Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience (Including Placement Year)

University of Essex

Undergraduate BSc (Hons) Full-time with year in industry 4 Years Psychology

Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience (Including Placement Year) BSc (Hons) is an undergraduate degree at University of Essex, based in Colchester, taught full-time with year in industry over 4 years. Graduates earn £25,000 on average 15 months after finishing. Typical A-level entry is BBB.

A-Level Entry

BBB

Typical offer · UCAS

UCAS Points

112 - 120 points

Typical offer · UCAS

Avg. Graduate Salary

£25,000

15 months after graduation · HESA via Discover Uni

About this course

Psychologists conduct experiments to study our perceptions, decisions, prejudices, motivations, friendships and memory. But how do the brain and the body affect these processes? Where in the brain do they occur? And how are they represented? Psychologists and cognitive neuroscientists aim to map how brain and behaviour are related.

This contemporary area of psychology investigates areas ranging from vision, hearing and touch to the mechanisms underlying language, action, attention, emotion and social processes. Our Centre for Brain Science allows you to discover the neurophysiological processes that take place in our bodies and brains.

We give you the freedom and facilities to study and experiment, explore and research the human mind. You cover core areas in psychology and cognitive neuroscience including:

- Brain and behaviour

- Methods in cognitive neuroscience

- Applied psychology

- Language, memory and perception

- Developmental psychology

We provide one of the most immersive and exciting experience of studying the human mind in the UK. 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.

Entry Requirements

A-Level Grades BBB
UCAS Tariff Points 112 - 120 points
BTEC DMM

Career Prospects

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Course Details

Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Study Mode
Full-time with year in industry
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
2025

2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ

Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Colchester
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Psychology
Avg. Graduate Salary
£25,000