BA (Hons) Psychosocial Studies (with Foundation year)

• A Level: Must include passes at A2 in at least one subject. 
• BTEC: Extended Diploma (QCF) or Diploma (QCF).
• International Baccalaureate: Diploma with 24 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level.
• Other equivalent qualifications accepted by the university.

Note: We would normally expect you to have Grade C in GCSE English and Maths (See below for accepted equivalences)

English Language Requirements:

• Overall IELTS 5.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in Writing and Speaking; minimum 5.5 in Reading and Listening (or recognised equivalent).a

The uniqueness of this three-year, full-time course (or four years part-time) lies partly in the sheer breadth of the subjects covered.

You’ll explore problematic areas of human behaviour and experience - for example, looking at the ways they connect to mental illness and crime. 
And you’ll also gain a fascinating insight into ‘ordinary’ aspects of everyday life such as shopping, television, the body and food.

This course is concerned with understanding the problematic areas of human behaviour and experience (connected to mental illness and crime, for example). It also covers ordinary aspects of everyday life such as shopping, television, the body and food.

Many Psychosocial Studies students have interesting lives and interesting backgrounds. We very much value that. Your life experiences can only enhance our expertise in this most thought-provoking area of knowledge.

Your course and personal tutors will guide you towards the subject areas you are most interested in, particularly in your final year.

Foundation Year
If you don’t meet the entry requirements for a bachelor’s degree, you can study this course as an ‘extended’ four-year programme. You’ll begin with a foundation year, which will prepare you for a successful transition to the degree course a year later.
By the end of the degree you’ll gain the same qualification as those obtaining direct entry to the course but you’ll take one year longer to complete your studies. 

• Key ideas and issues for Social Scientists 
• Understanding Work in Contemporary Society 
• Perspectives on Race and Racism 
• Technology and Self 

Year 1

• Knowledge Skills & Experience 
• Psychosocial Perspectives on Psychology
• Introduction to Psychosocial Studies
• Sociology and the Individual in Psychosocial Studies

Year 2

• Research and Reflective Practice
• Self Culture and Society

Optional:

• Mental Disorder and Psychological Treatment 
• Psychosocial Approaches to Constructions of Difference

Year 3

• Dissertation  

Optional:

• Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society  
• Psychosocial Perspectives on Criminal Behaviour 
• HIV in the World
• Intro to Counselling
• Family Studies 
• Exploring Emotion Psychosocially
• ‘Race’ and Difference in Context 
• Psychosocial Work Reflection
• Housing and Urban Regeneration 
• Critical Approaches to Class
• Generations, Age and Meaning 
• Gender Studies 
• Constructions of ‘Race’ in culture and politics
• Sociology of Identity and Difference
• Life Histories
• Nationalism in the Global era 
• Surveillance, Technology and Society 
• Housing and Urban Regeneration