Course Content
Year 1 - Compulsory
- Mind and Behaviour in Context (30 credits)
- Psychology: Practice and Context (30 credits)
- Preparing for Academic Success (15 credits)
- Psychological Statistics (15 credits)
- Research Methods & Design in Psychology (30 credits)
Year 2 - Compulsory
- Research Methods & Ethics in Psychology (30 credits)
- Contemporary Issues in Psychology (30 credits)
- Social, Personality and Developmental Psychology (30 credits)
- Brain, Body and Mind (30 credits)
Year 3 - Optional (Students must complete a total of 120 credits in the final year)
- Professional Practice (30 credits)
Year 3 dissertation modules - choose ONE module from the following:
- Psychology Dissertation (30 credits)
- Extended Psychology Dissertation (45 credits)
- Year 3 - Autumn term modules - Block 1: a maximum of one module may be taken
- Advanced Qualitative Research Methods (15 credits)
- Critical Forensic Psychology (15 credits)
- Applying Health Psychology to Behaviour Change (15 credits)
- Neuropsychology: The Healthy Brain and What Can Go Wrong With It (15 credits)
Year 3 - Autumn term modules - Block 2: a maximum of one module may be taken
- Visual Psychology: Arts, Film and Photography in Psychology (15 credits)
- Social, Cultural & Community Mental Health (15 credits)
Year 3 - Autumn term modules - Block 3: a maximum of one module may be taken
- Creativity & Imagination (15 credits)
- Psychology in Education (15 credits)
- How to Do Cognitive Neuroscience (15 credits)
Year 3 - Spring term modules - Block 4: a maximum of one module may be taken
- Psychology of Music (15 credits)
- Key Issues and Controversies in the Psychology of Elite Sport Performance (15 credits)
- Neuropsychology of Language and Communication (15 credits)
- Primatology (15 credits)
Year 3 - Spring term modules - Block 5: a maximum of one module may be taken
- Coaching Psychology (15 credits)
- The Science of Intimate Relationships (15 credits)
- Fundamentals of Cognition: Human memory (15 credits)
- Lifespan Stages: Adult stages of development (15 credits)
Year 3 - Spring term modules - Block 6: a maximum of one module may be taken
- Therapeutic Psychology (15 credits)
- The Psychology of Stress, Motivation and Work-Life Balance (15 credits)
- Evolutionary Approaches to Behaviour (15 credits)
- Lifespan Issues: Impact of Life Experience (15 credits)
