Psychological and Behavioural Sciences

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Psychological and Behavioural Sciences

University of Cambridge
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Our course

Psychology is very diverse and shares considerable overlap with disciplines such as anthropology, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy, sociology and many others.

Psychological and Behavioural Sciences at Cambridge gives you the opportunity to study cognitive, social, developmental and biological psychology within the broader context of the behavioural sciences.

The course covers, for example, cognitive psychology, psychopathology, language, brain mechanisms, gender, family relationships and influences, personality, and group social behaviour. Research projects and a dissertation also enable you to study in greater depth the topics that interest you mos…

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Overview

Our course

Psychology is very diverse and shares considerable overlap with disciplines such as anthropology, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy, sociology and many others.

Psychological and Behavioural Sciences at Cambridge gives you the opportunity to study cognitive, social, developmental and biological psychology within the broader context of the behavioural sciences.

The course covers, for example, cognitive psychology, psychopathology, language, brain mechanisms, gender, family relationships and influences, personality, and group social behaviour. Research projects and a dissertation also enable you to study in greater depth the topics that interest you most.

Teaching and facilities

In the Department of Psychology, you’re taught by lecturers and researchers of international excellence. Subject societies and seminar programmes offer regular talks from guest speakers too.

In addition to this academic expertise, you have access to the main Department library and specialist collections held in associated Departments' libraries – amounting to around 50,000 books and over 150 periodicals – as well as other resources and computing facilities.

Professional accreditation and careers

The University's teaching of psychology is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) is expected to continue with this new course. This means that students who successfully graduate (with at least a second class Honours) will achieve the 'graduate recognition' needed to pursue a career in psychology.

Many students pursue further study and research, and graduates are eligible for admission to professional courses in clinical, educational, forensic or applied psychology. Many past students of psychology at Cambridge have gone on to prominent positions in psychology and related fields throughout the world.

Our course also equips you with skills and knowledge applicable in numerous professional sectors. Other recent graduates have entered careers in the media, management, the Civil Service, finance, law and business.

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