Edge Hill University has been offering undergraduate psychology degrees since the mid-1990s and is renowned for its innovative teaching practices and high-quality research. The Department is rapidly expanding and we currently have 13 full-time members of academic staff who are all based within our purpose-built Psychology building. Within the Department, we focus on providing undergraduates with an experience that will afford them the skills necessary to secure employment in a highly competitive job market.
Our Degrees
The Department of Psychology is proud to offer a portfolio of three very popular undergraduate degrees, namely BSc (Hons) Psychology, BSc (Hons) Educational Psychology, and BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Psychology. Each of these degrees is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) to provide GBC (Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership), which is an essential qualification for those wishing to enter into professional post-graduate training programmes in areas such as Clinical Psychology and Forensic Psychology. For non-psychology graduates we also offer a specialised Postgraduate Diploma (which can be extended to an MSc in Psychology) which also provides GBC.
Our Research
The Department of Psychology has a vibrant research culture, with the academic members of staff being renowned for producing nationally and internationally recognised research. Several strengths in the Department include Educational Psychology (with a particular specialism in the role of stress and anxiety during exam performance), Biological Psychology (with a particular emphasis on the role of drugs on cognitive functioning), and Cognitive Psychology (with a particular emphasis on false remembering). Our academic staff also have expertise in Research Methods and Statistics, and have, in the past, provided consultancy to organisations such as the NHS and the police.
