Faculty of Science and Technology

What will you study?

Lancaster's Organisation Studies and Psychology degree is taught jointly by the Department of Organisation Work and Technology (OWT) and our Psychology Department. Studying at Lancaster gives you the opportunity to gain a degree that is fully accredited by the British Psychological Society and provides the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the Society.

Your degree will help you understand how psychological expertise can be used effectively in the management of organisations and their workers and you'll graduate with a critical understanding of the significance and role of organisations and management in modern industrialised societies.

In your first year you'll gain a thorough overview of both subjects with modules including Management and Organisations and Understanding Psychology. In your second and third years, you'll choose from an extensive list of courses, such as Understanding the Individual in the Workplace; Social and Organisational Psychology; Organisation Studies and the Management of Change: Key Approaches, and the final-year Personality and Individual Differences Project.

For a list of compulsory modules, please see the tab above.

Where could it take you?

Your deep understanding of organisations and the people who work within them, combined with a range of transferable skills, such as time management, communicating complex ideas effectively and working independently, will make you stand out in a competitive jobs market and open up a variety of career opportunities.

Our graduates go into a wide array of jobs and careers, from mainstream human resource management, in both public and private corporations, to management consultancy and roles in media and marketing. Some of our alumni have set up businesses on their own, both at home and abroad.

Your degree scheme also provides an excellent foundation for a career in clinical, educational, occupational or forensic psychology.

Typical entry requirements

For courses starting in 2013:

A-level: AAB

General Studies: Accepted as one of 3 A-levels

Preference: Three A levels

Key skills: Not included in offer

GCSE: English Language and Maths (min. gradeB in both)

Scottish Highers: Normally ABBBB

Irish Leaving Cert: Offers will be made on the basis of 5 or 6 Higher level subjects. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office (01524 592028) for further information

International Bacc: 35 ptsoverall with 16 pts from best three HL courses

Mature students: Applications are encouraged; interviews wherever appropriate. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office (01524 592028) for further information

BTEC: Overall grades DDD/DDM

IELTS: 6.5

Financial Support

Lancaster University's priority is to support every student to make the most of their life and education. In addition to government maintenance loans, grants and national scholarships, Lancaster University offers a range of financial support for full time UK Undergraduate students from lower-income backgrounds. Many students each year will be entitled to bursaries or scholarships to help them with the cost of fees and/or living expenses.

The Lancaster Scholarship package is designed to reward the hard work and natural ability of full-time UK students applying to study with us regardless of their household income. Students achieving A*, A, A in their A-level examinations (or equivalent academic qualifications) will receive a £1,000 per year Lancaster Scholarship during their undergraduate studies if they place us as their firm choice institution. Continuation of the Lancaster Scholarship is subject to satisfactory academic progression.

Our combined £5,000 bursary package will help students from England whose household incomes are less than £25,000 per year with fees and living costs.

Students from England eligible for our £5,000 bursary package will also be awarded a £3,000 Lancaster Scholarship if they achieve A*, A, A in their A-level examinations (or equivalent academic qualifications). This totals £8,000 of support for students during their studies.

For full details of the University's financial support packages including eligibility criteria, please visit our fees and funding page.