10 Reasons to Choose the School
10 reasons to choose Psychology at Queens
There are many reasons to choose Psychology at Queen’s; especially our quality teaching, research, history, facilities and gender equality commitment. This page highlights our key strengths.
Teaching Quality
Education experience
Our teaching receives consistently high satisfaction ratings by our students, our external examiners, and our accrediting body, the British Psychological Society (BPS)
Study
Work placements
Apply what you learn in real-world work environments
We embed employability throughout our undergraduate programme and are proud to offer both year-long and short-term placements.
Work Placements with Psychology
Beyond the classroom
Student support
We are committed to supporting you, our student through our Transition into Higher Education Programme. Our Personal Tutor scheme will guide you from welcome week through to graduation.
Psychology Student Profiles
Research Quality
Quality with Impact
We're rated 9th in the UK for Research Intensity and tied 18th for Research Impact according to REF 2014 with almost two thirds of our submitted case studies being classed as outstanding in terms of global reach and research significance.
Research
Research Facilities
Foundations of our research
Our research is built on a solid foundation of state of the art research infrastructure, backed up by a talented technical support team dedicated to Psychology
Learn about our cutting edge technology and dedicated support
Professional Courses
Accredited Taught Doctorates
We offer two professional taught Doctorates in Clinical and Educational Psychology, training the Clinical and Educational Psychologists of tomorrow. Both courses are accredited by both BPS and HCPC with graduates eligible to join the HCPC register.
Professional Courses
Master of your own destiny
Diverse range of Masters options
We offer a diverse range of postgraduate options – even if you don’t already have a degree in Psychology.
Postgraduate Taught Courses
International focus
Global connections
We welcome international students and staff to our School Community each year, and encourage our students to spend part of their degree studying abroad.
International Study with Psychology