BA (HONS) PSYCHOLOGY AND SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, DISABILITY & INCLUSION WITH FOUNDATION YEAR

Year 1 Modules

• Introduction To Psychology And Biopsychology
• Key Approaches And Topics In Cognition
• The Whole Child: Holistic Approaches To Meeting Needs
• From Excluded To Included: A Century Of Change

Year 2 Modules

• Social & Lifespan Psychology
• Quantifying Human Behaviour
• Individual Differences And The Biology Of Personality
• Professional Contexts
• Rhetoric Or Reality?
• Meeting Different Needs

Year 3 Modules

• Psychological Research Skills And Dissertation
• Psychology And Psychology: Development Of A Discipline
• Independent Study
• Leading The Learning Environment
• Hidden Inequalities

Assessment

We recognise that individuals come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, so we use a variety of assessment strategies on our courses.

During the Foundation Year, you will have opportunities to experience a range of formative and summative assessments. These include, short-form writing, annotated bibliography, presentations, micro-teach, use of digital technologies, reflective journal and academic essay. Assessment strategies are designed to be supportive, build confidence and also aim to ensure you will develop the core skills required for successful study throughout your degree. Assessment strategies are balanced, comprehensive, diverse and inclusive, ensuring that you will experience a range of assessments to support your preparation for undergraduate study. All modules involve early, small and frequent informal and formal assessments, to ensure that you gain confidence in your knowledge and abilities as you progress through the Foundation Year. You will also have opportunity for self-evaluation and reflection on your own learning progress and development of skills.

Assessments in Psychology take place at the end of each module in order for you to demonstrate your understanding of the objectives covered. A wide range of assessment methods is used to support your learning, including portfolios, presentations, displays and examinations and laboratory projects. The Psychology course includes assessments that are designed to develop and refine specific skills that you may well need to draw on as a psychologist, whether that is as specific as demonstrating your practical counselling skills in the Introduction to Psychological Therapies module, or openly argumentative as in the group debate in the Personality and Individual Differences module! Assessments are also designed to enhance your critical thinking and analysis skills – something that psychologists are well known for.

Your first year in SENDI is important. We know that you will need time to settle into university and build up your academic skills and so, we will give you detailed feedback on how you are doing and set your targets to improve your work. We use a wide range of different types of assessment throughout the course, including coursework portfolios, group discussions, multimedia technology presentations and individual projects, as well as essays and exams. You may even have the opportunity to get your dissertation research work published!