/ Undergraduate /
Start date:
September 2024
September 2025
You'll need:
2024/25 entry: Call 0300 303 8320 to find out if you are eligible for this programme in Clearing
UCAS code:
C820
C821 (if choosing Foundation Year)
Clearing
This course is open for Clearing
Call us on 0300 303 8320Complete our online application form
Welcome to our BSc Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience and discover how we think, learn, and perceive the world around us. Delve into the cutting-edge research, neuroimaging techniques, and cognitive psychology principles that underpin this dynamic field.
Did you know?
We are accredited by the British Psychological Society.
You'll learn from expert researchers in the field, and have access to our state-of-the-art cognitive neuroscience facilities.
Top 3 modern university in London
(Complete University Guide 2025)
Ranked in the top 15% in the world
Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2024
#8 in England for undergraduate student satisfaction
National Student Survey 2024
Foundation Year
This course can also be studied with a foundation year (September entry only).
Modules
These modules are those we currently offer for 1 year (full-time) and may be subject to change.
- Psychology of Resilience and Success
- Introduction to Psychological Research
- The Evolution of Psychology
- Understanding Human Behavior
- Understanding the Brain
- Topics and Techniques in Neuroscience
These modules are those we currently offer for 1 year (full-time) and may be subject to change.
- Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience
- Understanding the Individual and Society
- Development and Transitions Across the Lifespan
- Psychological Research: Design, Analysis and Impact
- Research and Experiments in Cognitive Neuroscience
- Applied Neuroscience
This course offers all students the option of a one-year paid work placement, to boost your employability even further. If you choose this route, you will take the placement following year two of your course, and then return to complete your degree.
Why take a placement?
A placement year is the perfect opportunity to gain valuable work experience, to build on the career skills we will teach you on this degree. The connections you make on the placement will improve your career prospects further, and equip you with the skills you need to secure graduate-level employment.
How we support you
The University's Placement and Work Experience Team are experts at helping you to secure a placement. They will work closely with you from the start, helping you research potential employers, discover placement opportunities, create and pitch your CV, and will coach you to perform well in interviews. We aren't able to guarantee a placement, but our sector-leading advisors will give you the best possible chance of securing one.
Find out more about how we'll support you
We understand that your plans might change once you start your programme. If you decide not to do a placement, you will have the option of completing the three year version of your programme.
Whatever your choice, you will have access to many opportunities for work experience through our Placement and Work Experience Team, and access to face-to-face and 24/7 online careers support.
These modules are those we currently offer for 1 year (full-time) and may be subject to change.
- Psychological Practice for Communities and Industry
- Neuropsychology
- Independent Research Project
- Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
- Neuroscience of Health and Illness
Skills
This exciting, unique degree will give you the skills to understand the relationship between the human brain and our behaviour, and which areas of the brain support these cognitive functions.
Cognitive neuroscientists explore how the brain and connections in the brain influence our mental processes, including our memory, perceptions and reasoning. Psychologists examine the developmental, psychological and environmental factors that influence our behaviour.
As a Roehampton student, we will ensure you graduate with an expert skillset. This includes:
- In-depth understanding of human behaviour and the functioning of the brain and its systems.
- Advanced skills in critical reasoning, analysis, and research as well as interpersonal and communication skills.
- Professional experience through our work experience module, so you can apply your knowledge and professional skills to your chosen workplace.
Our degree is professionally accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). This means if you graduate with at least a 2:2 you’ll be eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the BPS. Your first step on the path to becoming a Chartered Psychologist.
Learning
Your learning is tailored to the specific demands of the field of professional psychology and cognitive neuroscience.
This includes:
- Lectures: develop a critical understanding of theory and empirical research.
- Seminars and workshops: put your learning into practice with your tutors and fellow students.
- Laboratory practicals: learn and apply advanced laboratory skills.
- Discussions, debates and group projects: explore psychology and cognitive neuroscience in the real world, as well as the latest advancements in the field.
Check out the state-of-the-art psychological laboratories where you will be studying.
Dr Carla Startin
I am the Programme Leader for the BSc Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience degree. My background is in cognitive neuroscience, and I joined Roehampton in July 2020. I am involved in teaching across different aspects of our BSc Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience degree. My current and previous research relates to differences between people in their cognitive abilities and related brain activity, and neurodevelopmental conditions relating to these - firstly differences in terms of how we process information during social interactions, and secondly differences between people with Down syndrome and the development of dementia in this population.
Dr Paul Dickerson
I’m Paul Dickerson, I’m a Principal Teaching Fellow and I started at Roehampton way back in 1991! Even though I have been at the University for nearly 30 years each year still feels fresh. I teach across multiple modules and programmes with a particular interest in qualitative research and social psychology and I want to enthuse everyone about this amazing subject. I love sharing my passion for psychology in all of my teaching and writing and – but don’t tell anyone – I do sometimes share a song I have written for the students that I teach. I have a particular interest in helping you to reach your full potential and I run weekly lunchtime sessions to help with this – use this link https://study.sagepub.com/psychologybrilliantessays to find out about the sorts of things covered. I hope that I will have the opportunity to help you enjoy this wonderful subject as much as I have.
Dr Marco Sandrini
Hi, I am Marco! I have been at Roehampton since 2015. I graduated in Experimental Psychology at the University of Padua (Italy). I then obtained a PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Verona (Italy) and undertook a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at the Centre for Mind/Brain Sciences (University of Trento, Italy) and spent five-years as a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health (USA), the largest biomedical research agency in the world.
The focus of my research is interventions to enhance memory in aging and reduce the frequency of intrusive memories of trauma using the combination of neuroimaging and non-invasive brain stimulation.
I am primarily involved in the teaching of research methods and statistics and cognitive neuroscience. I am the module convenor for the second year undergraduate module “Psychological Research: Design, Analysis and Impact” and “Use of Cognitive Neuroscience Techniques” for the master in Applied Cognitive Neuroscience
Dr Giorgio Fuggetta
I obtained my BSc and MSc in Psychology from University of Padua, Italy (2000), and received my Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Verona, Italy (2006).
I was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience (ICN), University College London (2006-2007), and then a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Leicester (2007-2016), before being appointed to the University of Roehampton London in 2016 as a Senior Lecturer in Psychology.
My current research explores the neural mechanisms underlying attentional control processes using electroencephalography (EEG) and Transcranial Magnetic stimulation (TMS) techniques. I am also conducting translational research in cognitive and educational psychology, studying the association between individual differences in executive function (EF) skills and academic achievement in adolescence. I teach techniques in cognitive neuroscience to MSc Applied Cognitive Neuroscience students and research methods, statistics and neuropsychology to BSc Psychology students.
Assessment
Through your specialised understanding of psychology and cognitive neuroscience, you’ll become an expert in applying theory to the real-world, advancing your academic and professional skills.
You’ll complete portfolios, case studies, presentations and research studies, which replicate the working world of psychology and cognitive neuroscience and prepare you for your career.
In your third year you’ll also complete an independent research project, allowing you to specialise and explore an area of psychology and cognitive neuroscience you are passionate about.
Career
You’ll be prepared to go into a range of careers and industries.
This includes:
- Scientific research and teaching in neuroscience and psychology.
- Further study in order to become a forensic, health, counselling, sport, occupational, educational or clinical psychologist.
- Pharmaceutical industry, including drug development, biotechnology and bioinformatics.
- Clinical and healthcare sector.
- Data science.
- Health science and health services research.
- Science communication, including museum work, public engagement and scientific publishing.
Your potential roles could be:
- Clinical psychologist
- Healthcare researcher
- Clinical trials manager
Open days
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Applying
Full-time UK undergraduate students apply through UCAS.
Entry tariff
2024/25 entry: Call 0300 303 8320 to find out if you are eligible for this programme in Clearing
We welcome applications from students studying T Levels.
For all courses we also accept a wide range of other qualifications and experience. Contact us to find out more.
When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential, and can offer flexibility in entry requirements. Find out more about our Contextual Offer scheme.
Specific entry requirements
GCSE (or equivalent) requirement: Maths, Grade C/4.
General entry requirements
September 2024 entry tuition fees
Year one fees
UK: £9,250
Placement year: £998
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for UK students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
September 2025 entry tuition fees
To be confirmed.
International undergraduate students apply through our direct application system.
We welcome applications from students studying T Levels.
For all courses we also accept a wide range of other qualifications and experience. Contact us to find out more.
When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential, and can offer flexibility in entry requirements. Find out more about our Contextual Offer scheme.
Specific entry requirements
GCSE (or equivalent) requirement: Maths, Grade C/4.
General entry requirements
September 2024 entry tuition fees
Year one fees
EU and International: £15,750
Placement year: £998
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for international students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
September 2025 entry tuition fees
To be confirmed.
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