Psychological and Behavioural Science BSc (Hons) BSc (Hons) BSc (Hons)

Course Overview - Psychological and Behavioural Science BSc (Hons) BSc (Hons) BSc (Hons)

The BSc Psychological and Behavioural Science degree combines a British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited education in psychology with a specialisation in cutting-edge behavioural science. Behavioural science is a relatively new discipline that focuses on the application of psychological principles to challenges faced by organisations in the public, private and third sector.

While psychology puts an emphasis on the mental processes that underlie behaviour, behavioural science emphasises behavioural outcomes, and the design and evaluation of interventions to encourage b...

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

29/09/2025

Campus

Durham City

Course Address
Palatine Centre
Durham
DH1 3HP

Application Details

Course Code

C807

Institution Code

D86

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

A,A,A,A,B

Departments will normally make offers based on Advanced Highers. In the absence of 3 Advanced Highers, where these are not offered by the applicant’s school, offers comprising of Advanced Highers and Highers or a number of Highers may be made on a case by case basis.

Access to HE Diploma

D:30,M:15

We require 60 credits with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3 (or equivalent). Applicants may be required to meet additional subject-specific requirements for particular courses at Durham.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

37

General information on subjects/grades required for entry: Eighteen points (6, 6, 6) from Higher Level subjects required. We accept Maths Analysis & Approaches and Maths Applications & Interpretation.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDD

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H2,H2,H2,H2,H2

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma

DDD

Scottish Advanced Higher

A,A,A

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

D3,D3,D3

Extended Project

Not Accepted

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)

Not Accepted

A level

A,A,A

Specific subjects excluded for entry: General Studies and Critical Thinking. Information: Applicants taking Science A-levels that include a practical component will be required to take and pass this as a condition of entry. This refers only to English A Levels.

T Level

At Durham we welcome applications from students of outstanding achievement and potential from all educational backgrounds.  We will consider applicants studying T level qualifications for entry to many of our courses. Where a course requires subject specific knowledge and this is not covered within the T level being studied, you may need to supplement your T level studies with a suitable qualification to meet this requirement, for example at A level.  Where this is needed this will be clearly stated in our entry requirements. Detailed entry requirements can be found on individual course entries on our courses database. https://www.durham.ac.uk/study/courses/c807/#entry-requirements-1237556

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Fees and funding

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland £9,250
EU, International £27,000

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