Course Overview
During your three years of study at Lancaster, you'll be taught by academics in the departments of Psychology and Mathematics and Statistics within our Faculty of Science and Technology. Lancaster's Psychology degrees are fully accredited by the British Psychological Society providing the graduate basis for chartered membership.
Your degree covers topics from cognitive and developmental psychology together with modules relating to statistical methods and design of experiments. You'll gain an extensive knowledge of psychological theories and applications and you'll take complementary modules designed to give you a deeper understanding of the use of Statistics in Psychology and to enable you to carry out your own research.
You'll begin your degree with courses including Investigating Psychology as well as Probability and statistics. In your second year, you'll study subjects such as Social Psychology and Linear Algebra before completing your degree with modules including Likelihood Inference and Brain and Behaviour.
Related Courses
Modules
Lancaster degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to compliment their degree. The following is an example list of modules which our previous students have studied. For a full list contact the Mathematics and Statistics department.
Year 1
- Calculus
- Integration
- Matrix Methods
- Probability
- Statistics
- Numbers and Relations
- Discrete Mathematics
- Geometry and Calculus
- Series and Functions
- Differential Equations
- Investigating Psychology
Year 2
- Linear Algebra
- Probability
- Statistics
- Cognitive Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Research Methods
Year 3
- Likelihood Inference
- Bayesian Inference
- Stochastic Processes
- Statistical Models
- Topics in Modern Statistics
- Medical Statistics: study design and data analysis
- Brain and Behaviour
- Developmental Psychology
- Project
Lancaster University offers the chance to follow a structured study programme or the option to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into 2 sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). In Part 1 you will take three modules of study which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects, a higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years. For more information about our teaching methods at Lancaster visit our Teaching and Learning section.
For further information about the department, staff and courses please visit the Mathematics and Statistics department website.
Entry Criteria
A-levels: A(Maths or Further Maths)AB. We normally expect three A-levels.
General Studies: Considered
Preference: Minimum of 2 A-levels
Key skills: Not included in offer, but encouraged
GCSE: Maths (min grade B) is required from all applicants
Scottish Highers: ABBBB plus Grade A at Advanced Higher Maths
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 pts overall with 16 pts from best three HL courses, inc 6 in HL Maths
BTEC: DDD/DDM
Mature students: Applications encouraged. Recent formal study of psychology is expected. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office (01524 592028) for further information
IELTS: 6.5
Careers
As a graduate of Psychology and Statistics from Lancaster University, your options for employment or further study are extensive. You'll be confident as a strong analytical thinker, a skill of great use in many fields, especially within the public and commercial sectors. Additionally, studying Psychology has obvious benefits as a stepping stone to becoming a psychologist.
Around half of our graduates go on to careers where their studies in Psychology play an important role, taking up social work, teaching and personnel, for example. A further quarter choose to further their knowledge at Lancaster and other institutions or follow a higher-level course in a related field.
Lancaster University is dedicated to ensuring you not only gain a highly reputable degree, you also graduate with the relevant life and work based skills. We are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in The Lancaster Award which offers you the opportunity to complete key activities such as work experience, employability/career development, campus community and social development. Visit our Employability section for full details.
Studying
Teaching and Learning Methods
At Lancaster we offer a broad range of learning environments which include the traditional lectures, tutorials, interactive workshops, laboratory and practical activities, student-led seminars and web-based delivery.
The modules which make up a programme of study are assessed using various methods, enabling students to demonstrate their capabilities in a range of ways. Typical coursework assignments include laboratory reports, essays, exercises, literature reviews, short tests, poster sessions and oral presentations. Formal examinations include basic and in-depth questions, essays and data analysis. Students are supervised in the production of final year project reports and dissertations, while students in laboratory classes are supported by demonstrators. Details of the assessment methods for individual modules can be accessed via the university's online module catalogue.
In addition to these learning and teaching methods we encourage independent study, meaning you take responsibility for your own learning. For more information visit our Teaching Approach page.
Assessment Methods
We offer you a variety of stimulating and effective approaches to teaching, learning and assessment. This enables you and your tutors to explore the very latest thinking within your subject and develops your skills in problem solving, analysis and critical reflection, communication, application of knowledge and modern technologies.
As a University, we commit to providing all our undergraduates with a minimum number of contact hours per week, providing you with timely feedback on your work and a maximum number of 15 students per seminar group.
Funding
Lancaster University has committed £2.7m in scholarships and bursaries to help with your fees and living costs. Our financial support depends on your circumstances and how well you do in your A-levels (or equivalent academic qualifications) before starting study with us.
Lancaster University's priority is to support every student to make the most of their life and education. For students starting their study with us in 2014, over 600 each year will be entitled to bursaries and/or scholarships to help them with the cost of fees and/or living expenses. For UK students entering in 2014 we will have the following financial support available:
- An Academic Scholarship of £2,000 for the first year of study to any student from the UK entering with A*, A*, A or equivalent academic qualifications
- An Access Scholarship of £1,000 per year for all UK students from households with an income of less than £42,600 who achieve grades of A*, A, A or the equivalent academic qualifications
- A Lancaster Bursary of £1,000 per annum for all students from England with a household income of more than £25,000 but less than £42,600
- As part of the National Scholarship Programme, a £1,000 Bursary, a £1,000 Fee Waiver and a £1,000 Accommodation Discount in the first year of study, for students from England with a household income of less than £25,000. Plus a Lancaster Bursary of £1,000 in subsequent years.
*All of the financial awards above are subject to approval by the Office for Fair Access July 2013.
For full details of the University's financial support packages including eligibility criteria, please visit our fees and funding page
View details of our current Undergraduate fees.
