Our four-year BSc (Hons) Psychology and Business Joint Honours course with integrated placement year will enable you to benefit from a unique mix of expert teaching, and real-world placement opportunities, which will help you to develop the skills and insight needed for a variety of careers. Psychology is a fascinating subject that aims to understand why people behave in the way that they do, by considering the complex interplay between biological, psychological, environmental, cultural, and social influences on behaviour. Alongside this, studying Business will provide you with a br...
Our four-year BSc (Hons) Psychology and Business Joint Honours course with integrated placement year will enable you to benefit from a unique mix of expert teaching, and real-world placement opportunities, which will help you to develop the skills and insight needed for a variety of careers. Psychology is a fascinating subject that aims to understand why people behave in the way that they do, by considering the complex interplay between biological, psychological, environmental, cultural, and social influences on behaviour. Alongside this, studying Business will provide you with a breadth of business knowledge including the functions of management and the science of decision-making.<br/><br/>The BSc (Hons) Psychology and Business is, therefore, an ideal combination of complementary disciplines, with Psychology providing you with an understanding of the foundations of human behaviour, which can then be applied to Business contexts, while, studying Business will enable you to understand psychological knowledge and theories in the context of a real-world setting.<br/><br/>Studying psychology and business at Aston University gives you the opportunity to complete a professional placement year, in the UK, or even overseas. Taking a placement year gives you valuable life experience in the context of working alongside professionals in a working environment. You will gain genuine practical work experience that is invaluable in developing an appreciation of issues such as office politics, which cannot be replicated in the lecture room. Such an experience is both personally enriching and valued by future employers.<br/><br/>The programme is accredited as conferring eligibility for the Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS) if students gain at least a lower second-class honours degree classification. This accreditation is the first step you’ll need to become a Chartered Psychologist if you wish to take this path. This means that not only will you have the right preparation and knowledge, but the right accreditations for a successful career as a psychologist too.<br/><br/>On successful graduation from the course (this includes the completion of a work placement, appropriate choice of final year modules, and payment of the appropriate membership fee) you will also be eligible to become an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and be permitted to use the letters Assoc. CIPD after your name.<br/><br/>**Key course benefits:**<br/><br/><br/>- Unique dual accreditation by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD).<br/><br/><br/>- As a BSc (Hons) Psychology and Business student, when you graduate from the course you will also be eligible to become an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), and be permitted to use the letters Assoc. CIPD after your name.<br/><br/><br/>- Excellent student experience: 95% of our students felt that staff were good at explaining things. (NSS, 2024)<br/><br/><br/>- Real-world experience - Integrated placement year to give you real world experience, with specialist support and supervision while you undertake your role in industry. Recent examples of Psychology student placements include working for the Home Office, Civil Service, British Energy, Aston Villa Football Club, Ford Motor Co, and GlaxoSmithKline.<br/><br/><br/>- Psychology graduates have gone on to secure work in organisations such as the Civil Service, the BBC, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, HSBC, IBM, Deloitte, Cooperative Bank, Jaguar Land Rover, KPMG, PwC, private care companies, and the NHS.<br/>
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Sandwich
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
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Course Code
CN81
Institution Code
A80
Points of Entry
Year 1
UCAS TariffNot Accepted Scottish HigherA,B,B,B,B Access to HE DiplomaD:15,M:30,P:0 Successful completion of the QAA-recognised Access Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3. You must obtain a minimum of 15 distinctions and 30 merits. Please note that we do not accept the English and Maths components within the Access qualification and you must meet the GCSE entry requirements. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme31 28 31 points overall and must include grades 5 5 5 in three Higher Level subjects. You must also have Standard Level grade 5 in both Mathematics and English Language. OR 28 points overall, with three Higher Level subjects at 5 4 4. You must also have Standard Level grade 5 in both Maths and English Language for Contextual Offer students (more details https://www.aston.ac.uk/undergraduate/contextual-offer-aston-ready). Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DDD Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)H3,H3,H3,H3,H4 GCSE/National 4/National 5Five GCSEs all at grade C/4 and must include Mathematics and English Language. Please note that we do not accept Key Skills or Functional Skills in place of these. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DD With this BTEC you must also achieve a grade B one A Level subject. For contextual offer students with this BTEC you must also achieve grades C in one A Level subjects. Scottish Advanced HigherB,B,C Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)This will accepted in place of one A Level Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)D With this BTEC you must also achieve grades BB in two A Level subjects. For contextual offer students with this BTEC you must also achieve grades BC in two A Level subjects. Pearson BTEC 90-Credit Diploma (QCF)DD With this BTEC you must also achieve grades BB in two A Level subjects. For contextual offer students with this BTEC you must also achieve grades BC in two A Level subjects. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)D With this BTEC you must also achieve grades BB in two A Level subjects. For contextual offer students with this BTEC you must also achieve grades BC in two A Level subjects. A levelB,B,B B,C,C BBB in any three A Levels. BBC in any three A levels plus grade B in either Core Maths or Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). BCC in any three A Levels for Contextual Offer students (more details https://www.aston.ac.uk/undergraduate/contextual-offer-aston-ready). RESITS: We welcome applications from students who have tried to improve their examination grades by taking resits and the highest grades will be accepted. We treat these applications in the same way as other applications. PREDICATIONS AND ACHIEVED GRADES: Whilst the grades listed here are the entry requirements, we understand that predicted grades are only estimates, so we consider applications where predicted grades are slightly below the entry requirements if the overall application is strong. We also consider applicants who have already achieved a minimum of CCC grades at the application stage on a case-by-case basis, provided their application is strong, they have a robust academic reference, and any gaps in their academic record are explained. T LevelD We accept grade Distinction in any of the below subjects: Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction Digital Production, Design and Development Education and Childcare Building Services Engineering for Construction Onsite Construction Digital Business Services Digital Support Services Health Healthcare Science Science |
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