Combined Honours Programmes
Psychosocial Studies (Major, Joint or Minor)
Campus: Docklands
Why Study Psychosocial Studies as part of a Combined Honours Degree?
Psychosocial Studies offers you the opportunity to gain an understanding of identity and how it is constructed in specific social and cultural contexts. The course draws upon a wide range of ideas and research findings from social and cultural theory, sociology, social and developmental psychology, psychoanalysis and biography. You will gain an understanding of problematic areas of human behaviour and experience, as well as quite ordinary aspects of everyday life.
What will I study?
Psychosocial Studies offers new ways of exploring the relationships between individuals and their society, encompassing both the individual focus of psychology and the broader cultural and historical concerns of sociology. It thereby provides a unique opportunity to study a 'socially-aware' psychology alongside an 'individual-sensitive' sociology.
Which modules will I study?
You can view a full guide to the modules you have to study as part of your chosen pathway, along with a full range of option modules available by viewing the Single & Combined Honours Programmes Guide for Psychosocial Studies
Can I study a Combined Honours Programme as a Part-time degree?
All our Combined Honours Programmes can be studied on a Part-time or Full-time basis. As a Part-time student, you will study the same degree programme, but at a slower pace. You will study up to 4 modules per year (instead of 6 as a full-time student).
What career opportunities are open to me if I study Psychosocial Studies?
A background in Psychosocial Studies would enhance your career opportunities if you wished to pursue a career in the welfare sector especially with agencies in areas such as mental illness and learning difficulties, drug abuse and homelessness. Other recent graduates have entered careers in teaching, local government, research, communications and marketing.
Will I be eligible for any Professional Exemptions?
For some postgraduate training programmes in psychology, a degree 'recognised' by the British Psychological Society (BPsS) is required. This is known as Graduate Basis of Recognition (GBR). The PSS degree does not have GBR, as in order to teach the required content we would have to omit much of the social and cultural content that distinguishes our degree. However, it is possible to take one of the many additional qualifying programmes that, when added to a PSS degree, provide for BPsS recognition. For instance, some PSS graduates take the Open University's Psychology Diploma, a distance-learning qualification obtained by part-time study. The Open University assesses everyone individually, but it generally requires PSS graduates to take three programmes, or two programmes if their second-year programme profile has been close to BPsS requirements. Our research methods programmes (PS203 and PS204) are usually helpful in achieving a second year profile that is close to BPsS requirements.
Popular Combinations with Psychosocial Studies are
- Psychosocial Studies with English Language (C8Q3 - BA/PSel)
- Psychosocial Studies and Education and Community Development (CX83 - BA/PSED)
- Human Biology with Psychosocial Studies (CC18 - BSc/BIps)
- Criminology with Psychosocial Studies (MC98 - BA/CRps)
- Health Studies and Psychosocial Studies (BC98 - BA/HSPS)
- History and Psychosocial Studies (CV81 - BA/HIPS)
- Information Technology with Psychosocial Studies (GC5W - BSc/ITps)
- Law and Psychosocial Studies (CM81 - BA/LAPS)
- Sociology and Psychosocial Studies (CL83 - BA/SOPS)
What can I combine with Psychosocial Studies?
We have over 5000 different combinations and you can choose from over 75 pathways. Please visit the Combined Honours Programmes page for a full list
Please note that the timetabling for this pathway is currently under review and some combinations may require evening attendance. Please check with the School of Combined Honours for further details.
Entry Requirements
240 UCAS tariff points (including two passes at A2 level) plus GCSE English grade C or above.
How do I apply?
If you wish to study with us full-time from September, you will need to make your application via UCAS (www.ucas.ac.uk).
If you wish to study with us part-time you can obtain an application form from our admissions department study@uel.ac.uk or apply on-line.
Other Psychosocial Studies programmes available
For further information on the range of Psychosocial Studies programmes available at UEL, please visit the School page
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If you would like to speak to someone about a Combined Honours Programme, please contact the School of Combined Honours
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