Psychology

Study Psychology at Cardiff Met

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What We Offer

Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), our degrees provide an employer-recognised qualification that strengthens your CV and supports progression to specialist postgraduate training. Taught by research-active experts, you’ll study how people think, feel and behave, applying psychology to real-world issues in health, education, crime and social change.

With options to specialise in health, forensic or educational psychology, you’ll build strong analytical, research and critical-thinking skills. Placements and global volunteering opportunities offer practical experience, preparing you for impactful careers.

Discover Your Course

Our BPS-accredited Psychology degree allows you to specialise in Health, Forensic or Educational perspectives. Through optional modules, placements and global opportunities, you’ll gain valuable experience and graduate ready to enter the workplace or progress to postgraduate study.

Psychology

Discover Your Course

Consider crime through the application of Psychology. This degree examines how biology and social environments shape behaviour, offering insights into crime and societal change.

Psychology & Criminology

Our Facilities

Psychology Facilities

Step inside our Psychology facilities – where theory meets practice. In this video, you’ll tour our purpose-built labs and learning spaces used every day by Psychology students. From EEG and eye-tracking suites to observation rooms and collaborative study spaces, discover how Cardiff Met students explore the human mind through real-world research.

Our Facilities

Criminology Facilities

Our dedicated Crime House facilities include a custody suite, observation and surveillance suite, and victim and suspect interview room. If you choose to study our Psychology & Criminology degree, these facilities provide you with critical simulated learning opportunities to put the knowledge and skills you learn into practice.

Student & Graduate Experience

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From Cardiff to Chiang Mai: My Psychology Placement Experience

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More Than a Placement: How Fiji Shaped My Psychology Journey

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My journey from Psychology Graduate to Research Officer at Office for National Statistics

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Work Placement at a Mental Health Rehabilitation Centre

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Making the most of my EPSEN studies at Cardiff Met

Justice in Action: First Year Criminology students visit Cardiff Crown Court

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Accreditations & Professional Memberships

Please note: not all accreditations and professional memberships apply to all courses listed below. Please visit individual course pages for more information.

Course Name

Level

Location

Education, Psychology & Special Educational Needs - BSc (Hons) Degree

Undergraduate

Cyncoed

Psychology & Criminology - BSc (Hons) Degree

Undergraduate

Llandaff, Cyncoed

Psychology - BSc (Hons) Degree

Undergraduate

Llandaff