Psychology-BSc

In the first year, you will take three core modules in Psychology:

• Introduction to Psychology 1: Cognitive & Biological Psychology
• Introduction to Psychology 2: Developmental, Social & Abnormal Psychology
• Introduction to Psychological Research (double module).

The compulsory Psychology modules count for four of your six modules (two single modules, plus the double module), so in addition you may choose:

• Classic Papers: A Tutorial Introduction to Psychological Science, or Classic Papers in Applied Psychology: A Tutorial Introduction to Psychological Science, plus a module from another University department; or
• two modules from another University department (including modules from the University’s Centre for Foreign Language Study).

For modules taken from another University department you must meet their entry requirements and must be able to timetable your additional subjects to fit in with your compulsory modules.

In the second year, you will build upon your first year and complete six modules in Psychology:

• Topics in Cognitive Psychology
• Social & Developmental Psychology
• Biological Psychology and Perception
• Individual Differences & Abnormal Psychology
• Research Methods in Psychology
• Statistics for Psychology

In your final year, you may choose to take four modules in Psychology or two or three Psychology modules plus one or two from the Psychology (Applied) Year Three modules on offer or even one from another department (including Modern Foreign Languages). The final-year Psychology modules are on specialist topics and include lectures, workshops, practical work and continuous assessment. All Department of Psychology final-year modules have an end of year examination. In addition to your chosen four modules, you will carry out and write up your own Research Project (Psychology Dissertation), supervised by a member of staff. The range of possible topics is very wide and research can take place in settings such as schools or hospitals, as well as in research laboratories in the Department of Psychology. The Dissertation is a double module.

The list of final-year Psychology option modules may vary from year, but has included in the past:

• Neuropsychology of Memory
• Developmental Psychology
• Child Health Psychology
• Social Psychology
• The Evolution of Human Behaviour
• Brain and Cognition
• Emotion & Social Cognition
• The Visual Brain
• Learning and Animal Cognition
• Modules from the University’s Centre for Foreign Language Study.