Faculty of Social Sciences
Department of Psychology
Qualifications & Courses
The Open University is Europe's largest provider of university-level education in psychology, offering a choice of undergraduate, postgraduate, and research degrees and a conversion diploma in psychology for postgraduates. Psychologists working within the Faculties of Education and Language Studies, Science and Social Science all contribute to this cross-faculty programme, thus drawing on the multiple approaches which contribute to this subject.
Open University graduates who have followed the appropriate Psychology programme are recognised by the British Psychological Society, and we are proud to be able to say that we turn out more Psychology graduates than any other university in the United Kingdom.
Qualifications
Degrees
BSc (Honours) Criminology and Psychological Studies (Q48)
BSc (Honours) Psychology (Q07)
BA (Honours) Philosophy and Psychological Studies (Q43)
BA (Honours) Combined Social Sciences (Q69)
Certificate of Higher Education
Certificate of Higher Education in Social Sciences (T06)
Diplomas of Higher Education
Diploma of Higher Education in Combined Social Sciences (W40)
Diploma of Higher Education in Criminology and Psychological Studies (W39)
Diplomas
Diploma of Higher Education in Counselling (W09)
Foundation Degrees
Foundation Degree in Counselling (X09)
Courses
Undergraduate courses
The following courses are not necessarily shown in the recommended order of study for an OU qualification.
Discovering Psychology (DSE141)
Introduction to counselling (D171)
Exploring psychology (DSE212)
Exploring psychology project (DXR222)
Exploring psychology on-line project (DZX222) - online version
Social psychology: critical perspectives on self and others (DD307)
Counselling: exploring fear and sadness (D240)
Cognitive psychology (DD303)
Related undergraduate courses
The following courses are not necessarily shown in the recommended order of study for an OU qualification.
Introducing the social sciences (DD101)
The uses of social science (DD206)
Child development (ED209)
Biological psychology: exploring the brain (SD226)
Postgraduate courses
Please consult Study at the OU for further details about Psychology postgraduate modules and qualifications.
Graham Pike on postgraduate study
Graham Pike, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, shares his views on why to study Social Sciences and Psychology at postgraduate level at The Open University.
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