About the Department
Welcome to the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath. Psychology at Bath has been ranked 2nd for research (and 4th overall) in the UK by this year's Complete University Guide (in association with The Independent).
Applications are now accepted for:
- MSc in Health Psychology, established since 1996
- MSc in Risk, Health and Science Communication, a new course starting October 2010
- Masters of Research, ESRC-recognised Faculty Masters in Research Programme.
- MPhil/PhD in Psychology
The Department has a distinctive research profile and a long-standing record of cutting-edge, theoretically-informed research in applied aspects of psychology.
Our three main research strengths are in:
In the recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), over half our staff were affiliated with research areas ranked in the top five across the country, namely Management, Pharmacy and Social Policy. Other staff were linked to Biology, Computer Science and Education, all of which performed well.
The Department is currently rated 1st in The Sunday Times survey of head teachers, 4th in the Complete University Guide, and 5th in the Times Higher Education League table. We have a highly successful 4-year undergraduate programme with an impressive range of world-wide or UK-based placements in Year Three. Bath is one of the top five universities in the UK in terms of graduate employment, with 71% of our Psychology undergraduates employed in graduate-level jobs six months after graduation.
A new joint undergraduate degree in Childhood, Youth and Education Studies is starting in October 2010 in collaboration with the Department of Education, and we are currently developing a new Doctoral Programme in Health Psychology.
Professor Christine Griffin
Head of Department