What you’ll study
Your BA (Hons) Psychology studies will give you a firm grounding in the fundamentals of mind and behaviour. You’ll explore feelings and thoughts, brain function, emotions, personality, human development and more.
You’ll:
- discover how our minds and behaviour are affected by social, economic, political, health and environmental changes
- explore topics such as the ‘nature or nurture’ debate, and the role of growth and development, gender, consciousness, perception, learning, memory, language, emotion, motivation and well-being in shaping the human mind and behaviour
- study the structure and function of the human brain, including the biology of cognitive processes as well as nervous system disorders
- examine how we think, with a focus on cognitive processes including attention, perception, problem-solving and decision-making
- explore the science of human differences, from personality types and cognitive styles to intelligence and mental health
- investigate the principles of mental health and psychopathology – the scientific study of mental health disorders and their treatments
- understand quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods, how to generate and test hypotheses, and how to conduct research in an ethical way
The programme culminates in your Final Project: an independent research project in which you’ll collect and analyse empirical data on a topic of your choosing, and present your results.
Our psychology programme is progressing toward accreditation with the British Psychological Society (BPS), and our curriculum has been designed to meet all BPS standards for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) eligibility. The BPS requires UK providers to have successfully graduated at least one cohort before accreditation can be granted. Our first cohort will graduate in the summer of 2026.
Once achieved, accreditation applies to your intake year. Once BPS accreditation is received, all enrolled students will be covered retrospectively, conferring the GBC eligibility essential for Chartered Psychologist careers. Meanwhile, you’ll benefit from our global campus network, USA semester abroad opportunities, and our innovative interdisciplinary elective pathways. For any further information, please do get in touch with our Psychology faculty – we are excited to talk to you about opportunities here at Northeastern University London.

