Psychology

Psychology at the University of the Highlands and Islands is available in a mode that offers flexibility: you study most days of the week in standard full-time mode, completing all course units in the typical time, or you take fewer course units per week compared to full-time, allowing you to balance study with other commitments. This flexibility makes the degree accessible to students across a dispersed and varied region, while maintaining the same intellectual rigour and qualification outcome as more conventional programmes.

Psychology is the scientific study of human behaviour, mind, and mental processes, drawing on biological, cognitive, developmental, social, and clinical perspectives to build an evidence-based understanding of how people think, feel, and behave. The University of the Highlands and Islands offers this four-year programme across its distributed network of campuses and learning centres, giving students in the Highlands, Islands, and northern Scotland access to university-level psychology without needing to relocate. You will develop knowledge across the core domains of the discipline, including social psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, biological psychology, and research methods and statistics, building both theoretical understanding and the practical skills to conduct and evaluate psychological research.

With a typical entry tariff of 104 UCAS points, this programme is accessible to students with the academic preparation and motivation to engage with a scientific discipline at degree level. Graduates pursue careers in mental health and wellbeing services, education and educational support, social care, human resources, coaching, research, and the many roles across the public and voluntary sectors where psychological understanding is professionally valuable. Those wishing to become registered practising psychologists will need to complete accredited postgraduate training following their undergraduate degree.