Original post by pixie.jessI'm at Cardiff reading Psych at the moment and it is amazing. I turned down Oxford because of the experimental difference. If you speak to the right people, there does seem to be a difference between the normal plain 'Psychology' degree to experimental. But whatever happens, the minimum in terms of how much statistics you've got to do is the same everywhere to ensure that it is BPS accredited.
If you do not want to go on to work in Psychology, I suspect it makes little difference, and if you want to be stuck in a research lab for the rest of your life then experimental is the way to go. However, if you have two people wanting to do a clinical post-grad., both with 2:1s, the one who did not do experimental will look 'better' on paper. Ultimately, your grade is most important, but if you want to do something like clinical that is so competitive, it is worth considering the difference.
Another thing you could look into is whether the Uni's you like do a placement year, which is probably the best thing you can do in terms of employment after your degree.
Sorry for the essay, but hope this helps.