Graduate Story
Steph Dodgers – BSc (Hons) Psychology and MSc Applications of Psychology Graduate
"My degree has given me the important skills and knowledge to be successful in starting my PhD and academia journey.
I chose to study at the University of Suffolk because of its passion for student excellence, the academic support it offers and the focus on disability support. I knew I would be respected as a mature student and that I would be offered the support and guidance when I needed it. The University is consistently looking for new ways to offer experiences for its students and ensuring they are supported in finding opportunities to assist them moving forwards within their chosen career and I knew this was something important to me when looking to complete my degree.
The main strength of the University for me was the staff support for its students, both academically and as individuals. The lecturers and other staff have always been kind and encouraging, wanting us to succeed as well as going above and beyond to assist us in our academic journeys. The psychology staff specifically were always on hand to offer extra tutorials and provide support or guidance on areas I may have struggled with. They always ensured there was opportunities for us to receive feedback on assignments and provide guidance on how to improve moving forwards. I also enjoyed the variety of assessments we were provided, ensuring there was a mixture of formats to assist us in being creative or using our strengths to come across within the assignments. Some of these included the opportunities to create podcasts, presentations or fact sheets.
I completed the FutureMe Award over the course of my degree to ensure I was fully prepared to identify my career goals and recognise my strengths that could assist me in securing a career and being successful. I also met with the team to discuss my goals and what steps I would need to complete to reach this target."
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The BSc Psychology course will give you a thorough grounding in each of the major fields in psychology: social psychology; developmental psychology; biological psychology; and cognitive psychology.
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The BSc (Hons) Psychology and Sociology course enables you to study the workings of the human mind and how this is revealed in human behaviour alongside the study of how society is organised and the impact society has on our behaviour.
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Our BSc (Hons) Criminology and Sociology degree tackles controversial public issues and encourages open debate. All crime has a social context so it makes sense to study criminology and sociology together.
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The BSc (Hons) Sociology looks at your world and challenges you to ask searching questions about inequality, fairness, power and violence.
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Our LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology course aims to develop students into employable, career-ready graduates who have well-developed practical legal skills as well as high levels of knowledge and a deeper understanding of national and international dimensions of crime and criminal justice.
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Our MSc in Psychology is a conversion course for students with an undergraduate psychology degree that was not accredited by the British Psychological Society or an undergraduate degree in another discipline other than psychology.
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This course provides the opportunity for students to gain further experience and knowledge in Psychology that will make them more appealing candidates for professional training programmes.
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The MSc programme in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Counselling is an advanced professional and clinical training for students who wish to practice as psychotherapists offering cognitive behaviour therapy and psychodynamic therapy.