Psychology BSc (Hons) at City, University of London

1.

I'd say that you do get some research opportunities in 2nd year as part of a group project in the 'research methods in psychology' module. So, for example, we did a memory study to study the impact of related and unrelated words and how that affects memory recall. For this group project, we had to collect our own participants, give them consent/debrief forms, analyse our data, write an essay, etc. So, we got the opportunity to conduct a small research. I didn't get to conduct any actual lab research (if that's what you were wondering). However, depending on your dissertation topic, you might conduct similar studies in lab rooms as part of your final year research. There are also many research opportunities that lecturers email us about, which we can get ourselves involved in to get that clinical experience

2.

Yes, the uni does offer a year abroad/placement year. I know more about the placement year from classmates who did that, but not enough about the year abroad so I can't give you much information about that, sorry. But, here is a list of universities that city is partnered with for the year abroad program:

Concordia University - Montreal, Canada
Koc University - Istanbul, Turkey
Queen's University - Ontario, Canada
Queensland University of Technology - Queensland, Australia
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen - Groningen, Netherlands
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - Melbourne, Australia
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Seoul National University - Seoul, Republic of Korea
Toronto Metropolitan University - Toronto, Canada
University of British Columbia - Vancouver, Canada
University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Canada
University of Queensland - Queensland, Australia

3.

No, as far as I'm aware, there are no field trips for psychology

4.

I would say that the teaching quality is good. Lecturers stop throughout lectures to see if anyone has any questions. The lecturers also answer questions after lectures and during their listed office hours, which is really helpful. There are many facilities, as I said you can get involved in lab research through various research opportunities so I think that is conducted in an actual lab setting

5.

I'd say that the career support is one of the standout elements of this psychology course. We have had so many career talks from people with a wide range of backgrounds (both psychology and non psychology related). Many career fairs have been hosted by charities like Shout, Childline, etc. We also have the careers and employability team who help you refine your CV, conduct mock interviews/assessments, help you to figure out what career you want to pursue and help you with finding careers/placements around your interest. So, there is so much support around employability with this course.