Applied Psychology provides the foundations for a career in psychology and affiliated fields, offering modules in the core areas of modern psychology, including cognitive, biological, developmental, abnormal and forensic psychology. Graduates of the BA are comprehensively trained in research skills, as throughout the degree you will conduct qualitative and quantitative research, and also complete an independent research project in your final year. The BA Applied Psychology is accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland, which entitles you to apply for postgraduate training in psychology in the specific area in which you choose to specialise.

Graduates from the BA in Applied Psychology have the required foundation for the next stage of a professional career in psychology, including clinical practice and research. Graduates also use their knowledge of psychology in careers in social and health services, in the education sector, the criminal justice system, the media and in industry.