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Human Behavioural Studies

Petroc

UCAS Code: BAP1 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Petroc

UCAS Code: BAP1 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Entry requirements

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48

About this course

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Course option

1year

Full-time | 2025

Other options

2 years | Part-time | 2025

This is a degree with people as its focus – how they think and act and what affects the decisions they make. It is a fascinating subject with endless variety and offering richly rewarding study that will have much practical value throughout your life.

Designed to lead toward careers in education, human resources, social work, health, and crime prevention, it is a degree that appeals to people driven by a social purpose. Course modules align closely with those occupations, increasing knowledge of the client groups that you are likely to be working with in your career such as, young people, adults suffering from mental and physical health issues and the world of policing and crime.

This degree will give you the theoretical knowledge and skills to succeed in a range of professions or lead to related postgraduate study. You will also acquire skills that are key to successful team working, leadership roles, motivating others and conflict resolution.

Modules

Adolescence
Health in the modern world
Psycho-Social Criminology
Working with people
Dissertation

Assessment methods

There are a variety of innovative and professional relevant assessments, including a Dissertation research project.

Tuition fees

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England
£9,000
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,000
per year
Scotland
£9,000
per year
Wales
£9,000
per year

The Uni

Course location:

North Devon Campus

Department:

Humanities

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