BSc (Honours) Psychology with Foundation Year

Program Overview:
This four‑year programme includes a preparatory foundation year before progressing to the full BSc Psychology degree. It’s designed for students who don’t meet standard entry requirements or want development before degree‑level study, and is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), providing eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) upon successful completion.

Curriculum Structure

Foundation Year
The first year helps build academic confidence and foundational skills across psychology and related social sciences, including modules in introductory psychology, basic research methods, social science thinking, and interdisciplinary study.

Year One (Degree)
Once you transition to the main programme, you’ll study core areas of psychology including biopsychology, cognition, development, social influences, and quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Year Two
This year includes applied and theoretical study across multiple domains of psychology, with opportunities to focus on areas such as developmental, forensic, or counselling psychology. You’ll also refine your professional skills through employer‑led briefs and workshops.

Year Three
In your final year, you transition into specialist study and independent research. You complete a major empirical project and choose from clinical, developmental, or forensic psychology pathways, depending on your interests.

Placement Year Option
There is the opportunity to take a placement year in industry between Years Two and Three, expanding applied experience and career readiness.

Focus Areas:
Core psychological science across cognition, brain and behaviour, individual differences and development, alongside optional specialisms in clinical, forensic, or developmental psychology.

Learning Outcomes:
Graduates will be able to design and carry out original research, apply psychological theory across diverse contexts, and develop professional and analytical skills essential for further study or employment.

Professional Alignment (Accreditation):
This programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), ensuring eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC), provided the research project is passed and at least a lower second‑class honours degree is achieved.

Reputation & Facilities:
Sheffield Hallam provides strong applied and research-led teaching in psychology, housed in modern City Campus facilities including state-of-the-art behavioural science labs (EEG, eye tracking, psychophysiology, observation suites). A high proportion of graduates (over 95%) go into work or further study within fifteen months of completing the course