Course Overview

Durhams Psychology Department is a department with excellence in both research and teaching. This research strength extends across the wide variety of academic interests of the Departments staff, from child health and development, perception, cognitive and behavioral neuroscience to the evolutionary basis of behavior. The wide range and quality of the research interests of the staff in the Department allow us to offer a broad range of final-year option courses. Our breadth of research strength means that you are guaranteed to be taught by some of the leading figures in their field of research. Furthermore, as an expanding department, we expect that the range of opportunities for students will grow over the coming years. Our BSc (Hons) course in Psychology follows the British Psychological Society (BPS) guidelines with an extensive range of options in the final year, drawing both from work in fundamental scientific research and in applied psychology. These final year modules include topics in social psychology, developmental psychology, cognition, and behavioral neuroscience, as well as neurorehabilitation, education, and health.

General Eligibility

Grade 5 (or grade B) or above in Mathematics at GCSE (or equivalent) is required. A level offer €“ AAA. BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma/OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma €“ DDD. IB Diploma score €“ 37 with 666 in higher-level subjects.

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• IELTS: 6.5 (no component under 6.0)_x000D_ _x000D_ TOEFL iBT (internet-based test) and TOEFL iBT Home Edition: 92 (no component under 23)