Psychology

About this course

Psychology is the scientific study of mind, brain, and behaviour. It asks why people think, feel, and act as they do, and it answers those questions through theory, experiment, and careful observation. As the student voice in the current course description captures, one of the great attractions of psychology at degree level is its variety: from the neuroscience of perception and memory to the social psychology of group behaviour, from developmental psychology to clinical applications, the discipline spans a remarkable range of human questions and engages with them through genuinely rigorous methods. This three-year full-time programme at the University of Exeter includes a sandwich year and a work placement, giving you direct professional experience in a psychology-related setting before you complete your degree. Exeter has a strong psychology department with particular strengths in ind

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 40% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 5% of graduatescards →

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