Psychological Science

University of Bristol
Undergraduate PhD Full-time 4 Years Psychology

About this course

Studying human behaviour in the School of Psychological Science will give you the opportunity to be part of a vibrant postgraduate community and a world-class research department with more than 30 internationally recognised academic staff.

The programme aims to provide students with outstanding and cutting-edge training from the purest research into psychology to interdisciplinary research in a wide range of areas. These include advancing the frontiers of cognitive science into engineering or educational applications, investigating the neural mechanisms underlying human behaviours, and developing integrated interventions to improve health and wellbeing. Our postgraduate students are a very important part of the School’s research culture and a key component in maintaining our international research reputation.

Current research areas can be found on the School of Psychological Science Research page.

Study Options

This course is available in 4 study options:

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 4 Years

Qualification: PhD

Location: Bristol

Part-time

Duration: 8 Years

Qualification: PhD

Location: Bristol

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: MSc (Res)

Location: Bristol

Part-time

Duration: 4 Years

Qualification: MSc (Res)

Location: Bristol

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

3219 Health associate professionals
2229 Therapy professionals
2462 Probation officers
3214 Complementary health associate professionals
2225 Clinical psychologists
2224 Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists

Course Details

Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Bristol
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Psychology