Psychology and Counselling
Discover your passion and prepare for a rewarding career
Psychology and Counselling
Discover your passion and prepare for a rewarding career
Top 15
University for Psychology
Guardian League Tables 2022
1st
for research intensity out of 101 UK Psychology departments
Complete University Guide League Tables 2021
100%
student satisfaction for Counselling
National Student Survey 2022
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Psychology and Counselling Courses
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Play a pivotal role in peoples lives by learning about people, behaviours, personalities and decision making processes
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3rd
in the UK for student satisfaction in Psychology
National Student Survey 2021
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in the UK for our amazing student support – out of 131 institutions
WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2019
Top 25
UK University
Guardian University Guide 2022

Why study psychology?
What does psychology involve, and what do you need to get started?
Explore the broad subject of psychology and find out more about what you will experience at the University of Chichester.
Use industry standard facilities
Graduate with practical experience and use equipment that is used in industry
Depending on your course you will have access to facilities including:
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation - to measure brain activity.
- NIRScout - a cutting edge 3D scalable neuroimaging platform with a dedicated ultra-high-density near-infrared spectroscopy system which measures changes in the cerebral cortex
- aLIAS - an affective immersive emotional Virtual Reality stimuli package which allows researchers to create ‘different worlds’
- Psychophysiological Equipment - heart rate, cortical processes, muscle activation
- Eye tracking equipment - shifts in visual attention, attentional retraining
- Interview and Observation Suite
- Specialist advanced research software: Biopac, Qualtrics, Noldus Observer XT, E-prime, Superlab, Nvivo and Inquisit


Accredited degrees
Recognised by professional bodies
We offer Counselling and Psychology degrees with accreditation by the British Psychological Society and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.


Learn from experienced lecturers
Be taught by staff with real world experience
Professor of Neuropsychology and Neuroscience; Co-Director - Institute of Education, Social and Life Sciences
Antonina plays a pivotal role in leading and developing a successful multi-disciplinary Institute.
Senior Lecturer in BA (Hons) Humanistic Counselling
Jo has an MA in Psychotherapeutic Counselling from University of Brighton, and a PgDip in Person-centred Counselling (course now retitled ‘Humanistic’).
Reader in Cognitive Psychology
Ian is a cognitive-behavioural psychologist. Ian’s research interests include empirical investigations of basic cognitive processes, behaviour analysis, and clinical psychology applications.
Take part in small classes
Learn from lecturers who know you by name
Most classes are taught in groups of up to 30 people. You will grow with your peers throughout your degree and be supported by lecturers who are invested in your personal and academic development.
