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PS22018: Psychology professional placement

[Page last updated: 22 April 2025]

Academic Year: 2025/26
Owning Department/School: Department of Psychology
Credits: 60 [equivalent to 120 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 1,200
Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Period:
Academic Year
Assessment Summary: CWES 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Reflective essay (CWES 50%)
  • Research proposal for dissertation (CWES 50%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before taking this module you must take PS22009 AND take PS22007 AND take PS22008
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit you will be able to:
Develop planning skills, communication skills, problem-solving skills, experience group work and response to leadership, learn how to make appropriate decisions.
Apply psychological knowledge acquired in the first two years of the programme in practice.
Undertake an independent research study under supervision, which will form the basis of your dissertation work in the final year.


Synopsis: During your placement, You will experience working in a professional psychology context. The placements range from working in hospitals, clinics and businesses to universities. Most of our placements are based in the UK, but some are in other parts of the world, such as the USA or Australia. Whichever placement you choose, you will experience what it is like to work as a professional psychologist.

Content: You will spend your placement attached to an approved supervisor in a professional psychology context, which could include working in a hospital, a clinic, a prison, a university or a business. Most of our placements are based in the UK, but we do have some that are in other parts of the world, such as the USA or Australia. The actual content of the placement will vary from placement to placement, but whichever placement you choose you will experience what it is like to work as a professional psychologist.

Course availability:

PS22018 is Compulsory on the following courses:

Department of Psychology
  • UHPS-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Psychology with work placement (Year 3)

Notes:

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