This course will develop your knowledge and understanding of children from a psychological, cultural, educational and counselling perspective. You’ll be focusing on why babies, children and adolescents behave the way they do. You’ll also design and carry out studies to explore the factors that go on to influence adult behaviour. The aim is to learn how psychologists can use their knowledge to understand individuals and help them to make a positive difference to their life’s development. You’ll be studying in one of the largest and friendliest Schools of Psychology in the country, with a huge range of expertise available to you on the campus across a range of subjects. And you’ll be developing a wider range of skills than most other Child Psychology students as your degree will involve studying three complementary academic subjects: Developmental Psychology, Counselling and Early Childhood Studies. Future career: Your degree in Child Psychology will be your first stage in becoming a professional psychologist, whether in the field of educational, counselling, clinical, health, forensic or occupational psychology. If you choose to specialise in these areas, your next step will be to do postgraduate training at master’s or PhD level. This opens up a wide variety of careers to you such as teaching, counselling work with young people or families, social work, youth work, nursery management, speech and language therapy or other careers in the field of education.