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Year of study

2027
Start date(s)
September 2027
Location
Horsforth Campus
School
Social Sciences
UCAS tariff points
64
Study mode
Full-time (3 years)
Study abroad
Yes
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Do you want to understand how children learn, develop, and thrive, and how psychology can improve educational experiences?

The BSc (Hons) Psychology (with Education and Child Development Perspectives) combines a strong foundation in psychological science with opportunities to explore learning, development, wellbeing, and education across childhood and adolescence.

This four-year course includes an initial full-time Foundation Year and offers an alternative route into university and gaining a degree.

This route is for you if you do not have the necessary qualifications or don’t yet feel ready to begin degree-level study, or are returning to education and would like some support to get up to speed with learning in a university setting.

The Foundation Year in Psychology will allow you to develop your academic skills and confidence as well as introduce you to key concepts, debates, and skills that will support and inform your subsequent years of undergraduate study.

Following successful completion of your Foundation Year, you’ll progress onto Year 1 of our Psychology (with Education and Childhood and Development Perspectives) BSc (Hons).

The Student Contract

About this course

During your Foundation Year, you will undertake modules to enable you to enhance your academic skills and equip you with the tools you’ll need to study with confidence. You’ll carry out a personal project so you can study an area of interest related to your chosen future subject specialisation.

You’ll be introduced to the main perspectives, investigation methods, key theories, research and controversies across the main areas of psychology. You'll study quantitative and qualitative approaches to research and learn about the application of psychology in a professional context in each of the British Psychological Society (BPS) professional areas.

Following successful completion of the Foundation Year, you’ll progress onto the first year of our Psychology (with Education and Child Development Perspectives) BSc (Hons) degree.

Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), our Psychology (with Education and Childhood Perspectives degree develops your understanding of the biological, cognitive, developmental, social, and individual differences perspectives that underpin contemporary psychology, preparing you for a range of careers and postgraduate study.

Through our Education and Child Development Perspectives programme, you'll examine topics such as child and adolescent development, learning and motivation, neurodiversity, inclusion, relationships, wellbeing, and the psychological factors that influence developmental and educational outcomes. 

You'll benefit from research-informed teaching delivered by experienced psychologists, alongside opportunities to explore contemporary issues, including evidence-based educational interventions, inclusion, equality, and diversity, as well as psychology’s role in promoting social justice in education and child development. You'll develop valuable quantitative and qualitative research skills through specialist training and complete applied assessments that reflect real-world psychological practice, enhancing your employability. Supported by dedicated psychology facilities, specialist software, personal tutoring, and career development, you'll also engage with guest speakers and employer events, building the professional skills, critical thinking, and ethical awareness that employers value.

Graduates of the BSc (Hons) Psychology (with Education and Child Development Perspectives) will be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and attributes required for a wide range of graduate careers within and beyond psychology.  Successful completion of the programme provides eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society, which is the first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist.

Accreditation

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This degree is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) (link opens in a new window/tab) which makes you eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership on successful completion of the course.

Why study with us?

  • Build your self-confidence, academic skills and core subject knowledge in preparation for progression onto degree-level study.
  • Start your journey to becoming a Chartered Psychologist. This degree is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), which makes you eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership if you gain a second-class honours degree or above on completion of the course.
  • Opportunity to explore education and child development psychology alongside a comprehensive grounding in core psychological science.
  • From lab-based practicals to real-world case studies, work-based experience, community engagement and authentic assessments, our curriculum is designed so that you can use psychology, not just study it.
  • You’ll be part of a genuinely supportive environment where your goals matter. We work closely with you to help shape your direction, build confidence, and guide you towards your long-term career ambitions, helping make your time here a truly transformative experience.
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Course modules

You will study a variety of modules across your programme of study. The module details given below are subject to change and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.

Foundation Year

During your Foundation Year, you'll study four core modules.

Academic Skills and Studying with Confidence – Core

You'll be introduced to the key skills to develop your confidence in your abilities to be an independent, reflective learner. Prepare for your degree and learn the different ways of presenting academic information, as well as skills such as how to use library and online resources, planning, note-taking, evaluative skills and avoiding plagiarism. 

Understand how to identify and evaluate sources of academic information and how to use these to support an argument. 

Develop organisational, time management and stress management skills to enable you to approach your level 4 studies with confidence and you'll learn to reflect on assessment feedback and identify relevant support services to help you in your academic career.

Psychology Project – Core

Study an area of psychology which is of particular interest to you. Explore and agree on your topic area of interest through workshop tuitions and one-to-one supervision, to produce a systematic plan and to agree a format for assessment. 

You'll be given the opportunity to explore assorted topics that your project can focus upon. You'll focus exclusively on existing academic literature and other secondary sources to produce your project. Formats of how you would like to present your project work are negotiable and may include a written report, presentation or oral examination, film or a series of blog posts. 

Foundations in Psychology – Core

You’ll be introduced to the main perspectives, investigation methods, studies and controversies in key areas of psychology.

Explore the history of psychology and its themes including cognitive behaviour, sociology, biology and developmental theories.

You'll learn through lectures, discussions and group workshops and become familiar with key concepts through individual research.

Researching and Applying Psychology – Core

Get a foundation in quantitative and qualitative approaches to research in psychology, focusing on research terminology and design, data collection, data handling and analysis.

Learn about the application of psychology in a professional context, considering research, ethics and professional issues in each of the British Psychological Society (BPS) professional areas.

You'll be taught through a blended approach to learning, including lectures, discussions and group work.

Course modules

You will study a variety of modules across your programme of study. The module details given below are subject to change and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.

Year 1

During your first year, you'll study the following modules:

Perspectives in Psychology – Core
Being a Successful Student – Core
Exploring Human Experience – Core
Building My Future – Core
Education and Child Development Psychology in Context – Optional

Year 2

During your second year, you'll study the following modules:

Differences and Diversity: Mind, Brain and Social Behaviour – Core
Concepts in Education and Child Development Psychology – Optional
Being a Successful Graduate – Core
Transforming Lives – Core
Contemporary Issues in Education and Child Development Psychology – Optional

Year 2

During your second year, you'll study the following modules:

Differences and Diversity: Mind, Brain and Social Behaviour – Core
Concepts in Education and Child Development Psychology – Optional
Being a Successful Graduate – Core
Transforming Lives – Core
Contemporary Issues in Education and Child Development Psychology – Optional

Year 3

During your final year, you'll study two core modules, two pathway modules, and one additional option module of your choosing.

Psychology Research Project (Education and Child Development Perspectives) – Core
Professional Learning Through Work – Core
Investigative Psychology (Forensic Perspectives Pathway) – Optional
Working with Dangerous and Serious Offenders (Forensic Perspectives Pathway) – Optional
Illusions, Biases and Cognitive Impairment (Psychology with Speciallist Pathway) – Optional
Counselling Psychology in Practice (Counselling Perspectives Pathway) – Optional
Occupational and Business Psychology in Practice (Occupational, Business and Marketing Perspectives Pathway) – Optional
The Science and Art of Living Well (Health Perspectives Pathway) – Optional
Psychology of Mental Health and Distress – Optional
Breaking Barriers: Facilitating Healthy Lifestyles (Sport and Exercise Perspectives Pathway) – Optional
The Psychology of Human Performance (Sport and Exercise Perspectives Pathway) – Optional
Marketing and Consumer Psychology (Occupational, Business and Marketing Perspectives Pathway) – Optional
Cyberpsychology (Psychology with Specialist Pathway) – Optional
The Psychology of Public Health (Health Perspectives Pathway) – Optional
The Great Psychotherapy Debate (Counselling Perspectives Pathway) – Optional

Professional Work Experience

Experience matters. That's why we embed professional work experience within the majority of our standard undergraduate degrees.

How does it work?

Our Careers and Placements team will work with you to find an experience or help you arrange your own, whether that's in Leeds, another part of the UK or even abroad. You will be able to take part in a series of workshops, events and live ‘employer challenges’ to boost your confidence and prepare you for your work experience.

You could have an opportunity to gain degree-relevant work experience, build your knowledge of career sectors and secure valuable employer references and industry contacts. This experience will help you to shape your career decisions and find the right path for you.

Students have undertaken work experience in the health and social care professions, supporting children with Leeds Children’s Services, supporting the rehabilitation of people with drug dependency and shadowing psychologists at NHS Leeds. We work with a wide range of organisations, including Leeds Mind, Leeds Women’s Counselling and Therapy Service, Oxfam and Samaritans.

Learning and teaching

Assessment

A variety of assessment methods are used, matched to the learning outcomes for your programme, allowing you to apply and demonstrate the full range of knowledge and skills that you have developed.

For more details on specific assessment methods for this course contact hello@leedstrinity.ac.uk

Programme delivery

Your time on campus, learning through in-person teaching, is at the heart of your academic experience and the way we deliver our programmes. This is supported and further enhanced by additional engagement activities and opportunities provided online and through digital teaching materials. This blended approach seeks to ensure a positive learning and teaching student experience.

Your programme of study has been carefully designed around a three-phase model of delivery:

  1. Preparation: You will be given clear tasks to support you in preparing for live teaching. This could include watching a short-pre-recorded lecture, reading a paper or text chapter or preparing other material for use in class.
  2. Live: All your live teaching will be designed around active learning, providing you with valuable opportunities to build on preparation tasks, interact with staff and peers, and surface any misunderstandings.
  3. Post: Follow-up activities will include opportunities for you to check understanding, for staff to receive feedback from you and your peers to inform subsequent sessions, and for you to apply learning to new situations or context.

Preparation, Live and Post teaching and learning and the digital materials used will vary by course, but will be designed to help you structure your learning, take a full and active part in your course, and apply and test your developing knowledge and skills.

Learning and teaching

At Leeds Trinity we aim to provide an excellent student experience and provide you with the tools and support to help you achieve your academic, personal and professional potential.

Our Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy delivers excellence by providing the framework for:

  • high quality teaching
  • an engaging and inclusive approach to learning, assessment and achievement
  • a clear structure through which you progress in your academic studies, your personal development and towards professional-level employment or further study.

We have a strong reputation for developing student employability, supporting your development towards graduate employment, with relevant skills embedded throughout your programme of study.

We endeavour to develop curiosity, confidence, courage, ambition and aspiration in all students through the key themes in our Learning and Teaching Strategy:

  • Student Involvement and Engagement
  • Inclusion
  • Integrated Programme and Assessment Experience
  • Digital Literacy and Skills
  • Employability and Enterprise

To help you achieve your potential we emphasise learning as a collaborative process, with a range of student-led and real-world activities. This approach ensures that you fully engage in shaping your own learning, developing your critical thinking and reflective skills so that you can identify your own strengths and weaknesses, and use the extensive learning support system we offer to shape your own development.

We believe the secret to great learning and teaching is simple: it is about creating an inclusive learning experience that allows all students to thrive through:

  • Personalised support
  • Expert lecturers
  • Strong connections with employers
  • An international outlook
  • Understanding how to use tools and technology to support learning and development

Entry requirements

Leeds Trinity University is committed to recruiting students with talent and potential and who we feel will benefit greatly from their academic and non-academic experiences here. We treat every application on its own merits; we value highly the experience you illustrate in your personal statement.

Information about the large range of qualifications we accept, including A-Levels, BTECs and T Levels, can be found on our entry requirements page. If you need additional advice or are taking qualifications that are not covered in the information supplied, please contact our Admissions Office.

Leeds Trinity University is committed to recruiting students with talent and potential and who we feel will benefit greatly from their academic and non-academic experiences here. We treat every application on its own merits; we value highly the experience you illustrate in your personal statement.

The following information is designed to give you a general overview of the qualifications we accept. If you are taking qualifications that are not included below, please contact our Admissions Office who will be happy to advise you.

Entry requirements for this course:
UCAS tariff 64
GCSE requirements GCSEs in English Language and Maths at grade C or 4 (or higher) will be required

Fees and finance

UK Home fees

£9,790

Full-time

International fees

More information on international tuition fees

Funding

UK Home Students:

Tuition fees cost £9,790 a year for this course in 2026/2027.

Tuition fees for part-time study are charged a pro-rata amount of the full-time equivalent.

Depending on government policy, tuition fees may change in future years.

Tuition fees for 2027/2028 entry will be set in summer 2026.

Living costs, e.g. accommodation, travel, food, will also need to be taken into consideration.

Leeds Trinity offers a range of bursaries and scholarships to help support students while you study.

International Students, including EU Students:

Visit our webpage for international students.

Part-time study is not available for international students on a Student Route Visa. 

Additional costs

We advise students that there may be additional course costs in addition to annual tuition fees:

  • Recommended and required reading lists will be provided at the start of your course. All the books and e-books are available from our Library to borrow but you may choose to purchase your own.
  • On some courses there may be additional costs, such as field trips, equipment, accreditations, that may be part-funded by the University. More details will be provided at the start of the course.
  • You'll need to include placement/s travel and associated costs too, however the University will contribute a standard amount towards your total expenditure.
  • The University provides students with a £6 printing credit each academic year which can be topped up either on campus or online.

How to apply

For full-time undergraduate courses, you apply through UCAS. That's the University and Colleges Admissions Service.

On your application form, you'll need to know our institution code - it's L24 - and the course code. If you click through to the UCAS website using the button below, it'll take you to the right place with all the information you need.

As part of your application, you'll need to write a personal statement - we've prepared a guide to help you.

Undergraduate applications for September 2027 entry will open on Tuesday, 12 May 2026. You’ll be able to submit your application from Tuesday, 1 September 2026.

There's lots more information about the application process on the UCAS website, or you can get in touch with our Admissions team who will be happy to help:

Graduate opportunities

Providing you with the opportunity to develop the professional skills and experience you need to launch your career is at the heart of everything we do at Leeds Trinity University.

Graduates of the BSc (Hons) Psychology (with Education and Child Development Perspectives) will be equipped with the knowledge, skills and attributes required for a wide range of graduate careers within and beyond psychology. Potential career destinations include roles within education, special educational needs and disability (SEND) services, family support services, youth work, community organisations, early intervention programmes, and the wider public and voluntary sectors.

The programme also provides an appropriate foundation for postgraduate study in psychology, education, child development and related disciplines. Successful completion of the programme provides eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society, which is the first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist.

After you graduate, Careers and Placements will help you as you pursue your chosen career through our mentoring scheme, support with CV and interview preparation and access to graduate employability events.

To find out how we can help you make your career ambitions a reality, visit:

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