<p>Anyone know which schools in the UK and Ireland that would be good for psych majors?</p>
<p>a) do you have a list to choose from?
b) are you including the republic, or just Northern Ireland? </p>
<p>Things to look for
- regular undergraduate degree is BPS-accredited. Psych degrees that aren’t aren’t worth the paper they’re written on, so whilst you will only be studying abroad for a semester it’s still a good indication.
- Russell Group Uni, or failing that a 1994 Group uni.</p>
<p>@boomting thank you, I still have yet to look over that as I am still transferring and choosing a school. But on the website they offer classes in schools like Trinity College , Cork , and Dublin.</p>
<p>OK, you’re including RoI which to be perfectly honest I know nothing about. </p>
<p>Please be aware that the above advice only applies to UK universities, not RoI.</p>
<p>In ROI any of the state universities are excellent. Trinity College is the oldest, and its School of Psychology is ranked in the top 10 in Europe, but UCD and DCU are good too. If you go to [Universities</a> Ireland](<a href=“http://www.universitiesireland.ie%5DUniversities”>http://www.universitiesireland.ie), that site will give you a list of the universities in the Republic and the two in NI also, with links to each of the universities. Most of the universities have well established study abroad partnerships with other European and US universities, so if you are doing the study abroad through your US University you should have no problems with accreditation. I do have to point out there have been some demonstrations in NI lately, and that the State Dept regularly issues travel alerts for US citizens to be on the alert, but Queens university in NI is also on par with Trinity. No matter where you go, enroll in the State Depts STEP program <a href=“https://step.state.gov/step/[/url]”>Smart Traveler Enrollment Program; that way if you do have an emergency they have your info and you can get their alerts also while abroad.</p>
<p>Also, work out how you are going to get money before you go. Most Americans (and banks too!!) are unaware of growing problems using American swipe credit cards in Europe, as most countries have gone to chip and pin or EMV cards, where you have a microchip in your credit card and need a 4 digit pin. You can use debit cards to get cash from ATMs, but you will be charged a fee, plus a foreign transaction fee. Check your banks policy and also let them know the dates you are out of the US otherwise they might freeze your card.</p>