Psychology with Foundation Year

Keele University

Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.

For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/

Are you curious about the human mind, people's emotions and behaviours? Train for a career in Psychology with our British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited degree. Our Psychology BSc covers core BPS content including biological, cognitive, social, and developmental psychology. You'll also get the opportunity to explore specialised fields like mental health, counselling, forensic, health, business, and sport psychology. By blending theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience using industry-standard equipment, along with opportunities for placements or study abroad, you'll graduate equipped with the skills needed to excel in your career.

- Our research-led programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)- Engage with real-world psychology research projects- Gain highly transferable graduate employability skills to pursue a broad range of careers in business, service, education and caring professions- Personalise your studies with a variety of optional modules which explore contemporary topics and debates- A chance to broaden your horizons and study abroad at a partner universityJoin Keele's comprehensive BPS-accredited Psychology degree with a modern curriculum, systematically exploring the mind, brain and behaviour. Designed to prepare you for a successful career in psychology, our programme equips you with essential skills in both quantitative and qualitative research, ensuring a thorough understanding of diverse psychological methodologies that you can apply to your learning throughout your degree. You will explore a breadth of topics from social, cognitive and biological psychology, building a foundation to your degree which you can tailor through optional modules across areas including forensics, business and sport and exercise psychology.subject to passing your final year project and achieving a minimum 2:2 degree award