Education and Psychology, BSc (Hons)
Swansea UniversitySingleton Park Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Studying Education and Psychology will give you expert scientific training in how the mind, brain, and behaviour work together. You will explore the psychological and neuroscientific processes that underpin thinking, reasoning, memory, and language. You will also examine the effects of brain injury and investigate evidence based ways to improve health related behaviour.
Alongside this, our degree offers the opportunity to study a wide range of education focused topics, including education policy, teaching and learning, wellbeing, child development, additional learning needs, equality and social justice, and digital education. Throughout the course, you will develop excellent research, written, and critical analysis skills, as well as strong numeracy and ICT abilities.
Key highlights
- Scientific training in how mind, brain and behaviour interact
- Explores thinking, reasoning, memory and language processes
- Examines brain injury and evidence-based health behaviour change
- Education topics include policy, child development and additional learning needs
- Covers equality, social justice, wellbeing and digital education
- Builds research, critical analysis, numeracy and ICT skills
Entry requirements
- A-level: ABB-BBC — ABB - BBC.
- UCAS tariff points: 112-128 — ABB - BBC DDM-DMM 27 Distinctions and 15 Merits from level 3 subjects Merit 112-128 UCAS tariff points from 3 highest qualifications 32 to include a Minimum score of 4 at Higher Level or 5 at Standard Level Mathematics
Scholarships
International Excellence Scholarships
Scholarships are awarded as a discount on tuition fees worth up to £5,000 in the first year of study, with a further £2,000 awarded in Year 2 (for £5,000 awardees only, subject to achieving a 70% average).
Swansea University Sport Scholarship
Financial support (of up to £2000).
Thrive Bursary
The Thrive bursary is a £4,000 reduction in tuition fees for the first year of study, with a progression bursary of £2,000 in subsequent years (applied as a discount off tuition fees).
Up to £4,000
Careers this course leads to
- Teaching assistant
- Learning support assistant
- Education officer
- Research assistant
- Education policy officer
- Youth support worker
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £19,000 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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