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Study how people think, decide, and lead. Explore motivation, teamwork, and consumer behaviour – and discover how psychology shapes success in business.
Hull’s been teaching Psychology since 1928 - and our Business School holds prestigious AACSB and AMBA accreditations, earned by fewer than 2% of business schools worldwide. Together, they’ll help you understand both the science of the mind and the strategy behind great organisations.
Our experts explore everything from leadership and change management to what drives employee engagement and customer loyalty. Want to understand what makes people – and businesses – thrive? This is where it starts.
About this course
Explore the powerful connection between psychology and business. On this innovative degree, you’ll study how people think, feel, and behave - and how those insights can be applied to management, marketing, leadership, and workplace culture.
You’ll cover the core areas of psychology - including cognition, social behaviour, personality, and research methods - alongside key business topics such as leadership, organisational behaviour, marketing, and human resource management. It’s the perfect choice if you’re interested in how psychology drives success in business, or if you want to build a career that blends people skills with strategic thinking.
Real-world application is built into every stage of the course. You’ll explore how psychological theory translates into effective business practice - from understanding consumer behaviour to improving employee wellbeing and performance. This multidisciplinary approach develops the analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills that employers look for across industries.
You’ll learn from experts in both psychology and business, gaining a unique perspective on how people think, lead, and perform at work. In your final year, you’ll put that knowledge into practice through an independent research project, investigating topics like motivation, leadership, or organisational change to prepare you for your next step in business or postgraduate study.
Understand people, transform business
Module options
Each year, you’ll study modules worth a certain number of credits, and you need 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits – so you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more. In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120. Some modules are compulsory, some are optional, so you can build a course that’s right for you.
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Research Skills 2
Develop your research skills further with a focus on how we infer things about the world using data. This module gives you practical experience of research methods.
compulsory
20 credits
Brain and Behaviour 1
Explore the relationship between the brain and human behaviour, including how we sense the world, how we act in the world and how we think and feel about the world.
compulsory
20 credits
Introducing Cognitive Psychology
How does your mind work? How do you see, hear, feel, and think? How do you make sense of the world and yourself? In this module, you'll discover the secrets of cognitive psychology - the science of the mind and behaviour. Learn how researchers use experiments and theories to understand the mental processes that shape our lives, explore topics like perception, attention, memory, language, and reasoning and see how they relate to your everyday experiences. This module will help you develop the skills and knowledge you need to become a critical thinker in the modern world.
compulsory
10 credits
The Developing Child
Delve into the fascinating world of the infant mind. You will cover a range of psychological processes, from the early building blocks of our cognitive skills, to how we form attachments and begin to create relationships. We will explore these processes from their very beginnings in the womb, through infancy, childhood, and adolescence.
compulsory
10 credits
Exploring Social Psychology
Would you inflict pain on another person if instructed to do so by an authority figure? How likely are people to conform to group pressure? What makes a friend act aggressively or donate money to charity? This module considers what effect the environment has on human behaviour and explores how psychological theories can be applied to your everyday life. If you’ve ever wondered why your friend is acting in a certain way, this module will provide some clues to the answer.
compulsory
10 credits
Developing Self & Others
Assessing your human skills and developing good habits is central to your professional development. This module allows you to gain a better understanding of what is needed from the wider business perspective and apply theories of positive habit development in practice.
compulsory
20 credits
Marketing
Marketing is an exciting, dynamic, and creative environment to work in. It places brands in the consumers' mind and shapes their decisions. Marketing is a critical management function that is essential to business success. This module allows you to work with a real business on a live marketing project based on a real-life challenge.
compulsory
20 credits
Research Skills 3
Discover experimental designs involving multiple conditions and independent variables. You'll learn how to analyse data generated by these more complex designs.
compulsory
20 credits
Research Skills 4
On this module, you'll develop your qualitative data collection and analysis skills, and focus on psychometrics and the ability to process complex real-world secondary data sources.
compulsory
20 credits
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Featured academics
The course is jointly taught by experts in both psychology and business. You’ll explore the latest research at the intersection of these fields - from what drives decision-making and leadership to how psychology shapes behaviour and performance in real-world organisations.
Professor Igor Schindler
Professor
Before earning his PhD, Igor worked as a clinical neuropsychologist in the Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group (EKN) in Munich. His main research interests focus on multisensory brain processes supporting our interactions with the environment.
Dr Bernice Wright
Lecturer
Bernice’s research areas include mental health, cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, and individual differences.
Entry Requirements
What do I need?
This course is currently available through Clearing, which means our entry requirements are a bit different to what they would normally be.
At Hull, you're a name not a number. During Clearing, we look at all of your qualifications and experience, not just your academic grades. We may be able to offer you a place whatever your situation. Get started by completing our eligibility checker, and find out immediately if you could study at the University of Hull.
Have questions? Our admissions team will be happy to help.
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How much is it?
Future Prospects
Whether you want to understand what drives people at work, help organisations perform better, or use psychological insight to guide business decisions, this course gives you the skills and experience to get there.
You could go on to become a human resources manager, market researcher, data analyst, management consultant, marketing professional, or recruiter. With further postgraduate study, you might train as an occupational psychologist or pursue a research career exploring how psychology shapes business and society.
Many of our graduates continue their journey with further qualifications in psychology or business, or move directly into graduate roles in HR, marketing, data analysis, or consultancy - applying their understanding of people to make a real impact in the world of work.
Become part of the next generation of futuremakers
Like what you've seen? Then it's time to apply.
The standard way is to apply through UCAS. This will give you the chance to showcase your skills qualities and passion for the subject, as well as providing us with your academic qualifications.
This course is currently awaiting final validation. Applications will open once this has happened. Check back regularly for further updates.
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