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Psychology Courses at Northumbria

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Study Undergraduate Psychology Courses at Northumbria University through UCAS Clearing.

Ready to Find Your Passion? 

Students at Northumbria can choose from our five specialist areas of Psychology: Health, Clinical, Business, Forensic, and Experimental Psychology. This means you can find your passion and delve deeper. 

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Northumbria’s is the only Psychology department in the North East to offer significant placement opportunities for undergraduates in over 40 local organisations and businesses, and offers students the opportunity to study topics of their choice in state-of-the-art facilities with purpose-built teaching laboratories. 

Northumbria’s research in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience is ranked 15th in the UK for research power out of 93 submissions (REF, 2021). This is a rise of 28 places from 43rd in 2014.

Over 92% of students studying Psychology at Northumbria thought staff were good at explaining things (NSS, 2024).

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Missed the main UCAS deadline or changed your plans? You can still secure a place through UCAS Clearing. Psychology courses at Northumbria may be available - don't miss your chance to join a top university in the heart of Newcastle.

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Psychology Foundation Year

Undergraduate | Newcastle | 1 year Full Time followed by a further 3 year or 4 years full-time study

Interested in the workings of the human mind? Gain a developed understanding and knowledge of the fundamental principles of Psychology.

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