Psychology (with a professional placement year)

About this course

Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behaviour, examining how people think, feel, perceive, learn, remember, and act, both individually and in social contexts. It is one of the most wide-ranging of the sciences, drawing on biology, statistics, philosophy, and social science to build an understanding of human experience that is both empirically grounded and practically useful. Its questions, from how memory works to what drives aggression, how children develop language, and why people help or harm strangers, have relevance across almost every domain of professional and public life. At the University of Sussex, you will study in one of the UK's largest schools of psychology, learning from academics who are active researchers in the areas they teach. The programme provides a thorough grounding in the core areas of psychological science, including cognitive, developmental, soc

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 50% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Research and Development (RandD) and Other Research Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 5% of graduatescards →

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