The University of Portsmouth is located on the south coast of England, about 120km southwest of London. There are over 24,000 students enrolled, 5,200 of which are international.
Portsmouth was awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework and, internationally, was ranked in the top 150 of young universities in Times Higher Education World Rankings 2019 and in the top 500 universities in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020.
Portsmouth is a modern, multi-disciplinary university offering practical courses at undergraduate, postgraduate taught and research level across five faculties, including the Faculty of Science and Health.
The Department of Psychology is located in the Faculty of Science and Health and offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes from forensic psychology, psychology, health psychology as well as sport (with the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science). You can browse our courses here. Most of these courses are professional accredited by British Psychological Society (BPS). Our placement and research-based learning options allow you to earn credits towards your degree for the work, volunteer and research placements you do alongside your study.
Discuss your options onto our range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within the Department of Psychology with one of the SIUK counsellors here
Explore Accommodation- find your home away from home in our island city here.
Things will be a little different in 2020/21. We've put new safety measures in place across campus and have plenty of guidance on how to stay safe and what to do if you or someone you live with comes into contact with coronavirus.
See our coronavirus information for students to find out what to expect when you get here.