 I decided to study psychology here because I'm interested in the mind and in science and it's just a very interesting subject. It gives you a model for understanding things but also it gives you a very good perspective of how to understand things scientifically. I thought it was really interesting to see how other people behave in certain situations and why that is. It's all about the why of psychology, it's like why does this happen? And I think it gives you a better understanding of people in general. My name is Richard and I'm a mature student studying psychology here in Greenwich. With my degree I've been thinking about specialising in three different things. I want to do counselling and therapy. I'm also going to have the tools to do data analysis with these statistics modules that I've learned here and hopefully do some research as well. I'm Magda, I'm studying psychology of counselling and I'm in my final year. After graduating from university I hope to do a masters in therapeutic counselling. So I hope to train to be a counsellor, maybe go into schools or whatever career choices there are really because there's quite a lot. Obviously mental health is a really big thing and I think the university is really supportive when it comes to mental health as well and that's another good thing about Greenwich is you always feel supported. I think our society is in a real need for change and for positive change and psychology offers that opportunity for people to support others in terms of mental health, in terms of wellbeing, in terms of fulfilling potential and flourishing. So I think it is a very exciting career and subject area to study. Here at the University of Greenwich we are very well positioned to help students with their very first building blocks in this amazing career by offering very good foundation modules and also more advanced modules in diverse fields within psychology. So when I went to the open days and the taster day it just put a really good vibe out there. I thought yeah, this is the place for me. Greenwich has a range of very qualified researchers in very different and interesting subjects and also they did counselling as an adjunct module to psychology which a lot of other universities don't do. So we have the BSC Psychology Program which is our broader psychology programme and with that students will have the opportunity to learn the very building blocks of psychology to a range of different areas of specialism and that will give them a very important broad view of psychology as a field for them to make their career choice at a later point. We also have the BSC Psychology with counselling which will have a bit more of a focus on counselling and mental health helping these students to become more and more prepared for a career in clinical psychology or counselling settings. We also have the Forensic Pathway supporting the legal system and working with the police for example. That we have the BSC Business Psychology so it has more of a focus on organisations and wellbeing and occupational psychology and finally on sports psychology as well. So there is something for everyone here. On top of that if you already have a university degree you could consider applying for an MSc in Psychology and that takes one year full time or two years part time and that will make you eligible for membership with the British Psychological Society as well. I just think it's really interesting. There's so many different sections to it and different fields of study. Going to university it's great for socialising and meeting new people and considering perspectives you otherwise wouldn't necessarily consider and they have a lot of events here. Our campus is arguably the most beautiful university campus in London. It's great facilities, parks, we're surrounded by historical buildings and amazing facilities to support teaching and learning in our university. I live in London so it's very convenient to get to. Not only is the university accessible but it's also a closely accessible transport. I just think the campus is really really pretty. It's quite local to me as well so it was like okay, that's great. I've made some really good friends here. I call some mates and my main mates. They're really interested. We've been through everything together like all the deadlines but also all the really fun times.