If you are looking for an alternative route onto our psychology degree, the integrated foundation year will build confidence and develop the academic and study skills to provide you with a firm foundation to progress and succeed on our BSc (Hons) Psychology. The foundation year is wholly taught within the school, ensuring that our content and study skills are specifically tailored to your needs, as you take the first steps along your path towards a career in professional psychology and beyond.
- **This course is an integrated part of our psychology degree at the Univer...
If you are looking for an alternative route onto our psychology degree, the integrated foundation year will build confidence and develop the academic and study skills to provide you with a firm foundation to progress and succeed on our BSc (Hons) Psychology. The foundation year is wholly taught within the school, ensuring that our content and study skills are specifically tailored to your needs, as you take the first steps along your path towards a career in professional psychology and beyond.<br/><br/><br/>- **This course is an integrated part of our psychology degree at the University of Plymouth**. Successful completion of the foundation year (Year 0) provides progression onto Year 1 of our BSc (Hons) Psychology degree.<br/><br/><br/>- **The foundation year is taught entirely within the School of Psychology,** specifically tailored to give you the background, skills, and support to progress to our psychology degree.<br/><br/><br/>- **You will benefit from the full University experience from day one** – taught by the same world-leading psychologists that support our other courses providing seamless progression from the foundation year to subsequent years of our degree course.<br/><br/><br/>- **Hands-on learning in our psychology experiential learning lab.** We embedded practical activities throughout the course, so you can put new knowledge into practice and build practical skills for future careers.<br/><br/><br/>- **Shape the psychologist you want to be.** Course choices and our option-based final year give the freedom to explore the areas of psychology that interest and benefit you the most.<br/><br/><br/>- **As a successful graduate, you are eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the British Psychological Society.**<br/><br/><br/>- **Gain valuable real-world experience** by putting your skills and knowledge into practice with an optional placement year, or take part in an international exchange year by studying abroad. <br/>
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
5 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
C818
Institution Code
P60
Points of Entry
Foundation
UCAS Tariff32 48 Scottish Higher32-48 points. Access to HE DiplomaPass Access Course (any subject) plus GCSE English and Maths grade C / 4 or above or equivalent Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)PPP Any subject A level32 - 48 points T LevelP Any subject considered. |
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