological Assessment (15 credits) *
- Stress and Stress Management (15 credits) *
To prepare you for university study, you can take a foundation year at the start of this course. Find out more about foundation years.
- Foundation in Psychology
You can choose to take an optional placement year as part of this course. Placements typically happen in Year 3, and your course will take four years overall. Find out more about placement years.
- Work Placement - Psychology and Sport Sciences (120 credits)
At ARU, you’ll learn from expert tutors who are actively engaged in research work in their specialist field.
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Dr Elizabeth KirkSenior Lecturer
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Dr Tamer SaidLecturer
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Dr Elena SakkalouSenior Lecturer
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Dr Ruth FordAssociate Professor in Psychology
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Dr Sarah KuppenSenior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology
Facilities
Our Psychology labs are based within our state-of-the-art £45m Science Centre which consist of dedicated labs for EEG, perception, biomarker analysis, neuroscience and more.
Take a guided tour and meet our students.
Our labs house commercial software packages and specialist psychological equipment such as:
- PowerLab devices for monitoring emotional and physiological response
- Portable Nexus device, for recording similar activity outside the lab
- Tobii Pro 300TX eyetracker
- Driving simulator
- Oculus Rift VR headset
- Visual and acoustic stimulation systems
- Functional near-infrared spectroscopy
- 64 channel Brain Vision EEG/ERP system.
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Hear from ARU Senior Lecturer Dr Jane Aspell in this Springpod Subject Spotlight. Watch the full lecture on Springpod.
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Work in specialist psychology labs and our £45m science centre to get hands-on research experience. Discover our labs.
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Use virtual reality headsets, eye trackers, driving simulators and more.
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Monitor physiological and brain activity in our specialist labs and analyse biomarkers such as cortisol and testosterone in saliva and hair samples.
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Entry requirements
Fees and funding
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