Undergraduate courses Psychology
This programme is taught in French.
field(s) of training :
Humanities and Social Sciences
diploma level :
Bachelor's degree (three-year degree)
duration of the program :
3 years
Course overview
Do you want to dive into human behaviour and mental processes? Would you like to help individuals to better manage their emotions, their social interactions and their relationship with themselves and the world around them? With a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, you'll gain a deeper understanding of human behaviour. This general bachelor's degree enables you to acquire the notions and concepts of psychology, as well as in the sectors concerned by this human science: social work, paramedicine and education.
Not only are you interested in psychology, but you'd also like to go into health studies? The Psychology degree is one of the pathways for health bachelor’s degree offered by the University of Caen Normandy, which allow you to apply for health studies. The bachelor's degree in Psychology includes a basic health module to prepare you for these highly selective studies. During this 3-year bachelor's degree, you have 2 attempts to gain access to health studies.
Highlights
The Bachelor’s degree in Psychology is a generalist degree offering an introduction to both research and professionalisation in the field of psychology:
- An introduction to research, with the study and research project (TER)
- An optional internship in Year 2 or Year 3 with a professional psychologist or someone working in the field of health, social work or education.
The Bachelor's degree in Psychology provides you with many support opportunities during your studies:
- Free certifications:
- Computer and Internet skills (C2I)
- Higher education language skills (CLES)
- Psychological testing resource centre, to familiarise you with the tools used in psychology
- EPSYCA, a student association offering a range of services and taking part in student life in psychology studies
Welcoming international students
Since 2019, the University of Caen Normandy has been awarded the "Bienvenue en France" label by Campus France, highlighting the quality of the university's welcome for international students.
Application requirements
Entry requirements
To enter this bachelor’s, you should have obtained a high school diploma (equivalent of the French baccalaureate) with any major. There is no standart profile for studying psychology, however students with general education are more likely to succeed!
Language proficiency requirements
For Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3: C1 level in French
Apply and register
The registration process takes place in 3 steps:
Application process
Admission and registration requirements may vary depending on your nationality, country of residence, foreign secondary school leaving certificate, and the nature of your programme of study. Discover how to apply to the University of Caen Normandy.
Course structure
Courses
- Take place at Campus 1 in Caen
- Amount to 500 hours per year, around 20 hours per week, plus a significant personal investment. For every 1 hour of teaching, you should have to do at least 1 hour of personal work.
- Are completed by internships and, in Year 3, the possibility to attend the programme in continuing education
Course units
In 1st year, courses encompass the main themes of psychology from various perspectives:
- Foundations and major concepts of psychology
- Perceptions
- Introduction to pathologies
- Prosocial behaviour and positive psychology
- Development throughout life
- Individuals, groups and societies
- Interactions and communication
In 2nd year, the curriculum delves deeper into psychological concepts:
- Intelligences and learning
- Psychodynamic approach to pathologies
- Memory and amnesia
- Language
- Relationships and interactions
- Attention, executive functions and working memory
- Emotions, psychophysiology, psychopharmacology
- Norms and judgements
In 3rd year, you will be able to choose between various specialisations:
- Clinical and Pathological Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Social, Work, and Organizational Psychology
- Cognitive and Educational Psychology
- Neuropsychology
- Psychobiology
Besides, throughout the programme, you will attend cross-curricular subjects:
- University study methods
- Experimental methods in Psychology
- Experimental methods in Psychobiology
- Qualitative methods
- Statistics
- English
Internships and placements
Do you want to learn more about careers related to psychology studies? In Year 2 or Year 3, the Bachelor's degree offers an optional internship lasting between 1 and 4 weeks. Depending on your career goals, you can complete your internship in a psychology-related field or explore other areas of health, social work, or education. At the end of the internship, you must submit a mini-report, and you will receive an internship certificate.
Coursework and assessment
The programme lasts 3 years. For each subject, called a course unit, examinations are held either at the end of each semester (finals) or throughout the year (coursework). Courses units are divided into two blocks:
- A fundamental block comprising eight disciplinary course units
- A cross-curricular block comprising two cross-curricular course units
Teaching units in the same block compensate each other. To pass a course unit, you must have an average mark of at least 10 points out of 20. If you have not completed your course unit, you can retake the courses units you failed; you do not have to retake the courses in which you have obtained at least 10 points out of 20.
To pass a year, you must have an average of 10/20 or higher in each block.
Language
The programme is taught in French.
Study abroad
Do you want to study abroad (resources in French)? For a semester or a year, you can benefit from the Erasmus exchange agreements to travel in Europe:
- Germany: Halle Wittenberg
- Spain: Granada, Rioja Logroño, Valencia
- Finland: Joensuu
- Greece: Thessaloniki
- Italy: Bologna, Milan
- Malta
- Poland: Gdansk
- Romania: Arad, Bucharest
- United Kingdom: Birmingham
Or in universities outside Europe:
- Sherbrooke
- UQAM Montréal
Learning outcome
By the end of this programme, you will have acquired all necessary skills to pursue higher education studies:
- Academic work methodology
- Introduction to research work
- Statistics
- Basic English
And most of all to specialise in the field of psychology:
- Knowledge of the psychologist's tools
- Identification of the major specialties of psychology
- Mastery of the theoretical and methodological foundations in:
- Clinical and pathological psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Social, Work, and Organisational Psychology
- Cognitive and Educational Psychology
- Neuropsychology
- Psychobiology
Further study
Once you have obtained your bachelor's degree, you can pursue various masters' programmes, such as those offers at the University of Caen Normandy:
- Master's in Psychology
- Master's in Neuroscience
- Master's preparing to teaching exams, such as those at the National Higher Institute of Teaching and Education (INSPE) Normandy · Caen.
Would you like to change programme during your studies? The bachelor’s degree in Psychology allows you to enter another programme directly in second or third year, without having to restart the programme in first year.
As such, once you have passed the 1st Year of the Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, you can enrol the following year in
- Psychology (2nd year)
- Or
- Educational Sciences (2nd year)
Both programmes will be automatically offered to you upon re-registration.
Careers
A bachelor's degree in Psychology is the first step toward specialising in the field of psychology, as well as the first degree required to obtain the title of psychologist (Decree 2055-97 of February 3, 2005). You can also look for careers in health, social care, and education!
According to our last surveys, 8 out of 10 students continued their studies after earning a bachelor's degree. Your career path will therefore depend on your specialisation and the degree you choose after the bachelor's degree.
Address
Université de Caen Normandie
UFR de Psychologie
Esplanade de la Paix · CS 14032 · 14032 Caen Cedex 5
France
Course leader
Responsable de la licence : Mathilde Groussard · mathilde.groussard@unicaen.fr