Career Support

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Within the School of Psychology we’ll support you to develop your strengths, identify what you’re passionate about, and help you pave the way for your future career.

From your first year as a student through to post-graduation as a Roehampton alumnus, the University Careers Team is on hand to give you tailored careers support.

Careers Advisors

Our Careers Advisors can help you with:

  • Exploring career opportunities and pathways
  • Finding out about industries and specific jobs related to your degree
  • Looking for part-time jobs, work experience and volunteering
  • Improving applications for internships and graduate schemes
  • Postgraduate study options
  • Interview coaching, including telephone, video and assessment centres

Placement opportunities

All students have the option to include a one-year work placement as part of their degree and it's an excellent opportunity to boost your employability.

It gives you the opportunity to experience working in an industry you’re interested in as well as gain real-life workplace skills to help you succeed after graduation.

Find out more on our undergraduate placements page.

Psychology employability events

We host psychology-specific career events, giving you opportunities to learn about the careers you can go onto and build connections in these industries. This includes talks from alumni and careers fairs attended by a range of professional organisations discussing graduate jobs.  

Career focused courses

Our courses are specifically designed with your career in mind. From your first year with us, you’ll learn about the varied and fascinating careers where your degree will be valued and discover how to apply your psychological knowledge to a range of industries, including professional psychology, education, marketing, business and more.

Authentic assessments

Your assignments will be based on the real-life applications of psychology to the workplace. This will allow you to develop professional skills in data analysis, psychological research, intervention reports and more.