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What's the difference between BSc and BA Psychology?
What's the difference between the two and which one is better?are they both degree?
In theory, the BA should be leaning more towards the social side and the BSc to the science side, eg: contains more biological psychology but a lot of the time there isn't much difference. A BA still has a lot of statistics etc to be able to satisfy the BPS requirements.
At Exeter the BA and BSc are identical and its just up to you which title you want as to which one you choose and I think thats the case at a lot of other uni's that offer both. At Sussex the BSc is slightly more sciency eg. an animal behaviour module instead of personality, but I think at most places there isn't much difference, its just tradition that there are still BAs and BScs. Bit confusing I know, hope that helps a little.
At Exeter the BA and BSc are identical and its just up to you which title you want as to which one you choose and I think thats the case at a lot of other uni's that offer both. At Sussex the BSc is slightly more sciency eg. an animal behaviour module instead of personality, but I think at most places there isn't much difference, its just tradition that there are still BAs and BScs. Bit confusing I know, hope that helps a little.
Basically I think the difference is very small almost invisible. As I look on my Aberdeen prospectus the content of both degrees is quite identical (only some few options on Honours level are different). In Aberdeen both of them are accredited by BPS so seems to be sort of the same but mabye employeers sought more those with BSc....but it's only my opinion. Of course on BSc there is more effort put on Science side. Relativly on BA they put more effort on social side etc.
Relativly on BA they put more effort on social side etc.
You'd think, wouldn't you, but my firm choice is a BA and it's very very neuroscience-y, and my insurance choice is a BSc and it's not as sciency in comparison!
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