Psychology (Clinical & Forensic Studies), BSc

​​We look forward to meeting you at our CCCU Welcome Week. In welcome week you will be invited to several activities to get you started on our course.

In these sessions you will be inducted into your course and the university. During this week you will also be assigned (and speak with) your Personal Academic Tutor (PAT), who will provide you with academic and personal support and signpost you to other relevant departments for any additional help you may need throughout your time with us.

Our dedicated and friendly Year 1 Coordinator will also be greeting you and will help you to get started.

​Our team are excited to begin working with you, and watching you develop your knowledge, skills and confidence in psychology. Please keep in touch with us via our CCCU Psychology Instagram page.​

The Level 4 (first academic year) is divided into two semesters. In each semester you will study a number of different modules.

Semester 1

• Careers in Psychology
• Psychology in Context
• Student Success Modules

Semester 2

• Discovering Development and Identity
• Investigating Brain and Behaviour

​​Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes.

It can focus on social processes and interactions or how we perceive information in the world, how we process that information, how we respond to it emotionally and cognitively, how we learn about it, and how our mental processes change over time.

​Psychology covers a broad range of topics and methodologies, because of this it links with many other disciplines.

Psychology provides analytical and conceptual skills which are relevant to becoming a critical thinker. It can also serve as the foundation of a wide range of careers within and outside psychology.

​In your first year, you will cover the core areas of the British Psychological Society’s curriculum for accredited undergraduate courses, including Cognitive Psychology, Biological Psychology, Social Psychology and Developmental Psychology.

These sessions will be a mixture of lectures, seminars and practical workshops.

Additionally, you will also be given an introduction into the various careers in psychology and start to develop your academic and personal abilities, helping to build transferable skills relevant for employment.

​​Please be assured that you will be fully supported when you start at CCCU so that your transition to higher education is as smooth as possible.

The psychology team are friendly, experienced and happy to support you with your studies. The key to enjoying and getting the most from university and the Psychology course is to be fully engaged with what is on offer right from the start.

​Before you start in September, we recommend that you familiarise yourself with the latest psychology news and developments in psychological science.

Have a look at the websites for the Research Digest and The Psychologist, both sites provide up to date information about the psychology discipline.

Remember to check out our CCCU Psychology Instagram for updates on what has been going on in the department.

To get into the psychology mind-set, try to ask the 'why' and the 'how' questions about any human behaviour you might come across in the news, in a movie or in your life generally.

For example, 'Why do we see colour?' might inspire you to look into the evolution of colour perception, or 'How does a peaceful demonstration turn into a riot?' will lead you into social psychology topics.

If you would like to learn a bit more about the range of topics that psychology explores, over the summer, head to the YouTube Channel SciShow Psych, which covers various topics about the human brain and how we interact with the world.