All the core areas within the discipline are covered. The biological foundations of behaviour are important for an understanding of all human action. Cognitive psychology involves the study of perception, learning, memory, language and thought, that is, the mental process underlying the way in which the individual comprehends its environment. Individual differences focuses on the wide range of characteristics of different people, looking at such things as personality and intelligence. Social psychology introduces students to debates about the relationship of an individual to other members of society.
Developmental psychology examines the changes that occur over the lifetime of the individual.
Research design and quantitative methods provide the student with the skills to engage in a wide range of practical investigations into behaviour. As well as being an interesting academic area of study, psychology is also a professional discipline. Those students, who might wish to join the British Psychological Society and participate in all the academic activities of the Society, should ensure that they follow a pathway, which confers eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society. This pathway is available to students on the B.Sc. Psychology Major award.