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uni of bristol psychology

anyone who’s doing undergrad psychology at uni of bristol please lmk how the course is!!!
i love the uni and perfect location for me, but not sure the course looks intresting to me personally.
i want to go into clinical psychology in the future and not sure the course looks suited to this
please lmk opinions xxx

Reply 1

The majority of psychology courses are accredited by the BPS, all of those courses will give you equal opportunity on helping future goals.
Original post by random_matt
The majority of psychology courses are accredited by the BPS, all of those courses will give you equal opportunity on helping future goals.

Does your "equal opportunity" reference mean that you feel that selection for postgraduate degrees of the type needed to register with the HCPC and become a practising Psychologist - e.g. a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, or similar - are done university blind?

So someone with a 2:1 from the University of Bath has no better chance, by virtue of where there undergraduate degree is from, that someone with a 2:1 from the University of Bradford? (With apologies to the University of Bradford.)

Reply 3

Original post by DataVenia
Does your "equal opportunity" reference mean that you feel that selection for postgraduate degrees of the type needed to register with the HCPC and become a practising Psychologist - e.g. a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, or similar - are done university blind?
So someone with a 2:1 from the University of Bath has no better chance, by virtue of where there undergraduate degree is from, that someone with a 2:1 from the University of Bradford? (With apologies to the University of Bradford.)

A degree is not worth the paper it is printed on without work experience.
Original post by random_matt
A degree is not worth the paper it is printed on without work experience.

Agreed.

But, given two candidates with equal work experience, you're suggesting that where their undergraduate degree was from is irrelevant (for the purposes of access to HCPC-approved postgraduate courses), as long as it's BPS-accredited. Agreed?

(Note that I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm genuinely asking the question.)

Reply 5

Original post by DataVenia
Agreed.
But, given two candidates with equal work experience, you're suggesting that where their undergraduate degree was from is irrelevant (for the purposes of access to HCPC-approved postgraduate courses), as long as it's BPS-accredited. Agreed?
(Note that I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm genuinely asking the question.)

I would like to believe that an employer would find something else that would make an applicant stand out over the other. I am also not entirely sure there is such thing as equal work experience; again there would surely be something else that stands out. Maybe I am wrong, I am always happy to be proved wrong if evidence suggests otherwise.
Original post by random_matt
I would like to believe that an employer would find something else that would make an applicant stand out over the other. I am also not entirely sure there is such thing as equal work experience; again there would surely be something else that stands out. Maybe I am wrong, I am always happy to be proved wrong if evidence suggests otherwise.

My question was specifically with respect to "selection for postgraduate degrees of the type needed to register with the HCPC and become a practising Psychologist - e.g. a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, or similar" - hence not an employer, but a postgraduate selection panel.

I was just trying to establish if that selection process was done university blind. It sounds like neither of us knows. :smile:

Reply 7

Been involved in DClin shortlisting for several years and it tends to be the least important variable on the form. While the form does show your degree class and university, there is way more on the form that gets you selected for interview. The nearest to that I have come across some selectors look for individual module marks, particularly in research methods.

Must have sifted through about 600+ forms in my time, and there has never been two identical forms where undergrad degree has been the only differentiating factor. In fact if that was to happen, I may even rate the candidate from the lower classified university more, as it would demonstrate they have 'come further' than the one at the more prestigious institution to get to exactly the same level of experience and reflection (like they do with contextual offers). But that's just me.
Original post by Lord Asriel
Been involved in DClin shortlisting for several years and it tends to be the least important variable on the form. While the form does show your degree class and university, there is way more on the form that gets you selected for interview. The nearest to that I have come across some selectors look for individual module marks, particularly in research methods.

Must have sifted through about 600+ forms in my time, and there has never been two identical forms where undergrad degree has been the only differentiating factor. In fact if that was to happen, I may even rate the candidate from the lower classified university more, as it would demonstrate they have 'come further' than the one at the more prestigious institution to get to exactly the same level of experience and reflection (like they do with contextual offers). But that's just me.

Great answer. Thank you. :smile:

Reply 9

Original post by lottie.proffitt1
anyone who’s doing undergrad psychology at uni of bristol please lmk how the course is!!!
i love the uni and perfect location for me, but not sure the course looks intresting to me personally.
i want to go into clinical psychology in the future and not sure the course looks suited to this
please lmk opinions xxx

The University of Bristol has a strong psychology course. It is quite 'academic' but most psychology courses are standardised to some degree as mentioned above.

It does have a good reputation for people going onto DClinpsys, and I have supervised two clinical psychology trainees that got their undergrad degree from there. However, it doesn't have a placement year to get clinical experience like some degrees, so that is worth considering if you are going for clinical psychology.

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