Mathematics and Psychology BSc Honours (CG81)

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.

• ACE1050 Academic and Research Skills for Joint Honours Study
• MAS1601 Introduction to Calculus
• MAS1602 Introductory Algebra: Complex Numbers, Vectors and Matrices
• MAS1603 Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations
• MAS1604 Introduction to Probability
• PSY1004 Cognitive Psychology
• PSY1005 Sensation and Perception
• PSY1006 Instinct, Learning and Motivation
• PSY1011 Research Methods and Skills

• MAS2502 Introduction to Computing and Problem Solving
• MAS2704 Numbers and Ciphers
• MAS2801 Vector Calculus
• MAS2901 Introduction to Statistical Inference
• 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

You will take 20 credits from either of the following two sections:

• MAS2802 Differential Equations, Transforms and Waves and
• MAS2803 Fluid Dynamics

OR

• MAS2902 Stochastic Modelling and
• MAS2903 An Introduction to Bayesian Methods

• MAS2903 An Introduction to Bayesian Methods
• MAS3115 Quantum Mechanics
• PSY3030 Foundations in Forensic Psychology

You will take 80 credits of modules from the following list in consultation with their subject advisors:

• MAS3112 Introduction to Fluids
• MAS3320 Statistical Modelling
• MAS2803 Fluid Dynamics*
• MAS3111 Partial Differential Equations and Applications
• MAS3119 Differential Equations, Transform Methods and Fields
• MAS3120 Electromagnetism
• MAS3324 Stochastic Financial Modelling
• MAS3328 Survival Analysis
• PSY3001 Evolution and Behaviour
• PSY3002 Evolutionary Psychology and Medicine
• PSY3016 Sex and Human Nature
• PSY3020 Face Perception
• PSY3022 The Psychology of Financial Decision Making
• PSY3027 Disorders of Development: A Psychological Perspective
• PSY3031 The Psychology of Teaching and Learning
• ACE3901 Joint Honours Project
• NCL3007 Career Development for Final Year Students

*You can only take this module if you are not taking MAS3112

In our experience many employers look favourably on students who can demonstrate their abilities in more than one field. Newcastle graduates will have acquired the ability to research, evaluate and communicate information, alongside developing specialist subject knowledge, practical and technical skills.

This provides graduates with a range of educational and career opportunities, especially if the skills you have developed during your degree have been further enhanced by work experience.

Depending on subject combinations, Joint Honours in Science graduates have very broad career options. In the past, our graduates have entered careers in the business and financial sectors or specialised further in their area of expertise such as accountancy and psychology. Graduates who wish to pursue a career in teaching will find that they are suitably qualified to study for a PGCE in either discipline. 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.

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