The principles guiding the syllabus are to provide a wide initial coverage and steadily increasing depth of study in the various topics, taking into account the importance and topicality of any specific material. In the Final Year you will be able to specialise in topics of particular interest. An integral part of the course is the teaching of research methodology and you acquire competence in the use of statistical methods to analyse data from experiments in the laboratory and in the field. In your Final Year you will be given the opportunity to use these skills to conduct an original research project under the supervision of a member of the teaching staff who specialises in the area of psychology your research is focussed on. All of the academic staff in the School of Psychology are enthusiastic psychologists engaged in active research programmes in their various fields of expertise. This has a direct impact on the teaching programme, not only because you are being taught by experts in their field, but also because it affects whom you may be working with on your Final Year project.

Our graduates go on to have successful careers in a wide range of areas including clinical psychology, educational psychology, occupational psychology and forensic psychology, which are available due to the accredited status of our degrees. From the more traditional roles such as human resources to an untypical career within the perfume industry employing psychometric skills in scent sense, our graduates have the attributes required by a wide selection of industries. Around one in four will progress to studies at a postgraduate level; Master’s degrees can be taken in the fields of forensic psychology, cell physiology or clinical criminology. Gaining a teaching qualification with a PGCE is another popular choice. Progression to higher studies with research degrees at doctorate level is also possible with an undergraduate degree from Leicester.