Education and Psychology with a Year Abroad

Studying Education and Psychology will give you expert scientific training in how the mind, brain, and behaviour work together.

You will explore the psychological and neuroscientific processes that underpin thinking, reasoning, memory, and language. You will also examine the effects of brain injury and investigate evidence based ways to improve health related behaviour. Alongside this, our degree offers the opportunity to study a wide range of education focused topics, including education policy, teaching and learning, wellbeing, child development, additional learning needs, equality and social justice, and digital education.

Throughout the course, you will develop excellent research, writing, and critical analysis skills, as well as strong numeracy and ICT abilities.

As part of this programme, you will spend a year abroad between your second and final year, broadening your skills and experience. Our partner institutions span the globe, with opportunities varying each year. If you wish to receive more information, please get in touch with us on study@swansea.ac.uk

There are many rewarding careers that build on the combined disciplines of psychology and education, including prison education, the education of looking after children, lifelong learning, special educational needs, and community education.

You will have the opportunity to undertake work placements in organisations such as schools, local authorities, businesses, and charities to enhance your student experience and your career prospects. You will need an additional Initial Teacher Education (ITE) or Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) qualification to become a teacher.

Your first year will introduce you to key principles in educational theory and policy, together with statistics and research methods, and aspects of biological, social, and developmental psychology. The majority of first year modules will be compulsory and include:
-What Is Teaching and Learning
-Social and Developmental Psychology

• Individual and Abnormal Psychology

In your second and third years, you can choose from an extensive range of education and psychology optional modules alongside certain compulsory core modules. Examples of optional modules in recent years have included:

• Digital Education: Pedagogy and Practice
• Animals in Education: an Introduction to Educational Anthrozoology
• Leading and Managing in Education
• Evolution and Human Behaviour
• Applied Behaviour Analysis
• Cyberpsychology

For the full programme structure and module breakdown, please visit our course page at https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/social-sciences/education-childhood-studies/bsc-education-psychology/ or get in touch with us at study@swansea.ac.uk

Throughout your undergraduate Education and Psychology BSc (Hons) degree, you will develop excellent research and analytical skills and learn to present your ideas effectively both verbally and in writing.

We offer a range of assessment methods, including:

• Essays and written reports
• Presentations (poster and oral)
• Reflective and video blogs
• Group work
• Research proposals
• Examinations

For a full breakdown of course structure and assessment please visit our course page https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/social-sciences/education-childhood-studies/bsc-education-psychology/ or get in touch with us at study@swansea.ac.uk