BSc (Hons) Psychology

Edge Hill University

Bachelor's degree

In Ormskirk

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Ormskirk

  • Duration

    3 Years

Psychology is the scientific study of how humans function biologically, socially and mentally. On this degree you will learn about a diverse range of issues, such as how children learn, socially interact and develop language, what we know about psychological and mental illnesses, how they occur and how they can be treated, why racism is prevalent in our modern world, and why failures in memory lead us to make mistakes when recalling a crime. You will also develop the research skills necessary to investigate the human mind and behaviour and explore what it is that makes each one of us unique. This degree is accredited by the British Psychological Society.

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Location

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Ormskirk (Lancashire)
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St Helens Road, L39 4QP

Start date

On request

About this course

This programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as conferring eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC), provided the minimum standard of a lower second class honours is achieved. This is the first step towards becoming a chartered psychologist.

There are a number of career options available. For example, successful completion of this programme will open up a number of postgraduate training and career opportunities, notably educational psychology, clinical psychology, work psychology, health psychology and research. Students will also be well qualified to enter a wide range of professions from advertising and the caring professions, through to personnel or teaching (further training required), in addition to many other diversified occupations.

120 UCAS Tariff points on the new UCAS Tariff, for which no specific subjects are required, plus GCSE Mathematics at Grade C or Grade 4 or above (or equivalent).

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Subjects

  • Psychology
  • Investigating Psychology
  • Biological Psychology
  • Human Behaviour
  • Social Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Psychologists

Course programme

Year 1

PSY1109 Essential Skills in Applied Psychology (20 credits)

PSY1111 Introduction to Personality, Social and Developmental Psychology (20 credits)

PSY1112 Introduction to Cognitive and Biological Psychology (20 credits)

PSY1117 Real World Psychology (20 credits)

PSY1118 Investigating Psychology 1 (20 credits)

PSY1119 Investigating Psychology 2 (20 credits)

Year 2

PSY2112 Developmental Psychology (20 credits)

PSY2113 Social Psychology (20 credits)

PSY2114 Cognitive Psychology (20 credits)

PSY2115 Biological Psychology (20 credits)

PSY2116 Research Methods and Data Analysis (20 credits)

PSY2117 Applying Psychology (20 credits)

Year 3

PSY3129 Personality and Individual Differences (20 credits)

PSY3135 Dissertation (30 credits)

PSY3136 Reflections and Future Directions (10 credits)

You will select three of the following modules:

EDP3102 Psychological Predictors of Learning and Achievement (20 credits)

EDP3103 The Psychology of Movement, Music and Mark Making in Education (20 credits)

EDP3104 Special Educational Needs (20 credits)

PSY3120 Work Psychology (20 credits)

PSY3121 Evolutionary Psychology (20 credits)

PSY3122 Psychology of Substance Misuse (20 credits)

PSY3123 Clinical and Abnormal Psychology (20 credits)

PSY3124 Critical Perspectives in Developmental Psychology (20 credits)

PSY3125 Memory in the Real World (20 credits)

PSY3126 Understanding Genocide: The Social Psychology of the Holocaust (20 credits)

PSY3127 The Developing Memory: From Infancy to Adolescence (20 credits)

PSY3130 Research Technologies and Tools (20 credits)

PSY3131 Psychology and the Virtual World (20 credits)

PSY3132 Applying Psychology to Lifestyle Behaviour (20 credits)

PSY3133 Applied Psychopharmacology (20 credits)

PSY3134 Advanced Social Psychology (20 credits)

PSY3138 Mind, Brain and Behaviour: The Foundations of Psychological Explanation (20 credits)

PSY3139 Forensic Psychology: Eyewitnesses and Suspects (20 credits)

PSY3140 Psychology in the Courtroom (20 credits)

Optional modules provide an element of choice within the programme curriculum. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by timetabling requirements.

Additional information

International students enrolling on the programme in academic year 2017/18 are £11,575 per annum.

How will I be assessed?

Most modules are assessed by a mixture of examination and coursework though some are assessed solely by coursework. Coursework assignments might be essays, research project reports, portfolios, group presentations, posters, or the critical analysis of research papers. In addition, in Year 3 you complete a dissertation.

Who will be teaching me?

 The Psychology programme team are research active, particularly in the areas of thinking and reasoning, educational psychology, work psychology, psychological aspects of substance abuse, health psychology, close relationships and the functioning of working memory.

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