Psychology in education vs pure psychology

Both are accredited by BPS. Psychology in education is at a university i absolutely loved, i really got a gut instinct there that i wanted to be there just absolutely loved it. They still have core modules from psychology but not the optional. But they don’t accept me for pure psychology and will narrow my options post grad. Whereas other universities give me pure psychology but i never got the feeling i really wanted to be there. Any advice please

Both are accredited by BPS. Psychology in education is at a university i absolutely loved, i really got a gut instinct there that i wanted to be there just absolutely loved it. They still have core modules from psychology but not the optional. But they don’t accept me for pure psychology and will narrow my options post grad. Whereas other universities give me pure psychology but i never got the feeling i really wanted to be there. Any advice please

Hi there!
I'm Kiera. I'm in my third year of Psychology now, and I'd personally say to go for the university you love more. Three years is a really long time! You want to be somewhere that you love to keep you motivated and happy. Both courses are BPS accredited, meaning they'll both cover the psychology that you need to go onto further study in pretty much any area of psychology. Studying psychology in education likely won't limit any further study. If this is something that worries you, have a look at some different postgraduate courses and their entry requirements. I'll be applying for a MSc in the Psychology of Child and Adolescent Development course at YSJ this year, and the requirement is a 2:1 in an undergraduate degree in psychology, or a closely related subject - this is almost always the case, which means you shouldn't have an issue!
Hopefully this helps! Reach out if you need anything else🤗
-Kiera

@Eviednmfs
I have an MSc in Psychology through Arden University, and have worked in education myself as a lecturer and support officer for over 10 years.
I would say it does depend what you want to go on a do. To be a registered 'Educational Psychologist' in the UK you would need to go onto doctorate level study which has few avenues, it is a bit like 'Clinical Psychology' in that regard.
From a job point of view, I would be tempted to do a standard Psychology degree, which opens you up to a variety of different areas which would require some additional study such as teaching, social work, or there are also a lot of graduate management programs out there by blue chip companies who like psychology graduates.
I would try to keep your options open as much as possible when you are going to University, the job market is saturated with people with psychology degree's, I would certainly recommend a fourth year at least to specialise in a particular area. I did a PGCE and a PGC SENDco, the Masters was just a bit of fun afterwards (and what fun it was!!!)
Marc
Arden University Student Ambassador

If they're both BPS-accredited, then go for the university you prefer. As you say, both courses will cover the core Psychology, with the main difference being that the "with Education" course will have additional modules with a focus on education, whilst the pure Psychology course will likely have a wider range of additional modules.
Given the BPS accreditation, your post-graduate options should not be limited to just Educational Psychology.

Okay that’s good to know my options most likely will not be limited postgrad i will do some further research to double check thanks for your advice!