UCP Psychosocial Studies

This multidisciplinary course combines the focus on the individual found in psychology and psychoanalysis with the wider cultural and systemic concerns of sociology. It develops a rounded understanding of human behaviour with practical application to a range of substantive policy areas. The modules are designed to provide you with a firm grounding in the fundamentals of sociology, and social, heal

th and developmental psychology. With this foundation in place, the course allows you to broaden and deepen your knowledge and understanding of the individual, the social world, and the relationship between them. This course addresses important questions about the human condition. It will provide you with the intellectual tools to appreciate the complexities of how we shape, and are shaped by, our social surroundings, as well as providing valuable vocational knowledge and skills. The wide range of modules and breadth of subjects means that the degree opens up the opportunity to many different careers in a wide range of sectors including the social sciences, criminal justice sector, health and related professions, social work, teaching and human resource management, government and in the public and third sector. This course is taught in our modern and well-equipped classrooms.