Psychology and Business - MA (Hons)

The University of Edinburgh

**Psychology**Psychologists study:* how we perceive, think and learn about the world around us* the way biological and social factors influence how we behave* how interests and abilities differ from person to person* how we communicate verbally and non-verbally* how and why our mental abilities change across our livesPsychology is an experimental and observational science. It uses evidence from research studies to develop and evaluate theories.**Business**Studying business will prepare you for the different challenges affecting:* contemporary businesses* governments* not-for-profit organisations**Programme benefits*** Our single honours Psychology degree and most of our joint degrees at Edinburgh are accredited by the British Psychological Society, allowing you to go on to further professional training.* You will have access to state-of-the-art facilities, including laboratories for:* cognitive neuroscience and developmental science* human movement* individual differences* general experimental psychology* Our programme focuses on developing skills in research methods and statistical analysis, including programming in R, to support our research-led teaching.**

School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences