BSc(Hons) Developmental Psychology: University of East London

About the programme

This degree is one of only a small number of programmes in the UK that allow you to specialise in developmental psychology at undergraduate level. Developmental psychologists study how social, emotional and cognitive processes change and develop in infants, children and adults. Research findings in developmental psychology are used to advance their understanding of, and knowledge of how to, support children in a variety of applied settings including education, health, the legal system and therapy.

Career opportunities

As well as providing a route into professional psychology, a degree in this field is relevant to a wide range of other areas of work. Graduates of the Developmental Psychology programme would be well-suited to work in education, social welfare, speech and language therapy, counselling, coaching and mentoring. Since all graduates will have a BPS-recognised degree, they may pursue a career in other areas where knowledge of psychology is a positive asset, for example sport and leisure, human resource management, consumer research and advertising, media and community work.

Admission requirments

For admission to the BSc Developmental Psychology programme:

• Candidates normally need 200 UCAS tariff points, with at least 120 points obtained from A2 qualifications or new GNVQ equivalent
• They also accept people with Access, NVQ and a variety of other pre-University level qualifications including International and European Baccalaureate
• They also accept those with relevant professional and vocational qualifications
  Students may be admitted through Accreditation of Experiential Learning (AEL) or Accreditation of Certificated Learning (ACL) processes
• In the case of applicants whose first language is not English, then IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) is required. International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education undergraduate programmes.
• International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education undergraduate programmes.