Psychology studies at MRU and University of Liverpool

When I started to look for opportunities to study psychology abroad, I have found that programs and work opportunities are really different. So I will try to compare them.

The first difference I noticed is the different number of the year you have to study. Here, in the University of Mykolas Romeris, to get bachelorhood you have to spend four years. Conversely, almost in all universities of England it takes three years to finish your studies. However, fewer years are not an advantage. In contrast, it is hard to learn all information in a shorter time and to become a good specialist.

Another difference is learning programs. Basically, they include similar subjects, just they are compulsory in different year. In the first year students of Liverpool University study Statistics, Theories of personality, Biological psychology, brains. Almost all of these subjects are included in our program. However, they also research Social and Abnormal psychology, subjects, that we would have further.Although, the second year contains quite similar subjects, the third year in both universities is different.

Students abroad in their last year have to write a research work, which is compulsory for us in fourth year. Also, in this year they do not have any obligatory disciplines, just a requirement to choose from a variety of subjects, beginning from Eating disorders to Psychology in visual arts.

And the last difference is the advantage they have – laboratories. All of them are involved in the studies of eating behavior, development of language, visual perception and others. So students have a possibility to do trainings in all those classes.

All in all, there are many differences between these two universities. However, I can not state which is better, each of them can give you many advantages.

References:http://www.liv.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/C800.htm (2009 03 24)http://www.mruni.lt/lt/padaliniai/fakultetai/politikos_fakultetas/studiju_programos/ (2009 03 24)