School of Psychology
The School of Psychology offers high quality, research-led teaching through our suite of flexible degree programmes.
We focus on employability, giving students hands-on experience doing the things that psychologists do and providing the opportunities to explore a wide range of future careers.
Our cutting-edge facilities are utilised by researchers and students at all levels, and include fully immersive virtual reality, Electroencephalography, eye trackers, full-body motion-tracking equipment, dedicated behavioural research pods, and fMRI facilities. It's a place where you can test your theories and understand more about the human mind.
Our strengths lie in fields including human cognition and perception, developmental science, social psychology, and cognitive and social neuroscience.
We are a welcoming, diverse community with lecturers and students from all over the world. Through placements, internships, study abroad options and career-building extracurricular programmes, students explore all that psychology has to offer.
Courses
Postgraduate Research in Psychology
We are a top tier, research-led university and are committed to making a substantial impact on the global challenges facing society. Our postgraduate...
Psychology with a Year Abroad
Explore the wonders of the human mind at UEA. You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of human behaviour at our cutting-edge facilities, developing a range of...
Psychology with a Placement Year
Explore the wonders of the human mind at UEA. You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of human behaviour at our cutting-edge facilities, developing a range of...
Developmental Psychology
Discover how children develop both cognitively and socially, by combining a strong core of psychology studies with developmental perspectives on cognition and...
Developmental Psychology
Discover how children develop both cognitively and socially, by combining a strong core of psychology studies with developmental perspectives on cognition and...
Cognitive Neuroscience
Specialise in psychology’s most fast-moving and fundamental area on our MSc Cognitive Neuroscience degree. At our world-leading facilities, you’ll undertake...
Developmental Science
Combining research methodology training with in-depth study at the cutting edge of the field, our Developmental Science Master’s programme will give you real,...
Social and Applied Psychology
Examine the latest social issues through the lens of psychology on our Master’s degree in Social and Applied Psychology. Combining combines research methodology...
Research
People
School of Psychology
Can children map read at the age of four?
Children start to develop the basic skills that underlie map reading from the age of four – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
The big screen is back, and it’s officially more exciting
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have teamed up with comedian Keith Lemon to show how watching movies on the big screen is officially more exciting...
How the sounds we hear help us predict how things feel
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have made an important discovery about the way our brains process the sensations of sound and touch.
UEA’s contribution to Clinical Associate in Psychology training shortlisted for national award
UEA, alongside the University of Plymouth and partners, has been shortlisted for two awards at the 2023 Health Service Journal (HSJ) Partnership Awards.