B.Sc. Applied Psychology (Hons)

The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, you may also have the option to take ‘wild’ modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.

Possible modules may include:

• Psychology Statistics and Practical
• Introduction to Biological and General Psychology
• Introduction to Social Psychology

Possible modules may include:

• The Social Psychology of Groups
• The Social Psychology of the Individual
• Biological Psychology
• Cognitive Psychology
• Psychology Statistics and Practical
• Child Development
• Personality

• Spend a year on placement within an organisation that delivers a form of psychological service, such as the National Health Service, Home Office, Department for Education or social services (subject to availability of placements and achieving an average mark of 60% at Stages 1 and 2).

• The marks awarded for this year will be based on performance on the placement, a Reflective Diary kept by the student (marked on a pass/fail basis), a poster presentation about the placement experience, and the report of a research project conducted whilst on placement. The research report and the Reflective Diary must be submitted before the Autumn Term of Stage 3.

• Placement Performance
• Research in an Applied Setting

Possible modules may include:

• Psychology Project
• Applying Psychology
• Motivation
• The Neuroscience of Cognitive Disorders
• Attitudes and Social Cognition
• Language and Communication
• Cognition in Action
• Advanced Developmental Psychology
• Culture and Psychology
• Groups In Action
• Understanding People with Learning Disabilities