Welcome to the School of Psychology

Get ready to kickstart your career with a degree that's accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). When you study in the School of Psychology, you'll develop the knowledge, skills and confidence you need for a successful future. What’s more, the work-based experience you gain during your degree will help you to stand out when you graduate.

Why study Psychology at LTU

Learn from the experts

You’ll be taught and inspired by our lecturers who have extensive real-world knowledge in their fields.

Learn in specialist facilities

You'll have access to our dedicated psychology laboratories, with video recording facilities and specialist equipment.

Specialise in areas that interest you most

Whether that be health and mental health, counselling psychology, forensic psychology or neuroscience.

Start your journey to becoming a Chartered Psychologist

Our accreditation means you’ll be eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS) on completion of your course.

Be supported once you graduate by our Careers+Placements team

Our Careers+Placements team give you access to employability events, a mentoring scheme, and help with writing your CV and interview preparation.

Hear from our programme leaders


Counselling Psychology BSc (Hons)


Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons)


Psychology BSc (Hons)


Psychology and Child Development BSc (Hons)


Sports Psychology BSc (Hons)

Events

Every year we host week-long events aimed at inspiring our students and prompting deep discussion. We invite a whole host of influential guest speakers to talk and share their knowledge, on topics ranging from current best practice in the field, to case studies and career advice.

Alumni panel assembled for Psychology week 2024..

Psychology Week

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Students taking part in Wellbeing Week..

Wellbeing Week

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Make more happen with our specialist facilities

All our facilities have been designed with flexibility in mind, allowing us to adapt to a wide range of research methods. Whether conducting behavioural studies, physiological assessments, cognitive experiments, or interdisciplinary projects, our labs can be easily reconfigured to meet specific research needs.

Some of our facilities and equipment include:

  • Biophysics lab
  • BioPac Student Lab system - measuring equipment for EEG, EOG, EMG, ECG, GSR and respiration rates
  • Observation labs
  • Workshop
  • A dedicated IT Suite
  • Cold Pressor Task
  • Gorilla - an online psychology platform
  • Professional standard assessment kits - WISC, WAIS and more

We are ranked 1st in Yorkshire and top 10 in the UK for ‘learning resources’, among universities in the UK included for Psychology (non-specific) according to the National Student Survey (NSS) 2024.

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