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School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Psychology Programmes

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Key skills developed during your degree

Analytical research;
Applying psychological theory to society's organisations, including schools, hospitals and offices;
Developing opinions and new ideas on issues;
Knowledge and understanding of research methods, analysis, statistical techniques and data handling;
Making reasoned arguments;
Organising work and meeting deadlines;
Problem solving;
Research and data analysis;
Researching, judging and evaluating complex information;
Strong IT and social media skills;
The ability to appreciate, understand, scrutinise and re-assess common perceptions of the social world;
The ability to work both independently and as part of a team;
Written and verbal communication, including report writing and presentation, time-management and planning.

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Career options

Careers directly related to

BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY

Human Resources Executive
Market Research Analyst
Industrial Counsellor
Marketing Executive
Industrial-Organisational Psychologist
Corporate Consultant
Human Factors Specialist
Customer Relationship Specialist
Recruitment or Training Specialist
Employee Retention Consultant
Professional Development Coach
Customer Service Manager
Change Management Specialist

PSYCHOLOGY

Clinical Psychologist
Counselling Psychologist
Educational Psychologist
Forensic Psychologist
Further Education Teacher
Health Psychologist
High Intensity Therapist
Nursing
Occupational Psychologist
Primary Care Graduate Mental Health Worker
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Sport and Exercise Psychologist

PSYCHOLOGY IN EDUCATION

Teacher
Educational Psychologist
Youth Worker
Special Educational Needs Support
Early Years Practitioner
Educational Game Design
Out-of-school Learning
Training
Research

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY

Civil Service
Clinical and Counselling Psychology
Community work
Educational Psychology
Forensic Psychology and Fraud Investigation
Health Psychology
Mental Health Worker
Nursing
Occupational Psychology
Prison Service
Probation Service
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY

Clinical Psychologist
Counselling Psychologist
Further Education Teacher / Lecturer
Occupational Psychologist
Professional Development Coach / Life Coach
Performance Psychologist
Sport and Exercise Psychologist

Careers where a degree in Psychology would be useful:

Actuarial Analyst
Advertising Account Planner
Advice Worker
Business /Management
Careers Adviser
Counsellor
Consumer Psychology
Data Analyst
Forensic Accountant
Human Resources Officer
Market Researcher
Physician Associate
Play Therapist
Psychotherapist
UX Analyst

Further study

Further study at Loughborough University:

Loughborough University offers a comprehensive range of postgraduate taught programmes and research degrees.

Further study elsewhere:

Find a Masters degree in Psychology across the UK and Europe

Find a PhD

Where do graduates go?

BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY

There is currently no destination data available for this programme. To see the destinations of other psychology programmes, see below.

PSYCHOLOGY

Graduates from this subject area have gone on to destinations where:

Employers included:

CAMHS – NHS, Critical Research, Explore Learning, Fullbridge Social Care, Gemini People, Jaguar Land Rover Experience, Lighthouse Healthcare, NeuroSupport Services, Police, Resolutions.

Roles included:

Account Executive, Assistant Psychologist, Community Manager, Consultant, Content Writer, Director of Operations, Human Resource Graduate, Junior Project Manager, Neuro Enablement Worker, Psychologist, Pupil Specific Key Worker, Research Analyst, Research Associate.

Further Study included:

Early Intervention in Psychosis, Forensic Psychology, Medicine MBBS (graduate entry), MSc Crime, Justice and Psychology, MSc Management, MSc Mental Health Nursing, MSc Mental Health Research, MSc Neuroscience, MSc Psychology, MSc Work Psychology, PGCE, Sports Psychology.

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Graduates from this subject area have gone on to destinations where:

Employers included:

Atos, Boots, Brixton Prison, Care UK, CV-Library, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Essex Police, Explore Learning, Ford Motor Company, Grant Thornton, Hays Recruitment, Local Government, NHS, Santander, Sky, Warner Bros UK

Roles included:

Administrator, Account Executive, Digital Strategy Intern, Employment Support Worker, Field Sales Executive, Human Resources Graduate, Intelligence Researcher, Market Research Analyst, Police Officer, Recruitment Coordinator, Regional Account Manager, User Experience Executive

Further Study included:

MA Creative Writing, MSc Information Management and Business Technology, MSc Marketing, MA Advertising and Marketing, MSc Child Development, MA Law, MA Media and Public Relations, PGCE Secondary Education.

SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY

This programme will equip graduates for further professional training as a qualified sport and exercise psychologist. It will also directly facilitate further professional, postgraduate training pathways into a career in other Psychology disciplines. Beyond psychology-specific careers, this degree will serve as excellent preparation for a wide variety of industrial, commercial, financial and management careers, and for public sector work involving both the delivery and administration of services.

Further information:

For more information on companies graduates work for, industry links and career opportunities, visit the subject area page of the University website. You can also find out what our students say in our student stories of personal journeys through and beyond Loughborough and track the career journeys and Loughborough experiences of some of our alumni.

Resources to research career areas

Websites:

Association for Business Psychology
BASES: The British Association of Sport and Excercise Sciences
Clearing House for Postgraduate Courses in Clinical Psychology
Clinpsy, information for those interested in a career in Clinical Psychology
Generation Medics
Graduate Universe
NHS: explore roles
NHS, training opportunities with a degree
Prospects, what can I do with a degree in Psychology?
Psychological Professions Network
TargetJobs, what can I do with a Psychology degree?
The British Psychological Society
BPS: Different areas of Psychology
Blogging.com, Get Noticed in the Psychology Field By Blogging (Please note, this is an American website so some information may differ from Psychology roles in the UK.)

Publications:

Resources to find work experience, placements and graduate jobs

Websites advertising jobs in or with Psychology:

Organisations offering graduate schemes where a psychology degree is relevant or required:

Professional bodies, sector and labour market information (LMI)

Professional bodies:

Sector and labour market information (LMI):

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