
Art and Psychology BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Art and Psychology BA (Hons)
Join our BA Art and Psychology programme, accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), and develop your creative practice while gaining your first qualification towards training as a professional psychologist.
At the University of Reading, youll learn through sustained experimentation and creative enquiry in practical studio modules alongside complementary studies to introduce, develop and master skills and knowledge of art and psychology.
Led by internationally excellent staff from the Reading School of Art and the School of Psychology and Clinical Langu...
Join our BA Art and Psychology programme, accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), and develop your creative practice while gaining your first qualification towards training as a professional psychologist.<br/><br/>At the University of Reading, youll learn through sustained experimentation and creative enquiry in practical studio modules alongside complementary studies to introduce, develop and master skills and knowledge of art and psychology.<br/><br/>Led by internationally excellent staff from the Reading School of Art and the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, you’ll participate in a wide variety of exhibitions and learn how to conduct laboratory research.<br/><br/>During this four-year joint degree, youll have the opportunity to:<br/>- build on your practical skills<br/><br/><br/>- explore the practice, theory and history of art<br/><br/><br/>- benefit from our approach to the subject, and particular focus on contemporary art<br/><br/><br/>- learn how to devise and run your own experiments<br/><br/><br/>- become familiar with the concepts required for BPS qualification, including cognition, neuroscience, development, personality and social psychology.<br/><br/><br/>For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/art-ug/ba-art-and-psychology
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
10/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
CW81
Institution Code
R12
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
A,A,B,B,B
Access to HE Diploma
D:30,M:15
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDM
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE Maths C (or 4), English Language or English Literature C (or 4), Science C (or 4).
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
DDM
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3,M2,M2
Extended Project
B
In recognition of the excellent preparation that the Extended Project Qualification provides to students for University study, we now include achievement in the EPQ as part of a formal offer. Eligible applicants would receive two offers, our usual offer plus an alternative offer of a B in the EPQ and one grade lower in their A level subjects
A level
A,B,B
T Level
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 | |
EU, International | £30,650 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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