Psychology : BA Hons : C802

Lancaster University

Bachelor's degree

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lancaster

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Psychology is the scientific study of how humans think and behave. Studying this programme will develop your ability to understand and support people, preparing you for a wide range of rewarding careers.
follows the main themes of modern psychology:

Brain and Behaviour: how neural disorders such as Alzheimer’s Disease affect behaviour
Cognitive Psychology: our reactions to colours, smells, speech and music
Developmental Psychology: the ways in which infants perceive space, patterns, objects and events
Social Psychology: how our thoughts, emotions and behaviours are shaped by the presence of others
You will learn from passionate academics, all of whom are active researchers and world leaders in their field, which allows you to benefit from their insight, expertise and cutting-edge research.
As well as these core modules, you will also take a minor subject, which can be another science, or a subject that is selected from a different part of the University, such as a social science or management programme. This gives you the chance to explore another discipline that interests you and experience another part of the University. Sociology, criminology and philosophy are just some of the more popular minor choices among our students.

During the second year of your degree, you revisit the key themes covered in Year 1 in greater detail. You will study a specialist module for each of the key strands; deepening your understanding and testing your knowledge. You will also explore Personality and Individual Differences, which will introduce you to important theoretical questions and allow you to critically discuss research implications.

In addition to these themes, Research Methods and Statistics modules will be covered this year. These will expand your knowledge of research methods, develop key skills and enable you to gain a detailed understanding of analysis and reporting.

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Lancaster (Lancashire)
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Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

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About this course

In the first year, you will gain an in depth overview of the main study themes through our Understanding Psychology module. You will explore the theories underpinning these areas, learn to evaluate scientific journals, and develop your ability to construct formal arguments. Running parallel to this, you will also undertake the Investigating Psychology module, which will equip you with important practical skills for conducting research in psychology, such as data analysis and report writing.

Our Psychology degree will equip you with both specialist and transferable skills that are valued by all employers, such as communication, critical thinking, numeracy and self-management. From research analysts to retail managers, a good grasp of human behavioural patterns and the science of the mind make psychology graduates attractive to a wide range of employers.

Some psychology graduates go on to become chartered psychologists, specialising in clinical, educational, occupational, forensic, health or sports psychology. There are also new and emerging areas such as neuropsychology, environmental psychology, consumer psychology and animal psychology. It is a fiercely competitive field which needs a strong academic background, lots of relevant work experience, determination and resilience.

Helping you to prepare for your future career is important to us. We will help you decide upon your career path and give you the chance to develop the right skills.

There are three Academic Employability Champions within the Psychology Department whose role is to ensure that our students become highly sought after, employable graduates. This includes providing students with information about pathways to various careers inside and outside of psychology, and advice about further study. We offer one-to-one careers sessions, regular drop-in Psychology Careers Cafés, as well as careers fairs.

A Level AAB

GCSE Mathematics grade B (Applicants with a GCSE Maths C or 5 considered on a case-by-case basis)

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

This degree is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) which is essential if you wish to pursue a career in professional psychology in the UK

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Subjects

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Social Psychology
  • Statistics
  • Investigating Psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Analysing
  • Issues in Psychology
  • Clinical Neuroscience

Course programme

Many of Lancaster's degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to complement their main specialism. You will be able to study a range of modules, some examples of which are listed below.

Year 1

Core

    • Investigating Psychology
    • Understanding Psychology
Year 2

Core

    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Developmental Psychology
    • Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience
    • Personality and Individual Differences
    • Research Methods I: Experimental Methods in Psychology
    • Research Methods II: Asking questions, analysing responses
    • Social Psychology
    • Statistics
Year 3

Core

    • Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology
    • Project

Optional

    • Cognitive Affective and Clinical Neuroscience
    • Current Directions in Social Psychology
    • Forensic and Investigative Psychology
    • Prozac Nation: Human Psychopharmacology
    • Psychology of Art
    • The Developing Mind
    • The Lying Brain: An Examination of Hallucinations & Delusions in Normal, Clinical and Pathological Populations
    • The Neuroscience of Typical and Atypical Social Development
    • The Psychology of Attention: from the laboratory to everyday behaviour
    • Topics in Clinical Psychology

Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and others which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into two sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). For most programmes Part 1 requires you to study 120 credits spread over at least three modules which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects. A higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years.

Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.

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Overseas Fee - £18,890

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