/ Undergraduate /
Start date:
September 2025
You'll need:
112–128 UCAS points (or equivalent)
Foundation Year: 64–80 UCAS points (or equivalent)
UCAS code:
C800
C801 (if choosing Foundation Year)
On-Campus Taster Day
Wednesday 9 April 2025
Learn how to solve real-world problems by understanding the human mind, and gain the skills and professional experience you need to stand out.
Did you know?
We are accredited by the British Psychological Society.
At least 50% of our degree is delivered in small classes so you work closely with your lecturers and fellow students.
Gain additional qualifications, such as a certificate in Mental Health First Aid, to give you a head start in your career.
Top 3 modern university in London
(Complete University Guide 2025)
Ranked in the top 15% in the world
Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2024
#8 in England for undergraduate student satisfaction
National Student Survey 2024
Foundation Year
This course can also be studied with a foundation year (September entry only).
Modules
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This course offers a foundation year, which takes place at the beginning of your studies. Studying a foundation year will give you academic and practical experience, and a strong introduction to your subject, ensuring you succeed on your undergraduate degree.
30 credits
You will develop your core academic and integrated English language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. You will become familiar with key academic skills and concepts, such as referencing methods and awareness of academic integrity and tone. You will apply these skills and knowledge to both broad topics and also your chosen subject pathway.
Teaching and Learning
You will be required to actively engage in on-campus learning for up to 10 hours a week.
You will be taught through a full range of teaching and learning methods, which include lectures, seminars, workshops, discussion groups, group directed tasks and presentations. This will enable you to learn from your peers and tutors in both structured and information settings.
You will be encouraged to think creatively about your approach to learning and discussions with your peers. You will also have access to recordings, resources, links and signposting through Moodle to enrich your learning.
Assessment
You will be assessed through group and individual presentations, comparative and reflective essays, multiple choice exams, coursework and reports, oral exams, portfolios, case studies and blogs.
30 credits
You will develop your research, numeracy and information technology skills. You will investigate the difference between primary and secondary research, conduct your own research project and demonstrate your findings through data analysis. You will also develop your awareness of equality, diversion and inclusion in the UK, through a real-world issue; discrimination in the workplace.
Teaching and Learning
You will be required to actively engage in on-campus learning for up to 10 hours a week.
You will be taught through a full range of teaching and learning methods, which include lectures, seminars, workshops, discussion groups, group directed tasks and presentations. This will enable you to learn from your peers and tutors in both structured and information settings.
You will be encouraged to think creatively about your approach to learning and discussions with your peers. You will also have access to recordings, resources, links and signposting through Moodle to enrich your learning.
Assessment
You will be assessed through group and individual presentations, comparative and reflective essays, multiple choice exams, coursework and reports, oral exams, portfolios, case studies and blogs.
30 credits
This module focuses on an in-depth exploration of applied psychology, drawing on foundational theories and models that explain human behaviour. You will engage with the issues and debates around some of the core psychological concepts, such as prejudice, stereotyping, group dynamics, and conformity, gaining a broad understanding of what influences human behaviours.
The module introduces the bio-psycho-social model within health psychology, providing a holistic framework for understanding health-related behaviours. You will gain a knowledge of how different psychological theories and models can be applied to understand the development of risky health behaviours and can be applied to design effective health intervention strategies.
You will learn the skill of collaborative group work, which is an integral part of the module, encouraging you to apply your knowledge of psychological theories to analyse and present a case study on risky health behaviour. You will also develop the skill of critical analysis, integrating various theories and models in psychology to explain risky health behaviour and suggest intervention programs.
Teaching and learning
The teaching delivery for each module consists of one, one-three-hour lecture and one, two-hour seminar per week. You will learn through a blend of lectures and interactive sessions, case studies and group presentations.
There will be an additional 30 minutes of online support per week. This will consist of individual tasks such as quizzes, posting on discussion forums, watching videos and taking notes, and reading articles or chapters.
Assessment
This module will be assessed using a written assessment and a group presentation.
50% - written assessment, composed of two parts; essay and self-reflection. You will write an essay on your knowledge of at least two psychological theories or models to explain why people develop risky health behaviours and propose and evaluate intervention strategies. You will reflect on your experience and learning journey as you prepared for and wrote the essay.
50% - group presentation, where you will apply knowledge from psychology theories to plan health interventions on risky health behaviour.
30 credits
This module focuses on the different perspectives available in psychology to explain human behaviour.
You will get the opportunity to explore methods of scientific thinking and reasoning within a Psychology context in an enquiry-based way. Problem-based learning and blended learning (combines online and face-to-face time) approaches will facilitate deep, experiential learning.
You will gain knowledge on what scientific thinking is, how to distinguish this from pseudoscience and how the scientific cycle enquiry can be applied to the various perspectives in psychology.
You will be encouraged to explore how different perspective in psychology can explain human behaviour, scientific argumentation and ethical working practices in relation to current scientific topics as reflected in news reports, recent academic publications and historical case studies. You’ll gain the skill of critical thinking and how to apply concepts from psychology to explain everyday behaviour, as well as poster presentation and public speaking.
Teaching and learning
The teaching delivery for each module consists of one, one-three-hour lecture and one, two-hour seminar per week. Lectures will introduce the scientific basis of knowledge and research methodologies in the context of Psychology and empower you to distinguish between science and pseudoscience, while seminars will consist of individual and group activities on the weekly topics.
There will be an additional 30 minutes of online support per week. This will consist of individual tasks such as quizzes, posting on discussion forums, watching videos and taking notes, and reading articles or chapters.
Assessment
This module will be assessed using a group poster presentation and written assessment.
40% - group poster presentation, you will compare and contrast any two perspectives on psychology.
60% - written assessment, you will write a critical essay on how pseudoscience differs from science.
These modules are those we currently offer and may be subject to change.
Skills
Develop your professional skills as you study real-life applications of psychology.
We offer an inspiring undergraduate curriculum, with a focus on mental health, that reflects the world we live in today. During your time with us, you’ll explore:
- how to solve real-world problems with your knowledge of our minds and behaviour
- research and analysis, and how to effectively communicate
- leadership, emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills and how group dynamics relate to the workplace and wider society.
You’ll work on core subjects within psychology and have the opportunity to shape your degree around your own interests and ambitions.
Topics you’ll study include:
- mental health
- developmental psychology
- positive psychology and wellbeing
- social psychology
- psychopathology.
You’ll study contemporary social movements and global crises, such as Black Lives Matter, climate change and #MeToo, through a psychological lens. You can also choose to take a standalone Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) module in Year 3.
Right from the start, you’ll explore the fascinating careers open to psychology graduates and learn how to apply your knowledge to different fields. You’ll also take a credited work experience module in Year 2, enabling you to build your CV before you graduate.
Our degree is professionally accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). This means if you graduate with at least a 2:2 you’ll be eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the BPS - your first step on the path to becoming a Chartered Psychologist.
You can also gain additional qualifications throughout your degree, such as a certificate in Mental Health First Aid, to give you a head start in your career.
Learning
Enjoy a personal and practical approach to your studies.
At least 50% of our BSc Psychology degree is delivered in small classes, seminars, lab sessions or workshops. This increases your contact time with your lecturers and creates a supportive learning community where you can excel.
You’ll learn through practical activities as well as lectures, with discussions, presentations, teamwork and feedback playing a key role in your studies.
Our passionate and supportive tutors are also practitioners involved in the latest research in their fields. The work they undertake at our Centre for Research in Psychological Wellbeing (CREW) has a positive impact on mental health and wellbeing at a community, national and international level.
We have state-of-the-art facilities, including EEGs to record brain activity, eye-tracking software, an fMRI, and brain stimulation therapy, including Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).
We are a community, and our student support is second to none, with BPS commendations for excellence. Whatever your personal circumstances or ambitions, we’re here to help you realise your full potential. Some of the support we offer includes:
- Academic Guidance Tutors: you’ll be allocated an experienced Academic Guidance Tutor to support you through your studies, help you pick your modules, and provide career advice.
- Student feedback and consultation hours: lecturers have drop-in office hours when you can go to them directly, arrange a video call or email to ask questions.
- Study skills for psychology: these are weekly sessions for all students who want to improve their academic writing, achieve better essay grades, overcome exam anxieties, develop further employability skills, and achieve their goals.
- Revision support: our lectures are delivered on-campus, but recordings are made available to support your revision.
- Study skills support: as higher education is different from school and college, our Academic Achievement Advisers are here to help you develop the skills you need at university and beyond.
- Welcoming community: when you join Roehampton’s School of Psychology, you become part of an inclusive community of students and academics. You can also join the Roehampton Psychology Society to connect with your peers and enjoy a varied programme of events, talks, debates and socials.
Dr Carla Startin
I am the Programme Leader for the BSc Psychology degree. My background is in cognitive neuroscience, and I joined Roehampton in July 2020. I largely teach our final year module on autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions, and I am also involved in teaching various aspects of applied psychology in Year 1. My current and previous research relates to differences between people in their cognitive abilities and related brain activity, and neurodevelopmental conditions relating to these - firstly differences in terms of how we process information during social interactions, and secondly differences between people with Down syndrome and the development of dementia in this population.
Dr Paul Dickerson
I’m Paul Dickerson, I’m a Principal Teaching Fellow and I started at Roehampton way back in 1991! Even though I have been at the University for nearly 30 years each year still feels fresh. I teach across multiple modules and programmes with a particular interest in qualitative research and social psychology and I want to enthuse everyone about this amazing subject. I love sharing my passion for psychology in all of my teaching and writing and – but don’t tell anyone – I do sometimes share a song I have written for the students that I teach. I have a particular interest in helping you to reach your full potential and I run weekly lunchtime sessions to help with this – use this link https://study.sagepub.com/psychologybrilliantessays to find out about the sorts of things covered. I hope that I will have the opportunity to help you enjoy this wonderful subject as much as I have.
Dr Maria Gudbrandsen
Maria has a BSc in Psychology from the University of Roehampton, as well as MSc in Psychiatric Research, and a PhD in Clinical Neuroscience from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (KCL).
Maria is Head of Year 1 for BSc Psychology, and teach across all the BSc Psychology programmes in topics of developmental psychology, neurodevelopmental disorders, and some educational and clinical psychology. She also contributes to to the MSc Applied Cognitive Neuroscience, with a specialty in structural MRI and analysis.
Maria is also conducting her own research at the university, primarily in 22q11.2 deletions syndrome, autism and mental health.
Dr Marco Sandrini
Hi, I am Marco! I have been at Roehampton since 2015. I graduated in Experimental Psychology at the University of Padua (Italy). I then obtained a PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Verona (Italy) and undertook a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at the Centre for Mind/Brain Sciences (University of Trento, Italy) and spent five-years as a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health (USA), the largest biomedical research agency in the world.
The focus of my research is interventions to enhance memory in aging and reduce the frequency of intrusive memories of trauma using the combination of neuroimaging and non-invasive brain stimulation.
I am primarily involved in the teaching of research methods and statistics and cognitive neuroscience. I am the module convenor for the second year undergraduate module “Psychological Research: Design, Analysis and Impact” and “Use of Cognitive Neuroscience Techniques” for the master in Applied Cognitive Neuroscience
Dr Leigh Gibson
I'm an Associate Professor in Biopsychology, a Chartered Psychologist, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and Registered Nutritionist, in the School of Psychology.
After a BSc in Psychology and Physiology at the University of London, and a PhD and post-doc at the School of Psychology, University of Birmingham on biopsychological influences on food choice and appetite, I held research posts at the Institutes of Neurology and Psychiatry, and UCL. I am currently President of the Food and Health Forum, Royal Society of Medicine.
My research, supported by national and international funding from governments, industry, academia and charities, aims to understand processes controlling people's habitual diet, and their interactions with stress, health, cognitive and emotional well-being; I have authored over 130 publications. I teach across many areas of psychology at all UG and PG levels, especially biological and health psychology, and supervise UG, MSc and PhD/PsychD students in their research dissertations.
Dr Giorgio Fuggetta
I obtained my BSc and MSc in Psychology from University of Padua, Italy (2000), and received my Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Verona, Italy (2006).
I was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience (ICN), University College London (2006-2007), and then a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Leicester (2007-2016), before being appointed to the University of Roehampton London in 2016 as a Senior Lecturer in Psychology.
My current research explores the neural mechanisms underlying attentional control processes using electroencephalography (EEG) and Transcranial Magnetic stimulation (TMS) techniques. I am also conducting translational research in cognitive and educational psychology, studying the association between individual differences in executive function (EF) skills and academic achievement in adolescence. I teach techniques in cognitive neuroscience to MSc Applied Cognitive Neuroscience students and research methods, statistics and neuropsychology to BSc Psychology students.
Assessment
There are very few formal examinations or essays on our BSc Psychology degree.
Instead, you’re assessed through projects, tasks and exercises that replicate the working world of psychology today. These real-world assessments give you practical experience of applying psychology to the workplace through campaigns, portfolios, case studies and presentations. You’ll also develop expertise in data analysis, psychological research, and intervention reports.
Between Years 2 and 3, you can choose to enhance your practical work experience by applying for a year-long professional placement.
Career
Choose the future you want.
As a BSc Psychology graduate, you’ll have the skills and experience you need to succeed in many different careers, from counselling and clinical psychology to data analytics and marketing. You’ll also be ready to continue on to postgraduate study at Roehampton or elsewhere.
Becoming a psychologist
Our degree is professionally accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). If you graduate with at least a 2:2 you’ll be eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the BPS, which is the first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist. You then go onto further training in your chosen specialism, such as counselling, forensic, clinical or educational psychology.
Alternative careers with psychology
The knowledge and skills you gain on this course – about human behaviour, data, communication, and teamwork – are strong foundations for a wide range of careers. Recent Roehampton graduates have gone on to work in:
- Education and teaching
- Human Resources and recruitment
- Media, marketing and public relations
- Research
- Data analytics
- Project management
- Business analysis
- Law enforcement
- Health
- Social work
Further study
Alternatively, you may choose to apply for one of Roehampton’s highly respected, specialist postgraduate courses. From Applied Cognitive Neuroscience to Forensic Psychology and Play Therapy, each course is designed to help you carve out a meaningful and rewarding career.
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Applying
Full-time UK undergraduate students apply through UCAS.
Course subject to curriculum review and validation.
Entry tariff
112–128 UCAS points (or equivalent)
Foundation Year: 64–80 UCAS points (or equivalent)
Looking to work out your UCAS points or find out about our entry requirements? Find out more.
When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential, and can offer flexibility in entry requirements. Find out more about our Contextual Offer scheme.
Specific entry requirements
GCSE requirement: Maths, Grade 4/C.
General entry requirements
September 2025 entry tuition fees
UK (home) tuition fees
Undergraduate degree: £9,535
Foundation Year: £9,535
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our financial support pages for UK students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
Additional costs to consider
Travelling to and from work experience may require some additional expenses.
It is possible you could have to pay for an enhanced DBS check depending on the work experience / if your dissertation requires this, however, this would be rare.
Any field trips may involve expenses.
International undergraduate students apply through our direct application system.
Course subject to curriculum review and validation.
Entry tariff
112–128 UCAS points (or equivalent)
Foundation Year: 64–80 UCAS points (or equivalent)
Looking to work out your UCAS points or find out about our entry requirements? Find out more.
When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential, and can offer flexibility in entry requirements. Find out more about our Contextual Offer scheme.
Specific entry requirements
GCSE requirement: Maths, Grade 4/C (or equivalent)
General entry requirements
September 2025 entry tuition fees
EU and international tuition fees
Undergraduate degree: £16,950
Foundation Year: £16,950
International Foundation Pathway: £16,950
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our financial support pages for international students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
Additional costs to consider
Travelling to and from work experience may require some additional expenses.
It is possible you could have to pay for an enhanced DBS check depending on the work experience / if your dissertation requires this, however, this would be rare.
Any field trips may involve expenses.
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