Developmental Psychology

This Developmental Psychology program from Sheffield Hallam University is designed to give you a solid foundational knowledge in the core areas of psychology – particularly as applied within a developmental context. You’ll cover the core areas of psychology as identified by the British Psychological Society (BPS). You’ll also gain a graduate basis for chartered membership (GBC) of the society.

Key facts

• Gain research skills and a professional level of understanding in psychology.

• Understand how we develop through the human lifespan.

• Study infancy, childhood and adolescence into adulthood and old age.

• Explore stability and change in our physical, cognitive, social and emotional development.

How you learn

• The course is designed around your career – so you’ll attend university just one day a week. As a career progression route and conversion course, this program is specifically designed to provide you with the core academic and subject-specific skills you’ll need to access postgraduate training courses for a career in psychology – particularly if you’d like a career in teaching or with specific age groups.

Careers and opportunities

• This course is appropriate for those interested in careers in teaching and in working with specific age groups. Previous graduates have gone on to apply for both educational and clinical psychology training posts as well as PhDs.

• Other alumni have also used the course to progress in their current positions or to change career entirely, such as working with children.

• This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and confers eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC), provided you achieve an overall mark of at least 50 per cent and pass your dissertation. This is the first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist.

Courses include:

• Cognitive Development And Psychobiology

• Psychology Of Differential Development

• Psychology Of Social Development

• Research Issues In Applied Developmental Psychology

• Applying Health Psychology To The Environment

• Clinical Neuro-Psychopharmacology

• Contemporary Relationship Science: From Infant-Carer Attachment To Romantic Partners

• Exploring Language And Its Disorders

• Forensic Psychology: The Dark Side