Psychology with Clinical and Health Psychology Msci

Course

In Bangor

£ 13,300 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Bangor (Wales)

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    September

On this course, as well as studying general psychology modules, you will specialise in understanding the psychological factors involved in mental and physical health. In clinical psychology, you will study behavioural problems in children, mental illness in adults, and psychological problems in old age. This will include important contemporary issues such as eating disorders and drug misuse. You will analyse not only what causes these problems but also how they can be treated, or, even better, prevented. In health psychology, you will examine the psychological factors that lead some individuals to behave in health damaging ways, such as eating unhealthy diets, not taking enough exercise, or engaging in unsafe sexual behaviour. You will study what happens when individuals do become ill or disabled, with diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and HIV/AIDS. As well as understanding how things can go wrong, you will analyse how the situation can be improved through psychological interventions.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Bangor (Gwynedd)
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LL57 2DG

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

About this course


The course aims to enable understudies to: Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation for the history of psychology (History of Psychology).
Outline the minimal standards of ethical approval by the British Psychological Society and discuss how these standards apply to modern research in psychology (Research Ethics)
Discuss the demarcation problem with specific focus on the location of psychology with regards to the boundary between science and pseudoscience (Demarcation)
Discuss the progression of scientific knowledge and understanding (Scientific Progression)
Discuss the importance of hypothesis testing (Hypothesis Testing)


MSci (and BSc) Psychology with Clinical and Health Psychology focuses in that area but is still suitable for students who want to follow any of the main psychological professions (clinical psychology, educational psychology, counselling psychology, health psychology etc). In addition, there are careers open to graduates and postgraduates from any discipline. These include, for example, careers in management training, accountancy, teaching, nursing, social work, the police and the armed forces. Further, employers are usually looking for general or transferable skills, and a psychology degree arguably provides a unique combination of these as it is both a literate and numerate discipline. The fact that we are regularly ranked in the Top 20 for graduate prospects shows how employable you will be as one of our graduates.

Our typical offer will be 340 points / AAB grades. Applicants must have a relevant Science A2 or equivalent. Applicants are strongly preferred to have at least 1 relevant Science A2. General Studies and Key Skills are excluded. GCSE Mathematics and English at Grade C is required. Relevant Science A2: Maths, Biology, Human Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, Psychology and Science.
We give full recognition to alternative qualifications, including the International Baccalaureate, BTEC, NVQ (level 3) and GNVQ (Advanced).

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Subjects

  • Psychology
  • IT
  • Health Psychology
  • Clinical and Health issues
  • Psychology with Clinical
  • Psychology with Health
  • Mental illness in adults
  • Behavioural problems in children
  • Psychological problems in old age

Course programme

What will you study on this course? You will take all modules that are compulsory for single honours Psychology students. In addition, you will take core clinical and health psychology modules. Each year you study a total of 120 credits and the modules build over the years to provide both breadth and depth of understanding focused on Clinical and Health issues. Your Research Your MSci project will be on a clinical or health psychology topic. Recent student projects have addressed topics such as personality, motivation and goals relating to smoking, drinking, physical activity and adherence, and coping with stress, mental and physical illness.

Psychology with Clinical and Health Psychology Msci

£ 13,300 VAT inc.