15 months after graduating
91% of our psychology graduates are in work or further study*
Undergraduate psychology programmes at the University of Plymouth are approved by the British Psychological Society and provide students with the Graduate Basis for Chartered membership (GBC).
This is a requirement for postgraduate training leading to Chartered Psychologist status in occupations such as clinical, educational, forensic, counselling, health and occupational psychology.
Entry to Chartered Psychologist training is fiercely competitive and successful applicants typically have a range of relevant employment experience in addition to a first class honours degree. In healthcare settings the Chartered workforce is Increasingly supported by a range of new psychology professions. These include various Psychological Practitioner roles as part of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme and related roles such as the Clinical Associate Psychologist.
Nationally, most psychology graduates do not train as professional psychologists, however their broad skillset opens up opportunities across a variety of employment sectors including public services, industry and commerce and not-for-profit organisations. Health and social care, education and criminal justice are popular choices, but psychology graduates are also found in the business services sector, for example in marketing, public relations, human resources and data analytics roles. A small number of graduates pursue research-based career pathways.
Researching your career options
Given the diversity of career options open to psychology graduates, it is important to research and explore these fully so that you can make informed decisions about your future.
The following websites provide helpful information for career research:
Employment opportunities
University of Plymouth psychology graduates told us they were doing 15 months after graduation. For some graduates, these jobs serve as stepping stones to professional posts by providing relevant workplace experience.
- Accomodation Support Enabler
- Accounts Executive
- Applied Psychologist
- Assistant Clinical Psychologist
- Assistant Commercial Officer
- Assistant Ecologist
- Assistant Manager
- Assistant Psychologist
- Camp Tutor
- Case Manager
- Clinical Research Assistant
- Clinical Researcher
- Development Officer
- Discharge Facilitator
- Eating Disorders Clinician
- Employment Advisor
- Gang And Sexual Violence Group Worker
- Graduate Development Programme
- Graduate Intern Researcher
- Higher Level Teaching Assistant
- Human Factors Engineer
- Human Resources Graduate Intern
- Illustrator
- Insight Analyst
- Laboratory Analyst
- Learning Experience Designer
- Management Trainee
- Marketing Assistant
- Marketing Executive
- Mental Health Act Co-Ordinator
- Mental Health Therapist
- Offending Behaviour Programme Facilitator
- Outreach Officer
- Personal Advisor For Looked After Children
- Police Identification Officer
- Police Officer
- Probation Officer
- Project Coordinator
- Psychology Assistant
- Recovery Coordinator
- Research Assistant And Assistant Psychologist
- Sales And Social Media Content Creator
- Senior Business Development Executive
- Senior Support Therapist
- Senior Technologist
- Service Coordinator
- Special Constable
- Special Educational Needs Teacher
- Support Manager
- Teacher
- Teaching And Research Associate
- Telecoach Psychological Practitioner
- Tenancy Sustainment Officer
- Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
- Trampoline And Gymnastics Coach
- Voice Over Artist
- Wellbeing Practitioner
Employers to consider
- Acco Brands
- Administrative Service Bureau Ltd
- AGE UK
- Astute Limited
- Avon And Somerset Constabulary
- Babcock International
- Barton Primary School
- Berkshire Psychology
- British American Tobacco
- Chisel Robotics
- City of Plymouth Gymnastics
- Clevertouch Marketing
- Defence Science Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
- Devon and Cornwall Police
- Devon Partnership NHS Trust
- Dorset Council
- Enfield Youth Offending Services
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- First Databank UK Ltd
- Genius Within
- Hampshire County Council
- HM Prison and Probation Service
- Hywel Dda University Health Board
- Kent Surrey and Sussex Community Rehabilitation Company
- Livewell Southwest
- Learning Support Fund
- Ministry of Defence
- Next Step South-West
- NHS
- Nuffield Health
- Oat Academy
- Oreston Community Academy
- Outlook South West
- Plymouth Marjon University
- Plymouth Options
- Re:Cognition Health
- Runway Training
- Samaritans
- SERIO, University Of Plymouth
- Shekinah
- Sponge UK Limited
- Thames Valley Police
- Think Project
- University Of Cambridge, Centre For Neuroscience In Education
- University of Plymouth
- UXC Group Ltd
- West Yorkshire Police, Identification Bureau
- Westwood Laboratories
- Wiltshire Council-Children in Care Team
- Women's Centre
- YMCA Dulverton Group
*Data is from the Graduate Outcomes Surveys of 2017/18 and 2018/19. Graduates were surveyed 15 months after graduating. Data displayed is for 139 UK-domiciled, first degree, full-time graduates who are working, studying or looking for work.