Course Overview
This course is taught through block learning. Find out more at https://www.lancashire.ac.uk/study/block-learning
Understand child development with our BSc (Hons) Psychology of Children Development. You'll look at the social, biological and cognitive issues that shape the way children think, feel and interact.
This course is designed to help you understand children’s thoughts, emotions and behaviour in scientific detail. You’ll study core modules in research methods, psychology and statistics, as well as specialist modules on child development.
You’ll have the chance to use our outstanding facilities. This includes an observation room to watch children playing and interacting with others, and a cognitive neuroscience lab for observing brain activity. There’s also the chance to go on a placement to assist with child-centred research.
You can choose to focus on educational psychology, thanks to our links with schools and children's services. You'll study language development, literacy, peer relations, online safeguarding, antisocial behaviour and bullying.
Your Psychology of Child Development degree will be taught in short, focused blocks. You will study one module at a time, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in that topic.
This degree can offer the tools and knowledge for a fascinating career, whether you see your future in clinical psychology, research, education or other child development roles.
Why study with us
At our child observation suite you can watch, record and analyse children’s behaviour and interaction with toys, peers and adults.
Your Psychology of Child Development degree will be taught one module at a time, allowing you to immerse yourself in that topic. There are no traditional exams.
We offer the chance to get involved in research, with paid internships, placements and part-time roles.
What you'll do
While our course has a strong focus on child development, you’ll also have the flexibility to choose from various optional modules.
You can choose to spend a year on placement, building work experience and professional skills to boost your career prospects when you graduate.
As this course shares a first year with Forensic Psychology, Neuropsychology and more, you may have the chance to switch specialisms as your interests develop.
Future Careers
Our Psychology of Child Development BSc (Hons) course offers specialist skills for a range of roles working with children. It provides the knowledge to open a broad range of other career paths too.
This degree offers a strong foundation to work with children in educational or clinical psychology. Many graduates complete a postgraduate degree to get their ideal role, including our own BPS-accredited masters degrees.
You could also pursue roles in allied health, working alongside occupational therapists and speech and language therapists.
Our graduates are valued in a wide range of sectors. You could get a role in organisations including:
Police
Prison Service
NHS
Social and community services
Health authorities
Pharmaceutical industry
Education and training organisations
Please visit The University of Lancashire’s website for the latest information about our modules.
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
University of Lancashire has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
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| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date) |
Our Fair Access Scheme recognises barriers into education and allows us to make an offer with lower entry requirements. At the University of Lancashire, we are proud to help people seize every opportunity to flourish in education, at work and for life. We recognise that students from disadvantaged backgrounds often face significant challenges to access and succeed in higher education. Our Fair Access Scheme ensures that students aren’t limited by circumstances and can achieve their potential.
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Please note the fee for Year 1 is £9,790. The fee for Year 2 is £10,050. Fees for Year 3 will be £10,050 plus inflation linked increases, in line with the government fee cap.
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