Undergraduate Admissions

Why study Experimental Psychology at Bristol?

The School of Experimental Psychology and the University of Bristol are part of the Russell Group of universities. The Russell Group represents the 20 leading UK universities which are committed to maintaining the very best research, an outstanding teaching and learning experience and unrivalled links with business and the public sector.

Five reasons to study at Bristol

1. Fun. We work with ideas, people and techniques that we enjoy. Simply put, we want to find students who will share a sense of fun and adventure in our science.

2. Expertise and knowledge. If Rome wasn’t built in a day, neither is quality science. Staff are diverse in backgrounds and experience, but united in their meticulous, astute and inspired approach to scientific enquiry.

3. Excellent teaching. A collegiate, interactive and friendly atmosphere, with small staff-student ratios, is the perfect environment to share our aptitude and passion for psychological science.

4. Word-class research. We are a top-ranked research department in the Faculty of Science that means we deliver our current research at the highest national and international levels, with a long-tradition of supporting some of the most brilliant minds in psychological research.

5. Quality of Life: Bristol has a vibrant, active and stimulating arts and cultural scene; from late-night hip-hop, to afternoon theatre, to lunch-time classical concerts; there is much to entertain. As a historical gateway to South-west England, mountain-walking in Wales, surfing in Cornwall, and festivals in Somerset are within easy distance: no wonder we love living here.

What our students say

Who comes to study Experimental Psychology?

Psychology is the science of behaviour and mental processes, and all single and joint honours psychology degrees at Bristol follow a curriculum which places fundamental emphasis on experimental methods and objective measurement. We have a strong scientific approach and significant biological content in our psychology degrees.
Studying Psychology at Bristol is attractive so we select a small proportion of students from a large number of applications. Our Admissions procedure is transparent, consistent, fair and justifiable to everyone – find out more about our principles and procedures. Our approach is holistic: we read each and all of every application.

What do we expect?

1. Honesty and integrity. There are no short-cuts to entry to our course: we look for applications that are true to the person they represent.

2. Academic excellence. We select people who can demonstrate the potential for academic excellence in psychological science.

3. Diversity of thinking. The breadth of study within Experimental Psychology demands that our students need to be flexible in their thinking, and bring knowledge and skills from a range of academic disciplines. For example, there is no requirement to study a course in Psychology to join this degree, but we prefer students to demonstrate a strong scientific background such as one or two sciences at ‘A’ level (or equivalent).

4. Informed choice. We want people to be knowledgeable about our degree courses, and our approach to studying psychology, so that they make a positive choice.

Applying to study Experimental Psychology at Bristol

Find out more about applying to Bristol from the Online Undergraduate Prospectus and and applying to Psychology in particular.

Obtain specific information about our undergraduate courses

Year 1 Handbook 2010~2011
Year 2 Handbook 2010~2011
Year 3 Handbook 2010~2011

Year 1 Timetable 2010~2011
Year 2 Timetable 2010~2011
Year 3 Timetable 2010~2011

Become informed about our School of Experimental Psychology.

Read our Admissions Statement that gives full details of our offers to students.

Consider the Entry Requirements for our courses. We do not have a ‘standard offer’ as we tailor our offers to suit the qualifications and potential of the people we select. We welcome and support diversity within our students including deaf and disabled students. We accommodate the multiplicity of people’s educational experience, whether mature applicants, or international applicants, or applicants with educational or social disadvantage as described in our widening participation policies.

Ask questions and find answers from our Admissions Team, or the University of Bristol

Contact our Admissions Team via psych-admiss@bristol.ac.uk or telephone Mrs Christine Moroney on 0117 92 88475.