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Ben Ashton, BSc Psychology

'I have a fascination with human behaviour and why we do what we do, as well as a curiosity in business - add those things together and you get HR.'

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What can I do with a degree in Psychology?

The below offers a selection of the destinations University of Exeter graduates from Psychology have gone on to. The information below is not exhaustive, however it does highlight the range of job and further study options available to you after your studies.

If you would like to learn more about any of the jobs listed below you may wish to browse the job profiles on the Prospects website.

Careers with a degree in Psychology

Recent Exeter Psychology graduates have entered a wide range of careers. Some recent examples include:*

  • Therapy professionals
  • Project support officers
  • Secondary education teaching professionals
  • Data analysts
  • Marketing associate professionals
  • Business and related research professionals
  • Financial accounts managers
  • Police officers (sergeant and below)
  • Taxation experts
  • Programmers and software development professionals
  • Teachers of English as a foreign language
  • Welfare and housing associate professionals
  • Other educational professionals
  • Archivists and curators
Remember…

Many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.

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* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys (ordered from most popular to least).

Employers of Exeter alumni with a degree in Psychology

Recent Exeter Psychology graduates have entered a wide range of careers. Some recent examples include:*

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* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys.

Skills

An Exeter Psychology degree will arm you with some great employability skills including:

  • Retrieve and organise information from different sources and handle primary source material critically
  • Understand, analyse and use complex data
  • Solve problems and reason scientifically to consider alternative approaches and solutions
  • Engage in effective team work and employ leadership skills
  • Effectively plan and manage projects

Further Study

Around 35% of Exeter graduates in Psychology go on to pursue further study within 15 months of completing their undergraduate degree. Some recent progression routes include: 

  • MA Conflict, Security and Development
  • MA Special Educational Needs
  • MSc Abnormal and Clinical Psychology
  • MSc Animal Behaviour
  • MSc Applied Data Science and Statistics
  • MSc Clinical Neuroscience
  • MSc Cognitive Neuroscience
  • MSc Developmental Psychology
  • MSc Forensic Mental Health
  • MSc Global Mental Health
  • MSc Human Resource Management
  • MSc Marketing
  • MSc Psychological Research Methods
  • MSc Social and Organisational Psychology
  • MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • PGCE Secondary Psychology
  • PhD in Psychological Medicine 

Some went on to study other degrees including:

  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
  • Graduate Diploma in Law
  • MSc Environmental Sustainability
  • MSc Management
  • MSc Real Estate

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* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys.

**Individual course names were taken from the University of Exeter's Career Destination survey (2018/19 & 2019/20) as this information is not collected within the Graduate Outcomes survey.