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Psychology, sociology and education

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If you’re intrigued by how the human mind develops and influences behaviour and society, our psychology, sociology and education courses can teach you everything you want to know.

With the perfect blend of theory and practice, you’ll benefit from our teaching teams’ vast experience in their respective fields, alongside learning in state-of-the-art facilities and hearing from expert speakers.

All courses are informed by industry and most offer placements, meaning you gain experience in the workplace before you graduate.

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Many of our courses are accredited by leading professional bodies like the British Psychological Society (BPS), ensuring high-quality teaching that aligns with industry standards. 

Our industry-shaped courses keep you up to date and career-ready, with hands-on projects, live briefs and practice experience designed to build your skills from day one. 

Hear from industry experts and connect with our network of professional organisations through mentoring, training, or work experience opportunities.

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Gain L2 and L3 certificates in Counselling Skills alongside your BSc (Hons) Psychology with Counselling and Mental Health, boosting your future employability.

Our BA (Hons) Social Work is ranked 2nd in the UK for teaching quality, out of 74 institutions (Times Good University Guide 2027).

Join the career-ready revolution

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Ready Readers is a unique programme at Solent which gives students on our BA (Hons) Education the opportunity to help improve children’s literacy skills. By becoming a book buddy to a young person, you’ll have the chance to experience what it’s like to work in a school environment while making a difference to a child’s life. Experiences like these help our students make informed decisions about their future – and it boosts the CV! 

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Some courses in this subject are accredited or endorsed by:

The British Psychological Society - accredited undergraduate psychology
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University life helped me to develop my confidence and independence which readied me for the start of my career in mental health services. The lecturers who discussed their clinical experience, along with the theory and practice of psychology, really motivated me to pursue a career in psychology.

Mark Griffiths, BSc (Hons) Psychology (Counselling) (now called BSc (Hons) Psychology with Counselling and Mental Health)
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Facilities

You’ll have access to our range of specialist facilities, providing a practical learning environment and state-of the-art resources.

Our psychology laboratory consists of five purpose-built research rooms in various sizes to suit anything from individual participant research to focus groups.

You can carry out cognitive and psycho-physiological investigations by using a sophisticated eye tracker and you’ll also have access to our BIOPAC consoles and virtual reality environments to measure participants' physiological reactions, as well as adult intelligence scales to interview recording basics.

  • Library

    Library

    The Library building is open for Solent students and staff to access computers and study spaces, and for browsing the shelves and borrowing items.

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  • The Spark

    The Spark

    The Spark building combines interactive teaching spaces with lecture theatres and an atrium with social spaces. Central to The Spark building is the Pod, which has a full-size lecture theatre and open-topped breakout space.

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