Psychology

Psychology shapes every aspect of our lives, from its influence on how we interact with the world, our health and relationships, to real world impact in society including education, work and justice. Studying Psychology at Winchester opens a broad range of career opportunities. We focus on your future from the start and are committed to helping you find and work towards an exciting career. Our approach to your employability is personalised, successful, and unique to us.

Join us to discover the science behind how we think, feel and behave. You will work with experienced lecturers and applied psychologists in our supportive learning community that puts your future first.

Why study Psychology at Winchester
You will learn in a supportive environment with all your teaching provided by a friendly team of experienced lecturers and qualified applied psychologists.

• We favour small group teaching and personal tutoring to help you build your academic confidence and transferable skills.

Your future is at the centre of everything we do. Our ‘Psychology Futures’ employability programme takes you on a transformative journey of self-development that will help you maximise the value of your degree and find a personally meaningful career.

• Developed by our Chartered Occupational Psychologist, our unique, award-winning employability programme is embedded throughout your degree and has been applauded nationally.

You will be joining a vibrant research community. Your lecturers are active researchers and experts in their field. Your course is designed to craft your research skills and you will have unlimited access to all our research labs and software.

• We have extensive research facilities. Our alcohol research lab is one of only eight in the world and we are helping police improve how they collect eyewitness testimonies from people under the influence.

Where your degree could take you
Our BSc (Hons) Psychology is fully accredited by the British Psychological Society, so your degree could be the first step in your training as a chartered psychologist working in an applied field such as clinical, health, educational, forensic, or occupational. Or it could take you into a career in research, teaching, social work, criminal justice, marketing, human resources, or any job that involves working with other people.

What our students say
• 97% of students say staff are good at explaining things.
• 97% of students say it’s easy to contact teaching staff when they need to.
• 94% of students say the course has developed the knowledge and skills they think they will need for their future.
• 94% of students say the course is well organised.

National Student Survey, 2024

COURSE FEATURES
- Friendly and inclusive learning community

- Small group teaching with workshops, seminars, and hands-on practicals using our broad range of laboratory equipment and software

- Applied teaching focus – explore psychological sub-disciplines with a focus on real world applications

- Enhanced personal academic tutor support to maximise your individual learning and help you identify and work towards a meaningful career

- Learn from expert staff who are using psychological science to improve people’s lives

- Vibrant learning and research community. Receive extensive training in research methods with opportunities to get involved and participate in live research projects

- Award-winning employability programme embedded throughout your degree

- Optional placement module in your final year