BSc Psychology (Hons)

Year 1

Core modules

• Does Psychology Matter?
• Psychology in the Modern World
• Psychological Research in Practice
• Skills and Careers in Psychology I
• Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
• Introduction to Biological and Developmental Psychology
• Introduction to Social and Cognitive Psychology

Year 2

Core modules

• Quantitative Methods and Individual Differences
• Skills and Careers in Psychology II
• Biological and Developmental Psychology
• Social and Cognitive Psychology
• Qualitative Methods: The Individual in Society

Optional modules

• Psychopathology: Diagnosis, Treatment and Issues
• Anomalistic Psychology and Parapsychology
• Cyberpsychology
• The Psychology of Health
• Sport and Exercise Psychology
• Psychology, Nature and Wellbeing

Optional Placement Year
Core modules

• Applied Professional Practice
• Contemporary Issues in Professional Practice

Year 3

Core modules

• Independent Study in Psychology

Optional modules

• Addictive Behaviours
• Atypical Language Development
• Autism, Asperger’s and ADHD
• Clinical Applications of Psychology
• Psychology in Education
• Emotion in Context
• Forensic Applications of Psychology
• Human Behaviour and Evolution
• Neuropsychology
• The Dark Side of Psychology
• The Psychology of Pain
• The Psychology of Rationality
• Work Readiness
• Psychology of Illness