Childhood Development

About this programme

Understand how children and young people learn, grow and experience challenges across different contexts. This hands-on degree combines psychology, therapeutic approaches and real-world experience in a supportive, research-focused environment that prepares you to make a meaningful difference. You’ll explore key psychological theories of childhood and adolescence, focusing on both typical and atypical development, as well as mental health and wellbeing. The course examines children and young people within their wider contexts, including the influence of adversity, relationships, and societal change. This course is ideal if you know you want to work with children but are still figuring out which specialised route you want to take. Our BSc (Hons) Childhood Development course meets the requirements for the UK Intermediate Behaviour Analyst (UKiBA) certification, offered by the UK Society for Behaviour Analysis. Please see the UK-SBA website for more information. We work closely with our external partners to create meaningful learning experiences that give you the opportunity to inspire change in the real world and to develop the right knowledge and skills for your future careers. Take advantage of the industry-standard equipment in our purpose-built psychology laboratories and gain valuable hands-on experience at our on-campus Early Intervention Service. Learn alongside research active academics, developing your real-world research skills through a research project with an external partner, designed to build your skills and make a difference.