Graduate Diploma Psychological Studies with English for Academic Purposes

Our expert staff Our academic staff include award-winning teachers and prize-winning researchers who are international experts in their own research areas The Cognitive and Developmental Psychology Group are researching attention, language, decision-making, and memory Recent projects have investigated the psychology of energy reduction, the enhancement of human memory through technology, and improvements in the usability and design of transport maps The Social and Health Psychology Group work on motivations, needs, intercultural contact, and sexual attraction Recent projects include the impacts of living and studying abroad, and how personal relative deprivation is linked to problem gambling The Cognitive and Sensory Neuroscience Group research brain function and human behaviour Recently they have been working on projects on the neural processes underlying language production, how motivations are communicated through tone of voice, and how the brain performs 3D vision They previously developed the BioAid mobile phone app that turns an iPhone into a biologically inspired hearing aid Our department is expanding, and has recently appointed a number of excellent researchers who increase the diversity and depth of our skills base Specialist facilities By studying within our International Academy, you will have access to all of the facilities that the University of Essex has to offer: We provide computer labs for internet research; classrooms with access to PowerPoint facilities for student presentations; AV facilities for teaching and access to web-based learning materials Our new Student Services Hub will support you and provide information for all your needs as a student Our social space is stocked with hot magazines and newspapers, and provides an informal setting to meet with your lecturers, tutors and friends You also benefit from the state-of-the-art facilities within our purpose-built psychology building on our Colchester...