Bath vs Durham vs Bristol for Psychology?

Hi everyone! I’m deciding between Bath (with a placement), Durham (Psychological and Behavioural Science or standard Psychology), and Bristol for Psychology. I’m after a city uni with status/reputation, good employability, and ideally a placement or business/behavioural/social focus. I’m from Berkshire so not too far is also a plus. What would you choose? 😊

If you want an actual job in psychology a good placement puts you at a significant advantage over the thousands of psychology graduates coming out of the system every year.
It's often not just what you learn on the placement itself, but the network you have a chance to build and the opportunities you can access, and all the other advantages that come with it. For example, I have just written a reference for an ex placement undergrad going for an Assistant Psychologist post, which often lands better coming from a working NHS clinical psychologist than an academic at their university.
Also note, some undergraduate placements (especially NHS) are often exclusive to a particular university, due to employment law. My service does this and people not on the course can't volunteer for it because it breaks minimum wage legislation.

I guess you have set the primary criterion - "ideally a placement". It appears that only Bath fits. The only concern is whether Bath fulfills your quest for city vibe - only you can tell/decide.
Indeed, all your offers are good and reputable unis. They won't differ much academically. The course contents won't differ much if accredited/recognised by the BPS (British Psychology Society). So follow your own mind, you won't be wrong choosing either one. Good luck.

Hi everyone! I’m deciding between Bath (with a placement), Durham (Psychological and Behavioural Science or standard Psychology), and Bristol for Psychology. I’m after a city uni with status/reputation, good employability, and ideally a placement or business/behavioural/social focus. I’m from Berkshire so not too far is also a plus. What would you choose? 😊

Hello Thank you so much for your reply this has been really valuable advice to hear. Personally i’m less interested in the clinical route, do you still feel this applies as much as it does to other psychological routes like business psychology or behavioural analytics?

Probably moreso IMO. At least educational/ clinical psychology jobs are visible and clearly understood and there is a clearly understandably route and School/NHS interface. Some of the other areas like Industrial are more obscure and are built on networks, legible impact and connections to the scene.
Lets put it this way. I have been a clinical psychologist for a long time and I would struggle to point people to even getting started in Occupational or Sport.