BSc in Business Psychology
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 up to 4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 9,250 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* only for home students. We will continue to accept applications from international students after the 25th of January
** UK students: £9,250 per year | international: £14,300 for the first year
Introduction
Applying psychology to business can offer insight into how individuals and groups behave. This course combines psychological theory with business understanding. You'll learn how decision-making, marketing, finance, human resources, and business strategy are all influenced by cognitive and social processes.
You'll benefit from the strong links between the University and employers, which allow you to gain practical skills highly valued by businesses. Using specialised equipment and software, you'll measure brain activity, analyse how decisions are made and study how disruption can affect behaviour.
A wide choice of research projects covers all aspects of business and ranges from cognitive psychology to social psychology.
Reasons to choose Kingston University
- This degree is accredited by the British Psychological Society, which will enable you to take the first step in becoming a chartered psychologist.
- Through a core work placement module, you'll be able to apply your knowledge of psychology to a real-life setting, gaining valuable experience.
- You'll use purpose-built research laboratories and psychological analysis equipment, such as eye trackers, a driving simulator, EEG (the recording of brain activity) and specialist survey software.
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Curriculum
What you will study
Take a look at some of the content and modules that you may have the opportunity to study in this course:
Year 1
In your first year, you will acquire a broad foundation of knowledge of business principles and key theories of psychological science. You will be introduced to key strategies which are used in psychological research.
Core modules
- Psychology Research Methods 1
- Foundations of Psychology
- Introduction to Business Psychology
- Business Management
Year 2
In the second year, you will understand how businesses manage resources. And examine the relationship between brain function and our understanding of cognition and behaviour. Whilst developing experimental research designs and delving further into inferential statistics.
Core modules
- Psychology Research Methods 2
- Social, Individual and Developmental Psychology
- Brain, Behaviour and Cognition
- Managing Resources
Optional year
Study abroad optional year
You have the option to take an additional year to study abroad or to undertake a year-long work placement overseas (or even a mix of both).
Sandwich year
This course has a sandwich year option which takes place between Year 2 and your Final Year. During this sandwich year, you will take a placement within a relevant setting, ensuring you gain essential experience to add to your CV and help you secure a graduate job.
Final year
You will undertake a work placement and will carry out a research project. You will have a wide choice of project themes ranging from cognitive psychology to social psychology that covers all aspects of a business.
Core modules
- Psychology Research Project
- Occupational Psychology
- Psychology Work Placement
Optional modules
- Leading Change
- Business Intelligence and Big Data Mining
- Advanced Issues in the Psychology of Thinking
- Management Strategy and Operations
Please note
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
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Career Opportunities
After you graduate
Graduates from this course are well-placed to access careers in a number of business settings as well as undertake further training in order to become Professional Business Psychologists. With a thorough grounding in all areas of scientific psychology, this course equips graduates to develop a career in any other area of psychology.
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.