Psychology with Human Neuroscience

Stand out with masters-level training in psychology and human neuroscience. Build on foundations of psychology and neuroscience in the first three years; the fourth year uses an immersive approach to prepare you for a career in neuroscience research.

Active learning
Learn as you practise, applying your knowledge in practical activities within our psychology experiential learning lab, and building experience from the start.

Real-world experience
Apply your skills and knowledge with an optional placement year, or take part in an international exchange year by studying abroad. This builds your confidence and broadens your experience.

Develop your expertise
Work with world-leading neuroimaging researchers and engage in original neuroscience research, using state-of-the-art facilities and advanced techniques.

This course is for you if...

• you're passionate about psychology and neuroscience

• you value hands-on learning to understand your subject

• you aspire to a research or clinical career

• you value interdisciplinary education that prepares you for diverse career paths.

Course Modules

Year 1
Your first-year modules provide a foundation of knowledge and skills across the breadth of psychology. You will learn about how we think, perceive the world, and interact with each other. You will also study key topics in clinical and developmental psychology, how we interact with our environment and how it shapes us, and how we are motivated to achieve our goals.

Year 2
With a focus on developing research and practical skills, you will get additional hands-on experience in designing and testing your own experiments to explore a range of topics. You also continue to build upon your knowledge of the core areas of psychology, getting to grips with key concepts from across cognitive, developmental, social and clinical psychology.

Optional placement year
If you choose, you can take an optional work placement after your second year, expanding your knowledge of psychology in a real world context across the UK. Apply to spend a year honing your skills on a psychological professional/work placement. Gain invaluable experience, make professional contacts and receive a Certificate of Professional/Industrial Placement. Please note some placements may require Occupation Health and/or Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.

Year 3
Chart your own path in your fully option-based third year. With 32 different specialist psychology options offering a huge breadth of unique pathways you can follow your aspirations and gain and specialist skills and knowledge for your future.
With the study of morals, psychopharmacology, music and emotion, deception, and animal behaviour to name just a few of the topics, you are free to explore the areas of psychology that interest and benefit you the most. These studies are also augmented by a supervised research project, where you will work alongside one of our world-class research academics on a question of your own choosing. For further details, please refer to our website.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• British Psychological Society