Undergraduate courses in psychology

Our degrees provide you with a solid grounding across the psychology discipline, with particular focus on cognitive, health, social and clinical psychology.

Taught postgraduate studies in psychology

We offer a range of taught postgraduate options at master's level.

Department of Psychology postgraduate research

View our MPhil, PhD and professional doctorates courses in the Department of Psychology.

Foundation Systemic Theory and Practice course

Gain a solid foundation in systemic theory and develop systemic skills you can use in your own work setting.

Good Practice in Autism Education

Autism is a highly varied condition and can be associated with exceptional academic ability to intellectual disability. Explore this in our free online course.

Gaining new skills and insights during my placement at Gymshark

BSc (Hons) Psychology student and winner of the 'Outstanding Contribution of the Year' placement award, Richard Lee, talks about his experience at Gymshark.

New survey shows Cornwall residents more concerned about climate change than national average

Cornwall residents strongly back climate action according to new survey results from Bath's Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations (CAST).

Government leadership needed to support Net Zero lifestyle changes – new analysis

A new CAST review for the Climate Change Committee (CCC) argues that much more is needed to help the UK transition towards Net Zero.

Young people with vision impairment guide new research breaking down barriers

Bath psychologists hosted two recent events to start understanding the barriers young people with vision impairment encounter in visually dominated activities.

‘Fastball’ test to detect Alzheimer’s earlier gets major £1.5m funding boost

A significant NIHR grant will enable researchers at Bath to develop revolutionary technology to help expand early dementia diagnosis.

Direct costs of climate policies aren’t a major barrier to public support, research reveals

Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh, Dr Steve Westlake and CAST colleagues write for The Conversation.

Watch: Dr Punit Shah on BBC's Inside Our Autistic Minds

Autism specialist within our Department of Psychology features as part of the new BBC 2 series presented by Chris Packham. (Links to BBC iPlayer).

Want to avoid heated arguments? Try this technique before having a difficult conversation

Professor Greg Maio (Head of the Department of Psychology), and colleagues write for The Conversation.

Help us research how climate change impacts the mental health of students in the UK

We need people to complete our online survey to support our research into the impact of climate change on mental health in UK university students.

Help us research the impact of war trauma on the children of refugees

This study aims to explore the lived experiences of adult children parented by a parent who was a refugee and has experienced war trauma.

Take part in our study focusing on sources of weight stigma and its impact

We are investigating the sources and prevalence of weight stigma experienced by young women and how it impacts their behaviours.

Take part in our fast periodic visual stimulation research

We're recruiting volunteers to test a new technique for measuring cognition - Fastball. This is based on how well people detect differences between stimuli.

Join our research study about the effects of antidepressant medication withdrawal and maintenance

We’re recruiting volunteers to join our study into the effects of antidepressant withdrawal on people’s mood, side effects and cognition.

Modern Slavery and Trafficking Survivors: Albanian mothers’ experiences of parenthood in the UK

A study to explore the experiences of parenthood of Albanian mothers who have survived human trafficking and modern slavery.

Guardian University Guide 2024 ranks Bath 6th in UK

The University of Bath climbed the rankings in this year’s prestigious Guardian University Guide 2024

Bath Babylab to study what goes on in the minds of little ones

Psychologists at the University of Bath will open their doors to the public through a fascinating new initiative focused on children’s development.

Dr Kate Cooper wins 2022 British Psychological Society’s Doctoral Award

The award recognises outstanding contributions to psychological knowledge by postgraduate research students.

Humanities & Social Sciences climbs in Complete University Guide 2024 subject rankings

The Faculty has improved its position in a number of subject areas, according to the Complete University Guide 2024.

Four Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences subjects named in world’s top 100

Four of the Faculty’s subject areas are among the top 100 in the world, according to the QS World University Rankings By Subject 2023.