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BSc Hons Psychology with Clinical and Health Psychology

3 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

Bangor University

Program Overview

Program Overview:
This three-year undergraduate degree integrates core psychological science with specialised study in clinical and health psychology. It’s designed for students interested in understanding psychological disorders, health behaviour, and the application of psychology in healthcare and therapeutic settings.

Curriculum Structure

Year One
You’ll study core topics such as Introduction to Psychology, Brain and Behaviour, Research Methods and Statistics, and Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology. These lay the groundwork for understanding both typical and atypical psychological functioning.

Year Two
Modules include Abnormal Psychology, Health Psychology, Developmental Psychology, and Research Methods II. The focus sharpens on understanding mental health conditions, health behaviour change, and effective psychological assessment.

Year Three
You’ll take advanced modules in Clinical Psychology, Psychological Interventions, and Health Behaviour Change. A major component of the final year is your Independent Research Project, allowing in-depth exploration of a topic related to clinical or health psychology.

Focus areas:
Mental health, psychological disorders, healthcare applications, therapeutic approaches, behavioural medicine.

Learning outcomes:
Gain insight into clinical assessment, health interventions, the psychological basis of health conditions, and empirical research techniques.

Professional alignment (accreditation):
Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), offering eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC), essential for progressing to professional training in clinical psychology.

Reputation (employability rankings):
Bangor University is well-regarded for psychology, especially for its research and teaching in health and clinical psychology fields.

Experiential Learning (Research, Projects, Internships etc.)

At Bangor, students in this specialised psychology degree gain real-world skills through hands-on learning and access to advanced facilities. From day one, the course is designed to bridge theory with practice, focusing on both clinical and health psychology applications.

Students benefit from state-of-the-art research labs, professional placement-style opportunities, and one-to-one research supervision in later years. The programme provides immersive exposure to both academic and applied psychological work:

  • Access to the School of Psychology’s purpose-built laboratories, including EEG, eye-tracking, and brain stimulation equipment
  • Structured opportunities to engage with real-world clinical and health services—such as NHS placements, mindfulness centres, and local wellbeing programmes
  • Use of SPSS statistical software and digital research tools for designing and analysing psychological studies
  • Participation in research groups focused on health behaviour change, anxiety and depression, and chronic illness
  • Regular group projects and applied workshops in behaviour change, intervention design, and psychological testing
  • Psychology Resource Centre with specialist equipment and a dedicated psychology librarian for research support
  • Membership and training through Bangor’s Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice and clinical psychology research units

Progression & Future Opportunities

Graduates from this degree emerge with strong academic and applied foundations—well-prepared for careers in mental health, research, healthcare, and public services.

Typical roles include:
Assistant Clinical Psychologist, Health Promotion Specialist, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Research Associate

Career and academic support includes:

  • Tailored guidance from Bangor’s Careers & Employability team—including help with applications for assistant psychologist roles, NHS jobs, or postgraduate study
  • Access to placement-style experience within North Wales healthcare and mental health settings
  • BPS-accredited: Provides eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC), a requirement for most UK psychology training routes
  • Bangor’s strong research culture supports graduate success in further study and employment—especially in health, clinical, and community psychology
  • High graduate employment and study continuation rates, with students praising the career relevance of the degree

Further Academic Progression:
Many students move on to postgraduate training in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy), Health Psychology (MSc, PhD), or related fields like Counselling Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, or Public Health—often staying within Bangor’s highly regarded postgraduate programmes.

Program Key Stats

£21,000
£ 29
Sept Intake : 14th Jan


41 %

Eligibility Criteria

BBB - AAA
3.2 - 3.7
32 - 37
65

1200
6.0
72

Additional Information & Requirements

Career Options

  • Clinical psychologist
  • Counselling psychologist
  • Counsellor
  • Educational psychologist
  • Forensic psychologist
  • Health psychologist
  • Human resources manager
  • Lecturer
  • Occupational psychologist
  • Practitioner psychologist

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