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BSc (Hons) Business Psychology

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Course overview

Delve into the dynamic world of business psychology with this 100% online, part-time BSc (Hons) Business Psychology*. You’ll explore real-life situations and gain an understanding of the psychological behaviours of people within businesses and organisations.

Through the course, you’ll learn how to apply your knowledge to investigate fundamental business functions, as well as use core psychological theories to understand organisations, leadership, recruitment and corporate decision-making. Towards the end of your degree, you’ll build on your research skills through a final project on a business psychology topic of your choice. The skills you’ll develop can be applied immediately to the real world, making you an asset to any team or employer.

*Please note: This course isn’t accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). If you’d like to study a BPS accredited course, please check out our BSc (Hons) Psychology.

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Job outcomes

Careers in:

  • Organisational Psychology
  • Management
  • Human Resources
  • Business development
  • Business consultancy
  • Staff training and development
  • Careers Counselling
  • Marketing/advertising
  • Market research
  • Finance
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Study method

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Duration study load

  • 4 years – Part-time

Entry requirements

At University of Essex Online, we believe that everyone should be able to access education. That is why we offer two different entry routes onto our BSc (Hons) Business Psychology, which considers academic or work-based experience. 

Academic entry route

You must have the following qualifications as a minimum:

  • three A-levels or equivalent

Work experience entry route

You must meet the following criteria:

  • GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above, or equivalent
  • three years’ relevant work experience

English language requirement

Our courses are taught in English so to study with us you must have an IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 or equivalent. If you don’t hold an IELTS or equivalent qualification, you will be required to pass a free online English test to assess your proficiency.

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Course features

We believe you get the most out of your time spent studying when you are kept informed of your performance, and we achieve this by:

  • assessing you throughout modules rather than waiting for end of year assessments
  • showing your marks in your grade book which can be viewed whenever you log onto the virtual learning environment (VLE)
  • rapid turnaround on work assessed to ensure your grade book is always up to date
  • ensuring you have regular contact with your Student Support team

Assessment

All assessments are delivered through our virtual learning environment (VLE). You’ll submit assignments through the VLE, such as written reports, discussion forum participation or reflective journal entries.

We also have a policy of ensuring that the work submitted by students is authentic – we use a well-established electronic monitoring system to check for plagiarism.

Career prospects

On completion of this online BSc (Hons) Business Psychology, you’ll gain a strong academic foundation that’ll help you in a wide range of careers in areas. These include organisational psychology, management, human resources, business development, business consultancy, staff training and development, careers counselling, marketing/advertising, market research and finance.

Delivery

We’re a 100% online education provider, so we use a state-of-the-art virtual learning environment (VLE) to deliver our teaching, resources and assessments. Our system tracks and manages the learning process in real-time and provides you with immediate access to your learning materials. The VLE is accessible 24/7 and allows both students and tutors to actively take part in real-time conversations and live seminars.

Subjects

The BSc (Hons) Business Psychology includes the following modules.

A shorter 16-month CertHE is also available, equal to a total of 120 credits.

Modules
Fundamentals of Effective Learning in Psychology
Introduction to Social Psychology
Human Resources Management
Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
Fundamentals of Marketing
Personality and Intelligence
Business and Management Skills
Introduction to Research Methods
Biological Psychology
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Payment options

Full tuition fee:

£18,500 UK / £20,396 International (2024-25) Δ

£20,987 UK / £20,987 International (2025-26) Δ

  • Designated for undergraduate student loans in England.
  • Simple monthly payment plan available, allowing you to spread the cost over the duration of your studies.
  • Full payment discount of 5% if you pay upfront.
  • International students residing in specific regions outside of the UK may be eligible for a partial scholarship for our undergraduate and postgraduate online courses.
  • Students residing in Africa can also enjoy a 20% scholarship for the 2024/2025 intakes of all eligible undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
  • Alumni discount of 10% of the tuition fee available if you are a previous graduate with the University of Essex or University of Essex Online.
  • 10% corporate discount available when three or more of your employees study with us.

Please note, a maximum of two discounts or scholarships can be applied. The corporate discount can only be used in combination with our upfront payment discount, but not in conjunction with any other discount or scholarship.

Our course fees are fully inclusive – all teaching materials and required reading are included, and there are no hidden charges for assessments or resits.

Δ All tuition fees shown are net of any applicable sales tax payable by you in your country of residence. Where we are required to add sales tax at the local statutory rate, this will be added to the tuition fees shown and confirmed during the payment process.

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About University of Essex Online

University of Essex Online delivers 100% online part-time courses in business, computing, education, health, law, criminology and psychology. The qualifications we offer include CertHEs and Bachelors degrees at the undergraduate level, and PG Certs, PG Dips and Masters degrees at the postgraduate level, with study durations ranging from 8 months to 4 years.

As an established provider of 100% online degrees in the UK. All our courses are specifically designed for online delivery, combining silver-standard teaching with the latest technology and enabling you to gain a degree from anywhere in the world.

All our qualifications are awarded and validated by the University of Essex, an award-winning university with a 60-year heritage of teaching and research excellence. On completion of your studies, you’ll be invited to graduate at the University of Essex’s Colchester campus. You will receive the same certificate as campus-based students – your mode of study is only mentioned on your academic transcript.

We're proud to be rated Gold in the Times Higher Education (THE) Online Rankings 2024. Our achievement, which is based on four pillars - resources, engagement, outcomes and environment - recognises our commitment to excellent online education.

Job outcomes

Careers in:

  • Organisational Psychology
  • Management
  • Human Resources
  • Business development
  • Business consultancy
  • Staff training and development
  • Careers Counselling
  • Marketing/advertising
  • Market research
  • Finance
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