Psychology with Education with foundation year

From creating innovation in educational practice to understanding neurodiversity, gain the knowledge needed to support young learners and shape the future learning landscape.

Please note that the foundation year of this Coventry University degree will be delivered from our CU Coventry campus. Course delivery from year 1 of the degree onwards will be from our Coventry University campus.

Our degree with foundation year could be the stepping stone you need to achieve your goals. The foundation year aims to prepare you for degree-level study and is a great way to build the confidence, skills and knowledge needed to succeed on your degree course.

Foundation year
The foundation year course offers an introduction to your chosen subject and helps you develop the necessary skills for degree-level study. It aims to provide a thorough understanding of legal principles and best practice.

Degree

This course could be your first step toward a career in professional psychology.

You may choose to specialise in working with children and young people in schools or apply your skills to education in various contexts, ranging from education in prisons to informing education policy and legislation within local authorities.

• Contemporary curriculum: explore theories of teaching and learning alongside current classroom practice, policies and legislation. Topics may include neurodiversity, inclusive practice, co-occurring difficulties, labelling and the impact of technology on development.

• Core themes: examine the origins of educational psychology as a scientific discipline and consider contemporary topics of diversity and cyberpsychology in the classroom. Learn how the physical nature of the brain, its connections and computational models of human thought relate to learning. Investigate how key facets of social, group and individual differences within human behaviour influence education.

• Research and analytical skills: learn the skills needed to successfully carry out independent research and ethical practice. Develop skills in research design, data collection, analysis and reporting and create a project that aligns with your interests in child development and education.

Why you should study this course

• Practice-focused teaching and assessment: engage in applied projects that showcase your practical skills in educational psychology. These could include administering assessments and remediation in classrooms for diverse learners, designing learning strategies and considering policy to tackle contemporary issues impacting the lives of children and young people today.

• Diverse perspectives: learn from academics and experienced professionals with careers in practice, including local schools and authorities, prison services and clinical and counselling organisations.

• Psychology in action: through problem-based learning, actively engage in real-world, meaningful projects. Explore the use of VR in virtual classrooms and innovative techniques for intervention in learning differences. Develop projects promoting behavioural policies for young people to counteract contemporary challenges such as gang culture.

• Innovative learning tools and dedicated technicians: access a range of psychology-specific programmes to support your studies, including statistical software and research methods software. Our psychology technicians are also on hand to support you in experiment design, data analysis and the use of lab equipment.

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Course Modules

This year introduces you to your chosen subject while building essential skills.

• Explore everything from professional development and disease to psychology and health promotion, giving you a solid understanding of the subject before you progress.

• Perfect the research and writing styles you’ll need to ace your degree-level assignments.

• Learn core principles so you feel completely prepared when you start Year 1 of your degree.

On successful completion of this foundation year, you will be able to progress to year 1 of the degree.

Foundation Modules:

Professional Development

Health and Disease

Psychology of Social and Emotional Development

Promoting Health and Wellbeing

This course has a common first year.

The common first year enables you to work alongside students doing similar courses to you, to widen your knowledge and exposure to other subject areas and professions. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with other students, so you can share your insights and experience which will help you to develop and learn.

If you discover an interest in a specific subject you have studied, upon successful completion of your first year, you could swap degrees with another course in your common first year (subject to meeting progression requirements).

Common first year courses:
Psychology BSc (Hons)
Psychology with Counselling BSc (Hons)
Psychology with Sports and Exercise BSc (Hons)
Forensic and Criminal Psychology BSc (Hons)
Psychology with Education BSc (Hons)

Year One Modules:
Biological Basis of Behaviour
The Psychology of Human Interaction
Mental Processes: From Thought to Action
Development Across the Lifespan

Year Two Modules:
Developing Self and Identity in the Social World
Science of the Mind
Educational Psychology in Practise
Technology and Child Development

Sandwich Year:
There's no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final year of study. They're a great way to help you explore your full potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future.

Final Year Modules:
Project Planning and Ethics in Psychology
Independent Research Project

Optional Modules:
Psychopathology in Development and Education
Neuroscience in Education
Promoting Neurodiversity: A Positive Psychology Perspective

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.