心理学文学士（荣誉学位）

心理学家进行科学研究以试图解释和预测人们的工作方式。它是对我们的思想和身体，思想和行为，感觉和感知的研究。我们进行实验是为了调查人们整个童年的发展方式，他们获得语言的方式以及由于脑部受伤，疾病或生活经历而可能发生的行为改变。在我们的课程中，您将进行实验，探索和研究为什么我们以自己的方式思考，感受和行动。您涵盖了心理学的核心领域，包括：感觉与知觉学习与记忆临床心理学人格与个体差异社会与健康心理学
If you want to understand our place in the world, then psychology at Essex is for you. We provide one of the most immersive and exciting experiences of studying the human mind in the UK. We focus on the big questions so that you embark on a journey into the thoughts, feelings, and actions of individuals.Satisfy your curiosity by learning from innovative researchers at the cutting edge of psychological science. At Essex we take a multi-method approach, working beyond traditional boundaries to combine different expertise and share fascinating techniques and intriguing theories. We answer questions such as:Why are social relationships so important – how do we make and break them, and what can we do to improve our relationshipsHow do parenting choices in the earliest weeks of a baby's life impact them for years to comeHow does our cultural background affect thinking, motivations, personality, interpersonal behaviours and group processesIn your first year you will study modules that address major challenges that society faces today. You will learn psychology from the start, and we will give you the skillset you need to be successful. We embed key skills such as research methods and statistics into topics you'll be interested in. You'll be taught topics one-by-one in blocks which allows you to consolidate your knowledge.You will continue to develop these skills during your second year. In your third year you will specialise in areas that really interest you. This will allow you to excel at studying psychology. You will also have the opportunity to take one or more of our applied modules across your three years with us in the areas of health, global challenges, self improvement, sustainability, the criminal mind and more, developing your knowledge of real-world psychology.You learn from our researchers and can work together in the same space via our Research Experience Scheme (RES) which gives you the opportunity to work one-on-one with a psychologist as their research assistant. Our SHOUTS scheme allows you to use your skills and creativity to make our department a better place and promote what we do beyond Essex, through social media, activities and events.Professional accreditationAccredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).Study abroadYour education extends beyond the university campus. We support you in expanding your education through offering the opportunity to spend a year or a term studying abroad at one of our partner universities. The four-year version of our degree allows you to spend the third year abroad or employed on a placement abroad, while otherwise remaining identical to the three-year course.Studying abroad allows you to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised.If you spend a full year abroad you'll only pay 15% of your usual tuition fee to Essex for that year. You won't pay any tuition fees to your host universityPlacement yearYou can also undertake a placement year in which you gain relevant work experience within an external business, giving you a competitive edge in the graduate job market and providing you with key contacts within the industry. You will be responsible for finding your placement, but with support and guidance provided by both your department and our Employability and Careers Centre.If you complete a placement year you'll only pay 20% of your usual tuition fee to Essex for that year.