COURSES HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Philosophy and Psychological Studies

BA · The Open University

Philosophy and Psychological Studies

The Open University

AI IMPACT

MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£31,000

SATISFACTION86%

CONTINUATION49%

PROFESSIONAL JOBS60%

DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 33% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).

CONTINUATION ALERT

51% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.

Entry tariff of real entrants

UCAS points the actual intake arrived with: "people like this got in", not a cut-off.

<480% of entrants

48-630% of entrants

64-790% of entrants

80-950% of entrants

96-1110% of entrants

112-1270% of entrants

128-1430% of entrants

144-1590% of entrants

160-1750% of entrants

176-1910% of entrants

192-2070% of entrants

208-2230% of entrants

224-2390% of entrants

240+0% of entrants

Student satisfaction

Overall satisfaction is 86% (National Student Survey). Continuation past year one: 49%.

What you actually study

YEAR 1

Foundations of Psychology · Developmental Psychology · Research Methods & Statistics · Biological Psychology

YEAR 2

Cognitive Psychology · Social Psychology · Personality & Individual Differences · Abnormal Psychology

YEAR 3

Applied Psychology Options · Advanced Research Methods · Neuroimaging & Cognitive Neuroscience

YEAR 4

Empirical Research Dissertation · Contemporary Issues in Psychology

MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).