Psychology

About this course

Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behaviour, encompassing how people think, act, react, and interact, as the current description of this programme precisely captures. It is one of the most wide-ranging disciplines in higher education, drawing on neuroscience and evolutionary biology as well as social theory and cultural analysis, and its insights are relevant to understanding individuals in clinical contexts, organisations in professional settings, and societies at large. At its most rigorous, psychology is an empirical science that makes knowledge claims on the basis of carefully designed research rather than intuition or informal observation. At the University of Glasgow, this four-year full-time programme develops genuine scientific depth alongside the breadth expected of a strong undergraduate psychology degree. You will cover all the major sub-disciplines: cognitiv

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 65% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 25% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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