PBS undergraduate courses
On this page you'll find information about undergraduate courses offered by PBS in 2026/27, including guidance on when students on the BSc Psychological and Behavioural Science programme should select their courses.
If you have any questions about our courses or course selection, please email pbs.bsc@lse.ac.uk.
Undergraduate courses available in PBS for 2026/27
Expand the sections below to learn more about each course. You'll find links to the relevant course guides in the LSE Calendar, along with information about course availability.
PB100: Foundations of Behavioural Science - Full Unit
PB100 is compulsory for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is available as an outside option for a small number of students from outside the department.
PB101: Foundations of Psychological Science - Full Unit
PB101 is compulsory for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is available as an outside option for a small number of students from outside the department.
PB130: Statistics and Research Methods for Psychological and Behavioural Science - Full Unit
PB130 is compulsory for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is not available to students from outside the department.
PB200: Biological Psychology - Autumn Term Half Unit
PB200 is compulsory for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is not available to students from outside the department.
PB201: Cognitive Psychology - Autumn Term Half Unit
PB201 is compulsory for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is not available to students from outside the department.
PB202: Developmental Psychology - Winter Term Half Unit
PB202 is compulsory for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is not available to students from outside the department.
PB204: Social Psychology: Individuals, Groups and Culture - Autumn Term Half Unit
PB204 is compulsory for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is not available to students from outside the department.
PB205: Individual Differences and Why They Matter - Winter Term Half Unit
PB205 is compulsory for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is not available to students from outside the department.
PB230: Intermediate Statistics and Research Methods for Psychological and Behavioural Science - Full Unit
PB230 is compulsory for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is not available to students from outside the department.
PB300: Advances in Psychological and Behavioural Science - Full Unit
PB300 is compulsory for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is not available to students from outside the department.
PB303: Organisations, Groups and Identity - Winter Term Half Unit
PB303 is optional for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is not available to students from outside the department.
PB304: Organisational and Social Decision Making - Winter Term Half Unit
PB304 is optional for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is not available to students from outside the department.
PB307: Consumer Psychology for Sustainability - Winter Term Half Unit
PB307 is optional for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is not available to students from outside the department.
PB308: Social Psychology of Economic Life - Winter Term Half Unit
PB308 is optional for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is not available to students from outside the department.
PB310: Independent Research Project - Full Unit
PB310 is compulsory for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is not available to students from outside the department.
PB312: Research Apprenticeship - Autumn Term Half Unit
PB312 is optional for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is not available to students from outside the department.
PB314: Behavioural Science in an Age of New Technology - Winter Term Half Unit
PB314 is optional for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is not available to students from outside the department.
PB339: Critical Perspectives on Leadership
PB339 is optional for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is not available to students from outside the department.
PB340: Modelling Minds in Society
PB340 is optional for students on BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. It is not available to students from outside the department.
How and when to select your courses
New BSc Psychological and Behavioural Science students (those entering Year 1 in 2026/27)
Course selection for new undergraduates opens at 10am on Tuesday 8 September 2026. As a PBS student you should aim to complete course selection by 5pm on Tuesday 22 September. We ask you to make your course selection earlier that the main LSE deadline because we allocate your Academic Mentoring groups based on your outside course selection.
Continuing students (those going into Year 2 or Year 3 in 2026/27)
Course selection for continuing undergraduates opens at 10am on Tuesday 1 September 2026.
All selections should be finalised by 5pm on Monday 12 October 2026 (Monday of Week 3). If required, you can also make changes to Winter Term half-units only between 10am on Monday 11 January 2027 and 5pm on Friday 22 January 2027.
You can find details of all our courses on the LSE Calendar.
For information on how to select your course choices, please see the Guide for Undergraduates:
Guide for Undergraduates - Course Selection and Timetables 2026/27If you are an undergraduate student and you have any questions regarding course selection, please email pbs.bsc@lse.ac.uk.