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Psychology BSc Hons
Durham’s Psychology Department is a department with excellence in both research and teaching. This research strength extends across the wide variety of academic interests of the Department’s staff, from
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Points of entry for Psychology BSc Hons
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Entry requirements for Psychology and Psychology at Durham University
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Required subjects for Psychology BSc Hons at Durham University
Specific subjects excluded for entry:
General Studies and Critical Thinking.
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Applicants taking Science A-levels that include a practical component will be required to take and pass this as a condition of entry. This refers only to English A Levels.
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member10116623
30th September 24
Psychology, BSc Hons FullTime
The teaching staff and research facilities are really great and there's lots of support for struggling students. read more
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member5108370
9th May 24
Psychology, BSc Hons FullTime
It’s been a really interesting course and real varied stuff which has been cool read more
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member8105983
3rd April 24
Education Studies - Psychology, BA Hons FullTime
The university offers good teaching quality of the course. read more
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member1397741
22nd January 24
Psychological and Behavioural Science, BSc Hons FullTime
Interesting lecture content and great lecturers read more
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member884197
14th April 23
Psychology, BSc Hons FullTime
Interesting course with interactive practical modules read more
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member1282608
28th March 23
Philosophy and Psychology, BA Hons FullTime
Amazing course that I personally love, however there are some noticeable issues with structural and assessment organisation for non-single honours students. You get a wonderful combination of a humanity - Philosphy - and a BPS accredited Psychology education which can lead to many diverse career opportunities. read more
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member682606
28th March 23
Psychology, BSc Hons FullTime
i don’t even know who my tutor is read more
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member1382594
28th March 23
Psychology, BSc Hons FullTime
There is teaching nearly everyday and you get to learn a wide range of topics and take some modules outside of the course read more
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member1379860
28th February 23
Psychology, BSc Hons FullTime
The course covers all essential topics of psychology to prepare you for further studies in the field. read more
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member976810
1st February 23
Psychological and Behavioural Science with Foundation, BSc Hons FullTime
Good, love my tutor, love psychology read more
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member476809
1st February 23
Psychology, BSc Hons FullTime
Just very normal feeling. Cannot give more comments read more
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member575470
23rd January 23
Education Studies - Psychology, BA Hons FullTime
It would be good if in the city center have more supermarkets like M&S read more
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member475460
23rd January 23
Psychological and Behavioural Science, BSc Hons FullTime
Actually did an MSC but it wasn’t in the option read more
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member463272
28th October 21
Education Studies - Psychology, BA Hons FullTime
Each student is directly matched with a tutor to help you deal with your academic challenges, and the unique college system helps you integrate better into life. read more
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member1159657
7th June 21
Psychology, BSc Hons FullTime
really helpful staff and useful content read more
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member948166
14th May 20
Education Studies - Psychology, BA Hons FullTime
Loved the course but sometimes the balance between psychology and education is off. read more
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member647484
22nd April 20
Psychology, BSc Hons FullTime
The Psychology department is really lovely, full of top class academics, most staff I've come into contact with are helpful and friendly. Cohorts aren't huge (at least not in my year) so there are the resources to support basically designing your own third year project if you can locate a member of staff who specialises in the area of research you're interested in (you would think that all Uni's do this, but I know for a fact from Psychology friends at other Russell Groups have had to go through the woeful experience of being allocated a third year project which they hate). Durham itself is a gorgeous city - it's not exactly a party town but I think it is what you make it. There is an overwhelming amount of posh people, however, enough from different backgrounds for you to find your niche if you persevere and make the effort to meet different people and join societies. Overall, I have loved my Durham experience, and I'll be gutted to leave! read more
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member1046423
5th March 20
Education Studies - Psychology, BA Hons FullTime
Really good course, and really good feedback for essays read more
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member1043309
8th November 19
Psychology, BSc Hons FullTime
There is a very ineteresting, broad content and a wide range of modules and assignments so everyone will find something for themsleves, however it is not as chalenging as I expected and there aren't enough opportunities to get involved with the department and not enough discussions, which I find to be most enriching. read more
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member939317
13th June 19
Psychology, BSc Hons FullTime
Really engaging course that provides meaningful insights read more
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member837589
1st May 19
Psychology, BSc Hons FullTime
Quirky lecturers, course mates with diverse characters, cardiac hill, a sandwich van, 3 hours practical classes, all good memories. One of the memorable incidents happened during a revision class in the 2nd year. Students were waiting for a lecturer to come, and he came in 40 minutes late. By that time, about the half of the students had left the lecture theatre as they wanted to do revision for the exam. The lecturer wondered in, saying nothing, but wrote on the blackboard "infantile death", then left. read more
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member1035024
22nd November 18
Psychology, BSc Hons FullTime
I like the course structure - a large variety of topics are covered, allowing you to find what interests you the most. The lecturers are mostly great and always knowledgeable about their subject. What I love most is the level of engagement with current research. The tutors discuss their own research and there are opportunities for students to get involved as well and assist in research projects. I believe the department genuinely cares about the students, the only occasional problems are with communication. For example, the department hosts psychology-related talks every week, which would be interesting to many students, but those are rarely advertised to undergraduates. I went my whole first year without knowing about many interesting opportunities. read more
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member732730
5th July 18
Psychology, BSc Hons FullTime
Lovely department! I am very much enjoying being taught! read more
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CKYu
16th September 16
Education Studies - Psychology, BA Hons FullTime
They even teach us muggles some Harry Potter! read more
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member417462
26th October 15
Psychology, BSc Hons FullTime
Professors are great and it's especially good to have a nice academic advisor. read more
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member515135
30th August 15
Psychology, BSc Hons FullTime
Don't get me wrong, I loved my time at Durham. However, the course was pretty poor. No seminars, 100% lectures. Unhelpful tutors, no personal tutor in department, only in college and they had no background in Psychology. Feedback on summatives and formatives was poor across the board. Lecturers are researchers primarily which is great because they know their stuff but it also means they travel a lot and miss lectures. Can feel like poor value for money and that you are only their secondary interest. I totally understand you cannot be babied, but I at least hope to be treated like a customer to some extent, parting with a huge amount of money to be taught interesting and useful information and assisted with content when teaching myself from books. Essentially, I felt pretty cheated. I really enjoyed my elective modules, their content was really interesting (I chose cybercrime, English and education across the course) and it was nice to see how other departments worked (seminars!) read more
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