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Biology and Psychology BSc Honours (CC18)

Bachelor's degree

In Newcastle Upon Tyne ()

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

This BPS-accredited degree allows you to combine the study of animal, plant and human biology with the study of human and animal behaviour.     

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Ecology
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Psychology
  • Biology
  • IT Development
  • Joint
  • Skills and Training

Course programme

Course Details

Our degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage.

Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.

Stage 1 Compulsory modules
  • ACE1013 Introduction to Genetics
  • ACE1050 Academic and Research Skills for Joint Honours Study
  • BIO1002 The Animal Kingdom
  • BIO1005 Evolution
  • BIO1006 Ecology
  • BIO1019 Introductory Biochemistry for Biologists
  • PSY1004 Cognitive Psychology
  • PSY1005 Sensation and Perception
  • PSY1006 Instinct, Learning and Motivation
  • PSY1011 Research Methods and Skills 2
Stage 2 Compulsory modules
  • BIO2014 Animal Physiology
  • BIO2022 Molecular Biology and Development
  • BIO2029 Vertebrate Biology
  • PSY2001 Developmental Psychology
  • PSY2003 Social Psychology
  • PSY2004 Individual Differences
  • PSY2007 Biological Psychology: Sex, Drugs, Rhythms and Blues
  • PSY2009 Methods in Psychology 2A
  • PSY2010 Statistics for Experimental Psychology
Optional modules

You take 20 credits from the following list:

  • BIO2004 Plant Biology 2
  • BIO2006 Entomology
  • BIO2008 Evolutionary and Population Genetics
  • BIO2013 Animal Behaviour
  • BIO2017 Microbiology 2
  • BIO2023 Cell Biology 2
  • BIO2028 Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation
  • BIO2030 Biotechnology 1

Other optional modules may also be available.

Stage 3 Compulsory modules
  • BIO3001 Animal Ecophysiology
  • BIO3016 Mechanisms of Behaviour
  • BIO3044 Behavioural Ecology
  • PSY3002 Evolutionary Psychology and Medicine
  • PSY3030 Foundations in Forensic Psychology
Optional modules

You take 60 credits from the following list:

  • ACE3049 Companion Animal Behaviour
  • ACE3203 Developing Graduate Skills for Professional Practice
  • ACE3901 Joint Honours Project
  • BIO3019 Genomics
  • BIO3032 Cell Biology 3
  • BIO3039 Biodiversity Science and Management
  • BIO3040 Applied Ecology
  • BIO3041 Molecular Evolution and Systematics
  • BIO3042 Biotechnology 2
  • NCL3007 Career Development for Final Year Students
  • PSY3001 Evolution and Behaviour
  • PSY3006 Consumer Psychology
  • PSY3008 Art, Mind and Brain
  • PSY3009 Cooperation
  • PSY3016 Sex and Human Nature
  • PSY3018 The Damaged Brain: Case Studies in Neuropsychology
  • PSY3022 The Psychology of Financial Decision Making
  • PSY3026 Psychology of Religion
  • PSY3027 Disorders of Development: A Psychological Perspective
  • PSY3028 Work Psychology
  • PSY3031 The Psychology of Teaching and Learning

Careers Biology and Psychology careers

As a Joint Honours graduate, you will have:

  • acquired the ability to research, evaluate and communicate information
  • developed specialist subject knowledge, and practical and technical skills in two subject areas
  • demonstrated your ability to study intellectually rigorous subjects and manage your workload effectively

These are all attractive traits to a range of graduate employers and are a strong foundation for a variety of educational and career opportunities.

Your employability will be further enhanced if you have taken advantage of work experience opportunities whilst at university.

Depending on subject combinations, Joint Honours in Science graduates have very broad career options.

Some graduates enter careers or advanced training related to one or both of their subject specialisms, such as further study in psychology.

Those graduates who enter employment outside their discipline find a flexible degree of this nature is highly valued in professions such as management, commerce and the civil service. Many employers look favourably on students who can demonstrate their abilities in more than one field.

Graduates who wish to pursue a career in teaching will find that they are suitably qualified to study for a PGCE in either discipline.

Find out more about the career options for Biology and Psychology from Prospects: The UK’s Official Careers Website.

Biology and Psychology BSc Honours (CC18)

Price on request