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Why choose York?

We know that applicants to our department have to choose from a range of Psychology departments around the country and around the world. What makes York special?

Excellent Education

At York you will get an excellent education: the Department is consistently ranked among the UK's top Psychology departments and we scored 1st out of the Russell Group universities included in the NSS 2024 survey for 'Organisation and Management'.

Choice

At York you will get choice. In the third year you can choose from a wide range of advanced modules and projects, allowing you to focus on specialist topics in Development, Language, Social Psychology, Vision, Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology and many other areas; it’s up to you.

An Active Learning Experience

At York you are not just told about what famous Psychologists have done in the past. You’ll be taught by world-leading experts who are carrying out cutting-edge experiments in Psychology and Neuroscience right now. You’ll hear about the latest developments and progressing through demonstrations, practicals, mini-projects, and full-scale projects, you will learn how to carry out your own experiments in our state-of-the-art facilities. Just as importantly, you’ll learn how to evaluate evidence, analyse your results and present your ideas clearly to other people. 

Opportunity

You will learn to combine:

  • a scientific and analytical approach to problem solving 
  • an understanding of human behaviour
  • the ability to critically evaluate complex ideas and explain them to other people.

This is a powerful combination of skills will open the doors to a wide variety of careers, while our BPS accreditation means that graduates can train as professional Psychologists (e.g., Forensic or Clinical Psychologists).