BSc Psychology with International Foundation Year - September Entry
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UCAS code
C803 -
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Clearing Offer
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Year of entry
2023/24 See 2024/25 entry -
Course duration
Full Time: 4 Years
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Year of entry
2023/24 See 2024/25 entry -
Course duration
Full Time: 4 Years
Develop a broad knowledge of psychology, and tailor learning to your individual interests, with our BSc Psychology with International Foundation Year degree.
This programme is designed for international students. If you want to study psychology at a British university but don’t have the correct qualifications, our four-year BSc Psychology with International Foundation Year programme enables you to undertake an undergraduate psychology degree.
You will complete a foundation year (called Year 0) before progressing onto our three-year BSc Psychology degree. This normally means you can apply for a single four-year visa that covers the whole duration of your studies.The foundation year is designed to equip you with the subject-specific and general study skills needed to cope with the demands of undergraduate study. Our high-quality teaching is geared towards the needs of students from a wide range of educational backgrounds. 92% of students in the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences said our teaching staff were good or very good at explaining things (91.8% of respondents studying in the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, National Student Survey, 2023).
For more information, visit the International Foundation Programme website.
Overview
Develop a broad knowledge of psychology, and tailor learning to your individual interests, with our BSc Psychology with International Foundation Year degree.
This programme is designed for international students. If you want to study psychology at a British university but don’t have the correct qualifications, our four-year BSc Psychology with International Foundation Year programme enables you to undertake an undergraduate psychology degree.
You will complete a foundation year (called Year 0) before progressing onto our three-year BSc Psychology degree. This normally means you can apply for a single four-year visa that covers the whole duration of your studies.The foundation year is designed to equip you with the subject-specific and general study skills needed to cope with the demands of undergraduate study. Our high-quality teaching is geared towards the needs of students from a wide range of educational backgrounds. 92% of students in the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences said our teaching staff were good or very good at explaining things (91.8% of respondents studying in the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, National Student Survey, 2023).
For more information, visit the International Foundation Programme website.
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GCSE: Grades 9–4 (A*–C) in five subjects, or equivalent qualifications. EU/international students only.
For more information about Clearing at Reading, please visit our Clearing pages.
You can also visit our international student pages for information about English language qualifications.
Structure
Compulsory modules include:
Code | Module | Convenor |
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PY0PSY | Psychology | MR Mohammad Izzat Morshidi |
Optional modules include:
Code | Module | Convenor |
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BI0BF1 | Foundation Programme: Biology | DR Craig Hughes |
IF0FM1 | Foundation Mathematics | DR Rehana Bari |
IF0IE1 | International English A | MRS Leslie Lust |
IF0ISS | Information Systems and Statistics | DR James Appleby |
PO0SOC | Sociology | DR Dawn Clarke |
These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.
Compulsory modules include:
Code | Module | Convenor |
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PY1APP | Applied and Professional Psychology | DR Amanda Branson |
PY1DMH | Debates in Mental Health | DR Dan Law-Jones |
PY1IPR | Introduction to Psychological Research | DR Eugene McSorley |
PY1LAL | Learning about Learning | PROF Philip Beaman |
PY1PAB | The Person and the Brain | DR Juliane Honisch |
Optional modules include:
Code | Module | Convenor |
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PY1INM | Introduction to Neuroscience Methods | PROF Anastasia Christakou |
AP1EM1 | Introduction to Marketing | MR Nick Walker |
AP1SB1 | Introduction to Management | PROF Julian Park |
AR1EMP | Early Empires: Mesopotamia, Egypt & Rome | PROF Roger Matthews |
FT1CSS | Comedy on Stage and Screen | DR Tonia Kazakopoulou |
IL1GICC | Intercultural Competence and Communication | MS Joan McCormack |
PL1LB | Language in the Brain | DR Christos Pliatsikas |
PO1BRI | British Society | DR Dawn Clarke |
PO1INE | Inequality | DR Jonathan Golub |
PP1RP | Radical Philosophy | PROF Maximilian De Gaynesford |
TY1WTF | What the font? Making and using typefaces | DR Rob Banham |
These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.
Compulsory modules include:
Code | Module | Convenor |
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PY2CBP | Cognitive and Biological Psychology | DR Lydia Yee |
PY2DAL | Development across the lifespan | DR Rachel Pye |
PY2PCP | Professional and Clinical Practice | DR Paul Jenkins |
PY2RMP | Research methods in Psychology | DR Alana James |
PY2SID | Social Psychology and Individual Differences | DR Emma Pape |
Optional modules include:
Code | Module | Convenor |
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PY2BCH | Behaviour Change | DR Daniel Lamport |
PY2SCP | Scientific computing for Psychologists | DR Peter Scarfe |
AR2F17 | Forensic Archaeology and Crime Scene Analysis | PROF Mary Lewis |
CL2AE | Ancient Epic | DR Christa Gray |
CL2CGH | Greek History: Persian Wars to Alexander | PROF Emma Aston |
CL2DR | Ancient Drama | PROF David Carter |
CL2RO | Roman History: From Republic to Empire | DR Andreas Gavrielatos |
FT2WD | Wildlife Documentary: Ecology and Representation | DR Adam O'Brien |
GV2CSR | Corporate Social Responsibility Consultancy | MR Jim Ormond |
IL2GICC | Intercultural Competence and Communication | MRS Daniela Standen |
IL2GMB | Modern Britain: Society, History and Politics | DR Lucy Watson |
LS2LAT | Introduction to English Language Teaching | MRS Suzanne Portch |
LS2LNM | Language and New Media | PROF Rodney Jones |
ML2GF | Science, perversion, and dream in global fantastic literature | DR Alice Christensen |
ML2STA | Society, Thought, and Art in Modern Europe | DR Veronica Heath |
MM2101 | Founder Dilemmas | PROF Norbert Morawetz |
MT2CC | The Science of Climate Change | PROF Nigel Arnell |
PO2AMG | American Government and Politics | DR Graham O'Dwyer |
PO2MIR | Modern International Relations | DR Joseph O' Mahoney |
PO2PWS | Politics of the Welfare State | DR Christoph Arndt |
PO2THI | Political Thinking | DR Alice Baderin |
PP2EA1 | Ethical Argument 1: Philosophy and How to Live | DR Luke Elson |
PP2GP1 | Global Philosophy 1 | MISS Michela Bariselli |
PP2HKW1 | Hume, Kant, and Wittgenstein 1 | DR Sev.J. Schroeder |
PP2IDR1 | Ignorance, Doubt, and Relativism 1 | DR Jumbly Grindrod |
PP2MM1 | Meaning and the Mind 1 | DR Jumbly Grindrod |
PP2OID1 | Oppression, Inequality, and the Enemies of Democracy 1 | DR Charlotte Newey |
These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.
Core modules include:
- Careers in psychology
- Research methods and data analysis
Optional modules include:
- Cognition
- Cognition and neuroscience
- Developmental and social psychology
- Neuroscience
- Personality and social psychology
- Typical and atypical development
Core modules include:
- Contemporary issues
- Project
- Public engagement
Optional modules include:
- Emotion, empathy and their disorders
- Memory and the self: past, present and future
- Active vision
- Adaptive control of thought
- Attachment and offending behaviour
- Autism spectrum conditions
- Behavioural economics
- Bi-multilingualism and cognition
- Child bilingualism
- Cognitive neuropsychology of ageing
- Cognitive neuroscience of attention and working memory
- Cognitive and affective neuroscience
- Controversies in cognitive neuroscience
- Developmental neuroscience
- Early lexical development
- Electrophysiology of language
- Forensic psychology 1: managing offending behaviour
- Health psychology
- Human motivation
- Language in Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Motivation and performance in organisations
- Multilingualism and impairment
- Nutritional psychology
- Psychology and neuroscience of meaning
- Reward dysfunction in clinical disorders
- Science of emotion
- Self control
- Social cognition
- The developmental psychopathology of anxiety
- Typical and atypical reading
- Visual perception
Fees
New UK/Republic of Ireland students: £9,250
New international students: £24,500
*UK/Republic of Ireland fee changes
UK/Republic of Ireland undergraduate tuition fees are regulated by the UK government. These fees are subject to parliamentary approval and any decision on raising the tuition fees cap for new UK students would require the formal approval of both Houses of Parliament before it becomes law.
EU student fees
With effect from 1 August 2021, new EU students will pay international tuition fees. For exceptions, please read the UK government’s guidance for EU students.
Additional Costs
Some courses will require additional payments for field trips and extra resources. You will also need to budget for your accommodation and living costs. See our information on living costs for more details.
Financial support for your studies
You may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary to help pay for your study. Students from the UK may also be eligible for a student loan to help cover these costs. See our fees and funding information for more information on what's available.
Careers
This course will provide you with a range of transferable skills, including analytical qualitative abilities, writing experience, presentation skills and the ability to think and analyse scientifically.
You could pursue a career in the NHS, civil services, schools or charities. Skills learned on the course also open up many doors within the private sector, in areas such as HR, recruitment, management consultancy, publicity, finance and journalism. Alternatively you can choose to further develop your skills by moving into research, teacher training or postgraduate studies, or by training to become a professional psychologist.