Education with Psychology - BA (Hons)

University of Huddersfield

What impact does emotional wellbeing have on a young person's learning? How can psychological theory be applied to support learners in a range of educational contexts? This course explores these questions and more. Designed to help you develop your skills to help you get ahead in learner support, counselling, mentoring, educational psychology and more, our Education with Psychology BA(Hons) is a recognised progression route to primary and lifelong learning (post-14) teacher training. **Why Study Education with Psychology BA(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?** The course structure enables you to choose from a wide range of modules, giving you the opportunity to develop your interests. The benefit of taking Education with Psychology is that you’ll explore social sciences too, to develop vital psychology skills the psychological element of the course is designed to help unlock your potential, by discovering and understanding people’s needs. Education at Huddersfield is top in Yorkshire† for Assessment and Feedback, too, scoring 90 per cent, based on experimental statistics from the National Student Survey 2023. You’ll be taught alongside students on other courses in Education and social sciences and you’ll explore key theories and concepts related to a range of educational contexts, including psychological themes, sociological issues, and economic cultural issues. There's an option module in the second year called Psychology and the World of Work – and if you take this module, you'll complete a work placement. After the course, you could go on to work in learner support, counselling, mentoring, educational psychology and more. †Institutions in Yorkshire with turnover of over £100 million. **Professional Bodies** At Huddersfield, you’ll also study the Global Professional Award alongside your degree†, allowing you to gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is. †full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees. **Why Huddersfield?** Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.

Department of Education and Community Studies (DECS)