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Psychological Science for 15–17 Year Olds

  • Level(s) of Study: Short course
  • Course Fee:

    £580

  • Start Date(s): 26 July 2027, 2 August 2027
  • Duration: Monday to Friday, 10 am to 4 pm, one week
  • Study Mode(s): Part-time
  • Campus: City Campus
  • Entry Requirements: More information
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Introduction:

This summer school is ideal for anyone wanting to explore a range of contemporary topics in psychology, whilst getting a taste of what it’s like to study psychology at university. Through seminar and practical workshop sessions you will explore a range of contemporary everyday psychology beyond that taught at school including:

  • the psychology of the self
  • the psychology of body image
  • occupational psychology
  • psychology in sport
  • psychology of gambling and gaming
  • counselling
  • quantitative research methods -  learn some statistical coding (in R)
  • qualitative research methods - learn interview and analysis techniques.
  • You'll be taught ways to think scientifically, critically and psychologically throughout the summer school, giving you a head start for when you study psychology at University level.
  • With a limited class size you'll have the one-to-one attention you need to ensure you leave with the skills you need.
  • Benefit from learning with an experienced tutor who has established links to the profession and significant experience working in varied practices.
  • On successful completion of the summer school you will receive a certificate of attendance.

Doing your Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award?

This course can count as your Gold DofE Residential Award and is an amazing opportunity to make new friends and memories.

DofE participants must book both the course and accommodation on campus for this to count towards your Gold Award.

You must also attend the social events that are planned on Monday and Wednesday evenings, and you must plan and attend your own social activities with other participants on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

What you’ll study

You will form a critical understanding of some of the theories and methods used across a range of contemporary psychology topics.

During this summer school you will:

  • Explore psychological theory across a range of everyday topics, such as psychology of addiction, psychology of conspiracy, psychology of sleep, psychology of sport, psychology of body perception.
  • Engage in critical psychological thinking and discussion across important real-world topics that are relevant to them.
  • Evaluate the mechanisms of human behaviour
  • Engage in the scientific practices involved in psychological research
  • Have practical hands-on experience with specialist software used in psychology
  • Experience what studying psychology might be like at University
  • Engage in psychological thinking that can be applied in everyday life
  • Upon completing the course, you will be equipped with some of the background theoretical knowledge and skills essential even in year 1 study of psychology.

Upon completing the summer school, you will be equipped with some of the background theoretical knowledge and skills essential even in year 1 study of psychology.

This summer school is an excellent opportunity to engage in critical discussions, design psychological studies, implement statistical software to answer psychological questions and generate explanations for human behaviour across a range of topics. The confirmed Summer School programme will be sent to you nearer to the course start date.

By the end of this course you'll be able to identify key skills needed to study psychology at university including awareness around the importance of reading in psychology, comparing different methods of proposing research and evaluating psychological theory.

You’ll leave the summer school being able to apply psychological thinking to aspects of your own life.

Social events

We appoint NTU Student Ambassadors who host social events on Monday and Wednesday evening to help you make friends across the whole of our summer school programme for 15 – 17 year olds, which are free to attend.

How you’re taught

This course will be delivered in person on Nottingham Trent University City Campus.

Contact hours

You will receive 25 contact hours of quality tuition with an experienced tutor.

Staff Profiles

Andrew Mackenzie - Senior Lecturer

School of Social Sciences

Andrew Mackenzie is a Lecturer in the department of Psychology at NTU.

Careers and employability

The course is designed to give you a real experience of university life, make new friends who share similar interests and develop your portfolio so that ultimately you can make an informed decision about your future.

On successful completion of the course you will receive a certificate of attendance, which will further enhance your CV.

Campus and facilities

You'll be based in the School of Social Sciences at City Campus.

You’ll also have access to our library to use outside of your short course; whilst you can’t reserve or take away books, you are welcome to use them as a resource for research and referencing.

Entry requirements

You should have an interest in psychology and wanting to study a psychology subject at university level.

You must be 15, 16 or 17 years old at the time of the course in order to attend.

For international students

If your parent or carer is not based in the UK, you are required to provide details of a UK-based guardian who can act as a contact in the event of an emergency. The UK-based guardian can be a nominated friend or relative living in the UK, or a guardian appointed through a guardianship organisation that offers such services.

The Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students (AEGIS) runs a programme for the inspection and accreditation of guardianship organisations in the UK. It is recommended that parents/carers of overseas students consult the AEGIS website for details of their recommended guardianship organisations. Nottingham Trent University provides these details for information purposes only. We are not able to recommend or endorse any guardianship organisations available through AEGIS.

Fees and funding

The fee for this course is £580.

Payment is due at the time of booking.

You can pay for this course in two instalments, allowing you to spread the cost while securing your place early.

An initial payment of £290 is taken at the time of booking, with the second instalment due one month before the course begins.

Read the terms and conditions of booking

Need accommodation?

Accommodation can be booked separately to the course; the rooms are only a few minutes’ walk from our studios and classrooms, and cost £280 per week, which is ideal if you're looking to be based in Nottingham's city centre and want an economical place to stay.

These are single rooms with a private bathroom in shared apartments in Nottingham Trent University’s city campus accommodation.

If you're aged 16 or 17 then you can stay unaccompanied with agreement from a parent/guardian (to support safeguarding, all guests aged 16 and 17 will be accommodated together in the same halls of residence and there is a dedicated Warden available).

If you're aged 15 then you can stay as long as you are accompanied by a parent/guardian (you must book two separate rooms and let us know so we can place you in rooms next to each other).

Find out more and book your accommodation

How to apply

You can book this course via the NTU online store:

26 - 30 July 2027, Monday to Friday, 10 am - 4 pm

2 - 6 August 2027, Monday to Friday, 10 am - 4 pm

Browse all our summer courses for 15 – 17 year olds.

Any questions?

Contact the short course team:

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