BSC Psychology with Counselling (with integrated year in industry) [C844]

Academic Year 2025/2026 September 2025 Start

Campus Aberystwyth

Single Honours scheme - available from 2024/2025

Duration 4 years

Award Eligiblity
Standard Awards

Aberystwyth University Standard Awards

  • Entrance Scholarship / Merit Award
  • Sports Bursary
  • Music Bursary
  • International Excellence Scholarship
  • Residential Bursary
  • Aberystwyth Bursary
  • Care Leaver Bursary

Part 1 Rules

Year 1 Core (120 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
PS11300

Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology

or
SC11300

Cyflwyniad i ddulliau ymchwil mewn seicoleg

PS11420

Introduction to core topics in Social and Individual Behaviour

PS11710

Personal Development and Organisational Behaviour

PS12120

Foundations of Counselling: Skills & Theory 1

Semester 2
PS11220

Brain, Behaviour and Cognition

PS11320

Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology

or
SC11320

Cyflwyniad i ddulliau ymchwil mewn seicoleg

PS11610

Designing Psychological Research Projects

PS11820

Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology

Part 2 Rules

Year 2 Core (80 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
PS21310

Quantitative Research Methods

or
SC21310

Dulliau Ymchwil Meintiol

PS21820

Cognitive Psychology

PS22100

Foundations of Counselling II: Further Skills and Theory

Semester 2
PS20220

Social Psychology

PS20310

Qualitative Research Methods

PS22120

Foundations of Counselling II: Further Skills and Theory

Year 2 Options

Semester 1
PS20420

The Psychology of Language

PS20600

Psychology in Practice

PS21220

Applied Forensic Psychology

PS21720

Issues in Clinical Psychology

SC20600

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

Semester 2
PS20620

Psychology in Practice

PS20720

Health Psychology

PS21020

Evolutionary Psychology

SC20620

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

SC20720

Seicoleg Iechyd

Year 3 Core (120 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
PSS0200

Work Placement

PSS0300

Work Placement

Semester 2
PSS0260

Work Placement

PSS0360

Work Placement

Final Year Core (80 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
PS32120

Behavioural Neuroscience

PS33200

Counselling Research Project

or
SC33200

Prosiect Ymchwil Cwnsella

Semester 2
PS33240

Counselling Research Project

or
SC33240

Prosiect Ymchwil Cwnsella

PS34420

Developmental Psychology

Final Year Options

Choose 40 credits

Semester 1
PS30600

Psychology in Practice

PS30820

Drugs and Behaviour

PS31520

Psychology Critical Review

PS32300

Working with couples and intimate relationships in psychotherapeutic practice

PS32620

Psychology of Humour

SC30600

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

Semester 2
PS30620

Psychology in Practice

PS31720

21st Century Self: Critical and Constructionist Approaches to Contemporary Personhood

PS31820

Child Language: Development and Assessment

PS32220

The psychology of Ageing: older adults

PS32320

Working with couples and intimate relationships in psychotherapeutic practice

SC30620

Seicoleg mewn gweithred