This engaging British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited Psychology (Mental Health) degree is focused on the theories and treatment of psychopathologies including trauma, psychosis and addictive behaviours.

The course covers all the core areas of Psychology stipulated by the BPS curriculum. This includes the workings of the brain; the processes and mechanisms of human thinking, feeling and behaviour; and how psychologists, psychological research and therapy can make a tangible and positive difference to people’s lives and society. You'll also consider how all of these impact and relate to mental health.

You'll be taught by our team of over 150 expert psychologists in one of the largest Psychology departments in the UK, and will be able to take advantage of our innovative Psychology laboratories to carry out your research and data analysis. Our teaching is delivered by scholars who are recognised as world-leading as evidenced by the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF).

All our courses offer work-like experience

We'll support you to develop your work experience or find a placement. You can also do a year-long sandwich placement in Year Three.

1st in the UK

for number of offer accepts to psychology courses (UCAS End of Cycle Data 2025).

Our amazing UK and overseas opportunities

such as field trips and international summer schools. You could even study abroad for a year at a partner university.

94% of Mental Health Psychology students

would recommend studying at NTU to others (NTU Student Survey, 2026)

The course is a specialised variant of our BSc (Hons) Psychology degree, with tailored modules towards a Mental Health emphasis in Years One and Two and a focus on theories and treatment of trauma, the psychology of distress, psychopathologies such as psychosis and addictive behaviour in your final year.

Your first two years of your degree are designed to provide you with a thorough grounding in all core areas of psychology. You'll complete an introduction to psychology and core modules in biological, social, developmental and cognitive psychology, as well as undertaking training in research methods and statistics.

You'll also complete bespoke modules that explore the academic and professional context of psychology with a particular focus on this specialism. Further specialisation takes place in your final year where most modules will be related to the specialism. You'll also complete a research project in psychology, focused on a topic of your choosing under the supervision of a research-active member of staff.

You will also take part in the innovative Psychological Applications to Work Settings module, a unique feature of psychology at NTU. You will work on problem scenarios from real-world settings and work as a project team to provide evidence-based solutions, which will be presented to a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Course accreditations

Our Psychology courses are accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) so as long as you graduate with at least a 2.2 honours degree you will be eligible to receive the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the BPS – a necessary qualification if you wish to pursue further training and a career as a professional psychologist.

Module information

A standard full-time BSc (Hons) course is made up of 120 credits studied each year. Some courses may vary, however, and you can find information on the total number of credits achieved per module below.

Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll be studying throughout the

Year OneYear TwoOptional placement yearFinal Year

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Understanding the Self: Psychology 101

The aim of this module is to introduce you to the theoretical and historical developments of psychology as a discipline, including challenges posed by traditional western views and dominance. You'll examine relationships between psychological theory and everyday behaviour and experience. We will encourage you to appreciate the breadth of the human experience and behaviours, and familiarise you with ways to analyse and understand this.

20 credits

Psychology in Action (Mental Health)

You'll be introduced to the core professions in psychology such as developmental, clinical, forensic and occupational psychologists, as well as other non-traditional areas of work for psychology graduates, with an emphasis on the mental health sector. You'll be introduced to the British Psychological Society (BPS) and professional ethics, and have the opportunity to set your own personal development goals.

Exploring Psychological Impact and Change

You'll develop an understanding of psychological research, and how it can help to resolve societal issues, and facilitates sustainable development and change. You'll be introduced to how psychology is applied to real-world issues, while promoting social, economic, and environmentally responsible behaviour. You'll also be exposed to case studies that illustrate how psychology contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Research Design and Practice (1)

This is an introduction to a variety of research methods used in psychology, individually and as a team. You have the opportunity to develop and practice report-writing skills, understand experimentation and self-report methods, and gain practical experience. You will be required to formulate hypotheses, search for and review any relevant literature in the library, prepare necessary materials or instruments, select a sample, collect and analyse data using appropriate statistical techniques, interpret the findings, and produce an individual written report of the work undertaken.

Analysing Data: Methods and Tools (1)

Developing Academic Skills in Psychology

This is a tutorial-based module where you will meet with your personal and academic tutor in a small group setting every week. The module is about building the skills essential to academic work: discussion, presentation, and writing, along with developing employability. Starting with fundamentals such as literature searches and referencing, you progress to the heart of academic skills with critical evaluation, synthesis of evidence, and more specifically, evaluating evidence with respect to arguments. You will gain experience of discussing, debating, presenting and of writing a formal essay, with work-like experience built into the module. You'll also be taught about the use of AI in research and writing.

Brain, Behaviour and Cognition: Understanding the Mind

This module provides you with an in-depth understanding of contemporary issues in the investigation of cognitive and biological issues which you were introduced to in Year One. You'll be encouraged to draw across cultural perspectives, and explore the concept of individual cognitive and biological processes. You'll also learn about the structure and function of the brain, and cognitive processes such as perception, attention, memory, language, and thinking.

Social Evolution and Individual Development

Examine the fundamental aspects of social psychology, such as social attitudes and attribution; and developmental psychology, such as social, cognitive and emotional development during childhood.

Analysing Data: Methods and Tools (2)

Building on Year One, you'll advance your knowledge and understanding of quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques to prepare you for your final year project. You'll learn to use statistical software and analytical techniques associated primarily with non-experimental research such as multiple regression or mediation. You will learn about data cleaning and preparation, and be introduced to AI to support the analytical process.

Research Design and Practice (2) (Mental Health)

Within this module which will include a focus on psychological research in the context of mental health, you'll continue to develop your understanding of different research methods, applied ethics and open science principles. You will explore advanced experimental, psychometric and qualitative research techniques through lectures, workshops and lab work.

Analytical Thinking in Mental Health

This will be delivered in a small group setting with your personal and academic tutor who you will meet with weekly. In the module you will consider some of the key debates in mental health and discuss how these inform current research and practice.

Contesting Mental Illness: The Psychology of Distress

Many undergraduate psychology courses on mental health introduce students to the field by organising content according to psychiatric diagnostic classification systems such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). This module takes a different approach. We focus instead on critiquing key assumptions behind mainstream psychiatry and exploring psychological and service-user led alternatives. Through taking this approach, students will develop a psychological foundation for understanding mental health difficulties, along with developing important employability skills relevant to a career in clinical psychology and the helping professions.

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Placement Year Essentials

This non-credit bearing module only needs to be undertaken by students on the sandwich course involving a placement during Year 3. You'll be introduced to potential recruiters, as well as recruitment methods such as interviews and assessment centres. You will be trained in developing a CV, as well as understanding professional workplace behaviour, and your rights and obligations in relation to safeguarding, and health and safety.

0 credits

You will undertake two core modules in your final year, and will be able to tailor your learning from a range of optional modules, picking one from each set below.

Research Project in Mental Health Psychology

A major piece of work whereby you will carry out independent research, the topic and design of which is decided upon in consultation with a supervisor. The project will demonstrate that you can conduct an extended research report, as well as show your understanding of the methodological skills and presentational techniques developed throughout the course. Our final-year students conduct research projects in a wide range of areas in psychology, some of which have been successfully published.

40 credits

Psychological Applications to Work Settings

In this module, you will use problem-based learning methods to get an experience of applied project work across a broader range of real-world settings. You will select a problem from a set of real-world scenarios and form a project team to address the issue. The project team works as a group to produce a report of their findings and each student writes an essay reflecting on their experiences, taking them through a reflective process to recognise and articulate their own personal skills development.

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Psychopathology

It has been estimated that mental illness accounts for a third of all illnesses in the UK, and a quarter of the population will be affected at some point in the lifespan. The overarching aim of this module is to develop students' knowledge of mental health disorders and topics relevant to clinical psychology.

Trauma in Children and Adolescents

The aim of the module is to provide theoretical understanding of the impact of childhood trauma on children and adolescents, and to provide an understanding of the role and roots of resilience.

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Biological Perspectives on Mental Health and Wellbeing

The content of this module will explore current issues in the field as well as some classic, long standing ones. For example the role of the vagus nerve in mental health and third wave psychological therapies, the interaction of brain and gut bacteria, the role of cell inflammation on mental health, the role of SSRIs in brain plasticity, the placebo effect on mental health, and the use of psychedelic drugs in therapy.

Community, Health and Applied Social Psychology

This module aims to provide you with a comprehensive introduction on how applying social psychological theory and research can impact on people's health and well-being. You will be prompted to use a community psychology approach to understanding health and well-being so that they do not solely focus on the individual or on society in general, but also will seek to understand the relationship between the two.

Evolutionary Psychology

The aim of this module is to provide a focussed study of evolutionary theory with particular reference to human and non-human primate behavioural ecology and evolutionary psychology. The principal objectives of the module are to evaluate and consider the possible evolutionary influences that might affect human behaviour.

Person Perception

The primary aim of this module is explore how we detect, process and perceive human faces, voices and bodies. The module will draw on elements of cognitive and biological psychology, social and developmental psychology, neuroscience and evolutionary psychology. It will explore how we represent and process human faces, voices and bodies on their own and together, drawing on real world (e.g. CCTV, Passport control) and laboratory based research and applications.]

Moral Psychology and Society

The module will develop students' knowledge of psychological theory and research methodology to understanding political attitudes and behaviour. Not only this, the module will explore the infiltration of political ideology into psychological research.

Psychology, Educational Support Needs and Inclusion

The module aims to address the implications of psychological theory for the education of children, young people and adults with particular educational support needs and for societal understandings of their lifelong development.

The Psychology of Ageing and Neurodegenerative Disease

The module will focus on the challenges faced by individuals and society as a result of healthy ageing and as a result of neurodegenerative diseases (with an emphasis on age-related disease such as dementia and Parkinson's disease).

Psychology of the Family

The aim of this module is to explore the psychology of the family, including their composition and context. The module will consider the various ways in which psychologists study families, including a critical evaluation of the methods used.

Psychology of Mindfulness

The module will cover contemporary psychological theories of health and illness from a number of perspectives,and will draw upon research that has used a variety of methodological approaches. Particular focus will be given to how theory can be used to inform practice and the development of interventions.

Psychology of the Paranormal

The importance of spiritual, religious and paranormal frames of reference in making sense of and recovering from mental health difficulties is increasingly being recognised in the field of mental health. This interest has been reflected in the escalating research output that the field has seen in recent years.

Psychology of Sleep

The Psychology of Sleep seeks to provide a comprehensive treatment of sleep, from its underpinning physiological science to the practice of how sleep might be improved.

Statistics III: Advanced Statistics for Research

This module aims to introduce final year psychology undergraduates to advanced statistical techniques that can be applied to an exceptionally wide range of real-world data-analysis problems. These techniques include multilevel and generalized linear models.

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Addictive Behaviours

The module examines a range of issues associated with addictive behaviours. The lectures will identify issues with definitions of addictive behaviour and the critical evaluation of different types of addiction (i.e. in depth examination of alcoholism, drug addictions, pathological gambling, video game addiction, internet addiction, exercise addiction, sex addiction and paraphilias).

Psychology and Trauma: From Normality to Pathology

The central aim of this module is to investigate relationships between experiences of psychological trauma and the range of behavioural and psychological symptoms including what are commonly referred to as the positive psychosis symptoms (hallucinations and delusions).

We regularly review our course content based on student and employer feedback to ensure they remain current and relevant. This may result in changes to module content or availability in future years. Optional modules will only run where there is sufficient demand. This will be determined on a case-by-case basis to protect the academic and student experience.

Student experience

Sunny Ngao

Psychology (Mental Health) student

“NTU’s strong reputation for student satisfaction and its emphasis on employability particularly appealed to me. The range of support services and practical opportunities available made it an ideal environment for both academic and personal development.”

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Lucy Reeder

“So far my experience of the psychology with mental health course has been eye-opening; I have learnt so much already and my curiosity has only grown.”

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More about Psychology at NTU

How you're taught

The BSc (Hons) Psychology (Mental Health) is taught by experienced staff used to dealing with students from a range of backgrounds and with varying levels of skill and experience.

To provide you with a first-class learning experience and to guarantee you have an opportunity to make the most of your time at university, you will receive contact time through a diverse range of delivery methods that include lectures, workshops, and one-on-one supervision.

Tutorials with staff

To help you transition into NTU, during your first two years you will be supported through a tutorial system where you will meet with an academic tutor in a small group setting on a weekly basis.

These sessions will help you with study skills, and give you advice about the course and curriculum.

Each year you will have an academic and personal tutor who you can approach for personalised advice relating to your course or to raise any difficulties you are experiencing relating to your work, personal circumstances, or your university experience.

Virtual learning environment

You'll also use our virtual learning environment NOW, which is a flexible web-based system that allows you to have 24-hour access to module learning materials and reading lists. It allows you to discuss work with tutors and other students, and submit coursework electronically from anywhere in the world.

Learning from experts

Our lecturers are highly respected researchers who conduct innovative research in their specialist areas. Nottingham Institute of Psychology employs world-leading Professors and academic staff, and you will learn about cutting-edge Psychology from this diverse and talented team people.

This is particularly important when it comes to your final year, where you will be taught by experts in their field on your optional modules and complete your project under their guidance.

We have a wide range of research groups spanning all areas of Psychology, such as:

Trauma, Social Isolation and Mental Health

Groups, Identities and Health

Bullying and Aggressive Behaviour

Cyberpsychology

Perception, Attention and Memory

Affect, Personality and the Embodied Brain

Evolution and Social Interaction

Enriching opportunities

In addition to learning from our own team of talented staff, you will also hear and learn from renowned experts and professionals in related fields who are regularly invited to come and talk to our students, providing you with an insight into their specialist knowledge and experiences.

You'll get the opportunity to attend the Psychology seminar series that takes place throughout the academic year. The seminars invite experts and professionals to present their publications and research findings. This is an integral part of our research culture and stimulates thinking and debate.

Opportunities that have been offered in recent years to our undergraduate students include:

Festival of Psychology

Freud Museum visit

Monkey Forest visit

Galleries of Justice visit

Guest lectures

Transgender Talk

Autism Network Group

Occupational Psychology Series

Resilience training

Psychology social events including Psychology and Pizza, Student Welcome Back parties, care leavers and estranged students socials, and visits to the Wollaton Hall Christmas lights show.

We also offer a number of opportunities to learn and work while you study:

Placement opportunities such as the Swebeswebe South African Primate Project

Paid and voluntary research assistant and apprentice schemes

Equipment demos.

If you are on the three-year full-time course, you may also have the chance to study abroad at one of our partner universities. You'll decide early on in your first year if you would like to apply to take part in the exchange programme. You would study abroad between Year Two and Year Three, and it would therefore involve extending the course length to four years.

All of our exchange partners offer modules taught in English, including our European partners, so foreign language skills are not essential.

Placement year opportunities

You also have the option of choosing a four-year course that includes a year-long placement between Years 2 and your final year which we will support you to find. You must apply with the UCAS code C803 to be considered for this.

Our students undertake a wide variety of placements, for example:

honorary assistant psychology within the NHS (clinical)

clinical support worker for a mental health charity

research assistant in the NHS Nottinghamshire Eating Disorder Service

Students also complete placements in industry, using their psychological knowledge in an many areas essential to business, such as marketing, human resources, or data handling.

Learn a new language

Alongside your study, you also have the opportunity to learn a new language. The University Language Programme (ULP) is available to all students, and gives you the option of learning a totally new language or improving the skills you already have.

Learning a new language can:

enhance your communication skills

enrich your experience when travelling abroad

boost your career prospects.

How will I be assessed?

You'll be assessed in a variety of ways and on a modular basis – through traditional means such as examinations, research reports and essays, but also in more innovative ways which may include blogs, reflective essays and podcasts.

Your final year project is a cornerstone of the degree and is your opportunity to put all you've learned into practice! Our diverse approach to assessment allows students to demonstrate the breadth of their abilities and provides opportunity for everyone to excel.

The range of assessment tools has been acknowledged as one of the strengths of the course by the BPS Accreditation Committee and External Examiners.

In response to student feedback, the University introduced a policy ensuring you receive feedback on your assessed coursework within three weeks of submission. This timely feedback means you have the chance to incorporate suggestions for improvement in your future assignments.

How you're assessed

Full time and sandwich

Coursework

Presentation

Written exam

Final year

Contact hours

You will have around 10-12 hours per week of contact time (lectures, seminars and workshops) with our teaching staff which is around 30% of a full-time week.

Approximately 90% of our teaching is in-person.

The remaining 70% of your time will be devoted to independent study.

Who will teach you?

Juliet Wakefield

Senior Lecturer

Dr Juliet Wakefield is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology in the Department of Psychology at NTU.

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Mike Vernon

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Bridget Waller

Professor of Psychology

Professor Bridget Waller is an academic with research expertise in nonverbal communication.

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Andrew Dunn

Dr Andrew Dunn is a senior lecturer in Psychology. He is primarily interested in person perception - how we do it, the role context plays, and the mechanism underpinning it.

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Lai-Sang Iao

Lai-Sang is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Nottingham Trent University.

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Suvo Mitra

Associate Dean for Research

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Maria Kontogianni

Principal Lecturer

Maria is a Principal Lecturer in Psychology with a particular responsibility for staff development and staff wellbeing.

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Christina Howard

Associate Professor

Christina is an Associate Professor in Psychology. She teaches on our undergraduate Psychology courses, Masters Psychology courses as well as supervising PhD students.

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Alexander Meredith

Dr. Alex Meredith has been a Senior Lecturer at NTU in the Department of Psychology. He is the course leader for the MSc in Psychological Wellbeing and Mental Health. His research focuses on the teaching of sustainability.

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Belinda Winder

Professor

Belinda Winder (Professor)

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Annika Paukner

Annika Paukner is an Associate Professor in Comparative Psychology in the School of Social Sciences.

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Filipe Cristino

Filipe Cristino is a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences.

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Emma Vardy

Emma Vardy, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University staff profile.

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Gary Jones

Gary is currently a Professor at NTU Psychology. His work primarily focuses on how language and memory are influenced by linguistic experience.

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Gayle Dillon

Deputy Director

Gayle Dillon has been a lecturer at NTU for 10 years in the Department of Psychology. She is responsible for co-ordinating the work of the Department around equality, diversity and inclusion.

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Rebecca Larkin

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Entry requirements

UK students

Standard offer: 128 UCAS Tariff points (full-time) or 136 UCAS Tariff Points (sandwich) from up to four qualifications

Contextual offer: 120 UCAS Tariff (full-time) or 128 UCAS Tariff points (sandwich) from up to four qualifications

To find out what qualifications have tariff points, please use our tariff calculator.

Additional requirements

Additional requirements for UK students

It is preferable that students do not have more than one A-level in a performance, artistic or creative subject such as Art, Dance or Drama. However, all applications will be considered on an individual basis.

Psychology is about understanding behaviour, in all its forms. Primarily you will have an interest in psychology – in why people behave in the way they do. Psychology at NTU is treated as both a biological and social science, and it is preferable that you have some understanding of the broad nature of the discipline. Ideally, you will be interested in learning about out how to carry out research and analyse data.

Please note that a Disclosure and Barring Service check (formerly known as a Criminal Records Bureau disclosure) will be necessary before working with young people or vulnerable populations, but it is not required for admission onto the BSc (Hons) Psychology or the course pathways.

Contextual offers

We consider every application in the context of your individual circumstances and educational background. This may include information about where you live, the school or college you attended, or experiences that may have shaped your educational journey. This is known as a contextual offer, and we use information provided through UCAS to help inform our decisions. By considering achievement in context, we can better recognise academic potential and ensure applicants are assessed as fairly and fully as possible.

Meeting our entry requirements

Hundreds of qualifications in the UK have UCAS Tariff points attached to specific grades, including A-levels, BTECs, T Levels and many more. You can use your grades and points from up to four different qualifications to meet our criteria. Enter your predicted or achieved grades into our Tariff calculator to find out how many points your qualifications are worth.

Other qualifications and experience

NTU welcomes applications from students with non-standard qualifications and learning backgrounds, either for year one entry or for advanced standing beyond the start of a course into year 2 or beyond.

We consider study and/or credit achieved from a similar course at another institution (otherwise known as credit transfer), vocational and professional qualifications, and broader work or life experience.

Our Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy outlines the process and options available for this route. If you wish to apply via Recognition of Prior Learning, please contact the central Admissions and Enquiries Team who will be able to support you through the process.

Getting in touch

If you need more help or information, get in touch through our enquiry form.

International students

Academic entry requirements: 128 UCAS Tariff points (full-time) or 136 UCAS Tariff Points (sandwich) from up to four A levels. We accept equivalent qualifications from all over the world. Please check your international entry requirements by country.

English language requirements: See our English language requirements page for requirements for your subject and information on alternative tests and Pre-sessional English.

Additional international requirements

Additional requirements for international students

English language requirements

View our English language requirements for all courses, including alternative English language tests and country qualifications accepted by the University.

If you need help achieving the language requirements, we offer a Pre-Sessional English for Academic Purposes course on our City campus which is an intensive preparation course for academic study at NTU.

If you have the right level of qualifications, you may be able to start your Bachelors degree at NTU in year 2 or year 3. This is called ‘advanced standing’ entry and is decided on a case-by case basis after our assessment of your qualifications and experience.

You can view our Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy which outlines the process and options available, such as recognising experiential learning and credit transfer.

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Sign up to receive regular emails from the International Office. You'll hear about our news, scholarships and any upcoming events in your country with our expert regional teams.

If you need advice about studying at NTU as an international student or how to apply, our international webpages are a great place to start. If you have any questions about your study options, your international qualifications, experience, grades or other results, please get in touch through our enquiry form. Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world.

Policies

We strive to make our admissions procedures as fair and clear as possible. To find out more about how we make offers, visit our admissions policies page.

Fees and funding

UK students - see the fees for this course, as well as information about funding and support.

£10,050 per year

If you choose to do a placement year, you'll pay a reduced fee for that year. Please be aware that you will be charged the fee set for the year this takes place, rather than being fixed at the rate applicable when you start your course, and any increases are subject to Government approval. As a guide, the fee for the 2027/28 academic year is £2,010.

Find out about the extra support we may be able to provide to help pay for uni, including NTU bursaries and scholarships.

You will need to pay tuition fees for each year that you are at university. The tuition fees, including the placement year and study abroad options are subject to government policy and may change in future years of study.

Preparing for the financial side of student life is important, but we don’t want you to feel anxious or confused about it. Visit our fees and funding pages if you have any concerns.

International students - see the fees for this course, as well as payment advice and scholarships.

£18,400 per year

You will need to pay tuition fees for each year that you are at university. The tuition fees might increase from the second year of your undergraduate course, in line with inflation and as specified by the UK government.

Scholarships

We offer international scholarships of up to 50% of your tuition fee. You can apply for a scholarship when you have an offer to study at NTU.

Living costs

See our advice on managing your money and the cost of living as an international student in Nottingham.

Paying fees

As an international student, you'll need to make an advance payment as part of your offer conditions. You'll then need to pay your tuition fees in full, or have an agreement to pay in two further instalments, in order to enrol on the course.

Find out how and when to pay your fees, including information about your advance payment, instalment dates and how to make payments securely to the University.

Enquiries

If you have any queries relating to advance payments or arrangements to pay, please contact our friendly and experienced international enquiries team.

Additional costs

Your course fees cover the cost of studies and include loads of great benefits, such as the use of our library, support from our expert Employability team and free use of the IT equipment across our campuses. There are just a few additional things you may need to budget for:

Textbooks and library books

Your modules will point you to key textbooks and recommended reading. Many are available online, and in our libraries, but some students choose to buy their own copies. You’ll receive resource lists showing where to access eBooks, digital resources and physical copies. Our friendly Library team is always on hand to help you find what you need.

Printing and photocopying costs

The University allocates an annual printing and copying allowance of £20 depending on the course you are studying. For more details about costs for additional print and copying required over and above the annual allowance please see the printing and photocopying information on the Library website.

Field trips

All essential field trip costs will be included in your course fees. There may be the opportunity to take part in optional field trips, which do incur additional costs.

Placements

If you're undertaking a placement year, you'll need to budget for accommodation and any travel costs you may incur whilst on placement. Many of our placement students do earn a salary whilst on placement which can help to cover these living costs.

Year abroad

If you choose to study abroad for a year, you may need to consider additional costs such as visas, vaccinations, accommodation and travel expenses.

Fees and funding advice

For more advice and guidance, phone the Student Money Team on +44 (0)115 848 2494.

Cost of living information and support

Managing your money can help you make the most of life at NTU. Here's how we can support you, and now you can make your funding go further.

Cost of living in Nottingham

Our student benefits and free services

Money advice for international students

Careers and employability

Core skills

Our BSc (Hons) Psychology (Mental Health) course is designed so that you can develop all the knowledge and skills that you'll need for your future career.

The diversity of our Mental Health Psychology curriculum means that the course will enable you to develop a number of key transferrable skills that will be of use in a wide range of careers.

Some of these key skills include:

Analytical skills and critical thinking: During the course you will need to critically appraise a number of different sources in order to construct an argument. You'll be fully supported to develop these skills through regular coursework and in-depth feedback on your work.

Research and problem-solving skills: one of the best things about doing a psychology degree is conducting your own research! You will learn how to construct research questions and hypotheses, and then design research studies to answer these questions.

Written and oral communication skills: You will complete a wide range of assessments that will develop both your written and oral communication skills. You will communicate your ideas in writing through assessments such as portfolios, essays, research reports and blogs, and also present your work orally through podcasts and live presentations.

Highly sought after by employers, these skills will put you in a strong position in the graduate market. You may go on to use your degree as the first step to becoming a professional psychologist (for example clinical, forensic, occupational).

Excellent work experience opportunities

Our graduates go on to secure many varied roles, all of which will use their BSc (Hons) Psychology (Mental Health) degrees in some way, for example in education, policing, marketing or human resources.

Work-like experience opportunities are an integral part of the course and will feature at all levels of study. You'll be given the opportunity to engage in a number of types of activity which are supported and assessed through core modules.

This activity includes:

Employer challenges where you work with a business or charity, applying your psychological knowledge to a real-world scenario, presenting your findings to the organisation who can benefit from your work.

Work experience opportunities where all students will be supported to gain 60 hours of real-world work experience that you will be asked to reflect upon as part of the course.

Nottingham Trent Volunteering which allows you to get involved in one-day challenges, student-led projects and volunteer shop.

Work insight events where you get the opportunity to meet an employer, hear about their organisation and ask questions. An example of this is the Festival of Psychology which we host in collaboration with the British Psychological Society.

NTU SHIELD offers a number of short-term placements for students in their second year of study as well as opportunities for sandwich year placements. Launched in 2023, SHIELD is a mental health and wellbeing service for adolescents experiencing difficulties or challenges, and delivers guided self-help in partnership with local providers. Students will be trained in the provision of this support with support and supervision from University staff, with the experience gained supporting future career prospects in psychological practice.

If you have applied for the four-year sandwich course (C803), you will complete a year-long work placement. You will be supported by the university and course team to secure your placement.

Your career development or further study

With the British Psychological Society’s GBC secured (provided you graduate with a 2.2 honours degree), you will be eligible on graduation to pursue further postgraduate (Masters of Doctoral) training in psychology. You may wish to pursue an academic or research career in various areas of psychology by working as a research assistant, or by studying for a Masters or PhD.

Our postgraduate courses include:

Applied Child Psychology

Forensic Mental Health

Forensic Psychology

Occupational Psychology

Psychology Research Methods

Psychological Wellbeing and Health

Our Employability team

Careers and employability advice is available to all our undergraduate students and is provided by a team of subject specialists within the Department of Psychology and the University's Employability team.

Psychology is very proud of its graduates and their successes. We very much look forward to helping you graduate to your chosen career, be it in psychology or beyond.

Employability Promise

Personalised support, one-on-one coaching and industry-specific advice – it’s all part of our Employability Promise. And it doesn’t end when you leave NTU – you’ll have access to all our careers services for three years after you graduate (conditions apply).

Graduate employers

Graduates from this course have successful careers in organisations such as:

His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service

Private healthcare providers

Autism East Midlands

Nottingham Trent University

Local government

Our graduates are…

Graduates from this course now work in a wide range of roles such as:

Assistant Psychologists

Children and Young People Case Workers

Prison Officers

Police Officers

Teachers

Counsellors

SEND Assistants

Assessed work-like experience

We’ve embedded at least eight weeks of assessed work-like experience into all of our courses. This gives you the opportunity to apply your learning in real-world scenarios, build your confidence, and develop the experience employers are looking for.

NTU Enterprise

If you’re a budding entrepreneur, NTU Student Enterprise can help you to develop your ideas and innovations and turn them into a reality. We also offer training, mentoring, workshops, financial advice and more to develop your business skills.

Where your course could take you

Discover how our students and alumni used their qualification to further their careers. Take a look at our other profiles and explore the possibilities awaiting you.

Israel’s year‑long HMP Leyhill placement in forensic practice

Israel shares how working at HMP Leyhill—from admin duties to shadowing psychologists—deepened his forensic insight and shaped his path toward clinical psychology.

View Israel Nwisi's profile

Campus and facilities

As a Psychology student, you’ll mostly study in our Chaucer and Taylor buildings and benefit from our Psychology Laboratories which include equipment such as:

eye-tracking labs (and mobile eye-tracking equipment)

motion capture lab

EEG labs

transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) lab

transport lab, including driving simulators

developmental observation lab

interview and focus group rooms

computational modelling and data analysis lab

auditory perception lab

large number of bookable lab cubicles

various other technical equipment, including an Oculus Rift and video and audio capture and analysis equipment.

NTU’s City Campus has everything you’ll need to stay busy between lectures. As well as the Boots Library and its beautiful roof garden, there’s our stylish Students’ Union building and two-storey, 100-station gym; a whole host of cafés, bars, restaurants and food outlets for every taste; our much-loved Global Lounge; performance and rehearsal spaces for musicians; and much, much more!

Take a few steps off campus and you’ll find yourself in the heart of Nottingham — one of Britain’s top 10 student cities, and one of Europe’s top 25. It’s stuffed with history, culture, and well-kept secrets to discover at your leisure. Enjoy lush green spaces, galleries, hidden cinemas and vintage shopping by day, and an acclaimed food, drink and social scene by night.

Applying

Ready to join us? Then apply as soon as you can. Just click the Apply button at the top of the page and follow the instructions for applying. Make sure you check the entry requirements above carefully before you do.

Keeping up to date

After you’ve applied, we’ll be sending you important emails throughout the application process – so check your emails regularly, including your junk mail folder.

You can get more information and advice about applying to NTU on our Your Application page. Good luck with your application!

Apply through UCAS

You can apply for this course through UCAS. If you are not applying to any other UK universities, you can apply directly to us on our NTU applicant portal.

Would you like some advice on your study plans?

Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world. We also have members of staff based in Vietnam, China, India and Nigeria and work with a worldwide network of education counsellors.

Complete this simple form to keep in touch with the International Office.

Please read our application guidance before you start your application.

We advise you to prepare and apply as early as you can as Student visa processing time can vary.

We'll send you important emails throughout the application process. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam mail folder.

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Personal statement guidance

You’ll submit a personal statement with your UCAS application – here are our tips on what to include and how to structure your personal statement.

Application support

If you have any questions about applying, get in touch through our online form or call us on 44 (0)115 848 4200.

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