Student review [#21236] for Psychology
at University College London - UCL

I have thoroughly enjoyed studying at UCL. As a second-year student on a four-year undergraduate Master’s program in psychology, I feel that I have not only gained a deeper understanding of the subject compared to when I began the course having completed A-Level Psychology, but I have also honed my critical thinking, academic-writing, interpersonal, and public speaking skills. The delivery of content from leading academics in the field and the opportunity to interact with them and have discussions around their subjects/topics of expertise has been a thrilling experience! Small-group seminars with peers and academics in informal settings are an integral part of the course as well and have been instrumental in developing my finer understanding of the nuances of the subject. The ease with which I can now read and understand an academic journal article, complete with the Results section in most parts, bears testimony to my progress in the subject, owing to not only psychological but also statistical knowledge. I must also add that this knowledge has been both theoretical and practical, with coding in the programming language RStudio, and the development and conduction of online experiments on the ‘Gorilla’ platform. Besides the high quality of teaching, the format of examinations – all of which have been open-book – has meant absolutely no need to memorise materials at all, with a focus on understanding rather than memorising, a point I cannot stress enough given the common misconception that studying psychology involves a lot of memorising. Besides these factors, the thriving and vibrant academic community, there are hundreds of clubs and societies, and events going on all the time. The people are extremely friendly, welcoming, understanding and helpful, and I’ve made some great friends here that I know will be my friends for life! All in all, if you have the opportunity to, I would say – definitely come to UCL and *u’l c* why I say so!