MA Psychology with Counselling Skills
Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL. SL in English is also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in related subjects. Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B.) GCSE English (or equivalent) is required at Grade C/4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C/4 is also required for Accountancy, Economics and Finance programmes. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3.
About this course
MA undergraduate degree in Occupational Therapy and Psychology, spanning four years of study. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Psychological Assessment, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme includes a final-year empirical research thesis.
Modules
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Introductory Psychology I: Concepts and Theory
- Introductory Psychology I: Methods and Applications
- Introductory Psychology II: Concepts and Theory
- Introductory Psychology II: Methods and Applications
- Advanced Psychology A - Concepts and Theory
- Advanced Psychology 1 - Methods and Applications
- Advanced Psychology B - Concepts and Theory
- Advanced Psychology 2 - Methods and Applications
- Psychological Assessment
- Perception
- Biological Psychology
- Methodology A
- Developmental Psychology
- Memory and Language
- Social Psychology
- Methodology B
- Psychology Thesis
- Project: Exploring Theory from the World of Counselling