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Supporting you to become employable is right at the heart of our courses. We know you’re coming to university to study your chosen subject, meet new people and broaden your horizons. However, we also help you to focus on life after you have graduated to ensure that your hard work pays off and you achieve your ambition.

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Previous Huddersfield Psychology graduates have gone on to work in education, healthcare, research, business and public services in organisations including the NHS, The Kirklees Dementia Hub, UK Home Office, Reed in Partnership, Practice Plus Group, BBT Group Ltd and Holmfirth High School.*

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“I feel the course prepared me well for the world of work. The transferable skills I developed in terms of research, writing and presentation are used frequently in my current working life. As a Police Officer, access to an academic skillset is important in understanding ever-changing legislation and procedure. Also, the understanding of different psychological perspectives on human behaviour such as socioeconomic and environmental factors has aided me in being able to empathise with both victims and offenders of crime. Having the ability to learn about investigative procedures, as well as understanding key criticisms of specific techniques related to interviewing and individual bias has been very beneficial in preparing me to face issues of concern within policing.”

Wajid Hussain graduated from Psychology BSc(Hons) in 2019 and is now a Police Constable with the Metropolitan Police Service

“Studying Psychology BSc(Hons) enabled me to gain a comprehensive understanding of some of the key issues present in psychology, as well as develop a range of important and transferable skills, which have been essential to my career so far. These include academic writing skills and the ability to use my initiative and manage my workload. I developed an eye for detail, as well as time management, IT, interpersonal and communication skills.”

Aaliyah Siddique, graduated from Psychology BSc(Hons) in 2021 and is now an Assistant Psychologist in the NHS

“My degree gave me the ability to write articulately and professionally, as well as research, presentation and critical thinking skills. My employers have looked favourably upon the counselling element of my degree as this gave me the skills to work with people in a compassionate and understanding manner. The lecturers were also brilliant, they went above and beyond and gave lots of support.”

Chloe Savage graduated from Psychology with Counselling BSc(Hons) in 2019 and is now an Assistant Head of Year at Calder High School and Family Project Worker at Families Forward

This brochure was prepared in the spring of 2022 for courses starting in September 2023 and is up to date as at the date of publication. Any subsequent changes to information will be published in the course information listings on our website courses.hud.ac.uk, and you should check this for the latest information before you apply.

Changes to a course you have applied for

If we propose to make a major change to a course that you are holding an offer for, then we will tell you as soon as possible so that you can decide whether to withdraw your application prior to enrolment.

Changes to your course after you enrol as a student

We will always try to deliver your course and other services as described. However, sometimes we may have to make changes as set out below:

Changes to option modules

Where your course allows you to choose modules from a range of options, we will review these each year and change them to reflect the expertise of our staff, current trends in research and as a result of student feedback or demand for certain modules. We will always ensure that you have a range of options to choose from and we will let you know in good time the options available for you to choose for the following year.

Major changes

We will only make major changes to the core curriculum of a course or to our services if it is necessary for us to do so and provided such changes are reasonable. A major change in this context is a change that materially changes the services available to you; or the outcomes, or a significant part, of your course, such as the nature of the award or a substantial change to module content, teaching days (part time provision), classes, type of delivery or assessment of the core curriculum. For example, it may be necessary to make a major change to reflect changes in the law or the requirements of the University’s regulators; to meet the latest requirements of a commissioning or accrediting body; to improve the quality of educational provision; in response to student, examiners’ or other course evaluators’ feedback; and/or to reflect academic or professional changes within subject areas. Major changes may also be necessary because of circumstances outside our reasonable control, such as a key member of staff leaving the University or being unable to teach, where they have a particular specialism that can’t be adequately covered by other members of staff; or due to damage or interruption to buildings, facilities or equipment. Major changes would usually be made with effect from the next academic year, but this may not always be the case. We will notify you as soon as possible should we need to make a major change and will carry out suitable consultation with affected students. If you reasonably believe that the proposed change will cause you detriment or hardship we will, if appropriate, work with you to try to reduce the adverse effect on you or find an appropriate solution. Where an appropriate solution cannot be found and you contact us in writing before the change takes effect you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the University without liability to the University for future tuition fees. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.

Termination of course

In exceptional circumstances, we may, for reasons outside of our control, be forced to discontinue or suspend your course. Where this is the case, a formal exit strategy will be followed and we will notify you as soon as possible about what your options are, which may include transferring to a suitable replacement course for which you are qualified, being provided with individual teaching to complete the award for which you were registered, or claiming an interim award and exiting the University. If you do not wish to take up any of the options that are made available to you, then you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the course without liability to the University for future tuition fees and you will be entitled to a refund of all course fees paid to date. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.

Covid-19

Some of the images in this brochure were produced before, and during, periods where various restrictions were in place. To find out how we’re maintaining our Covid-secure campus, visit hud.ac/covid

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