BA Linguistics And Psychology
Entry requirements
Offers are tariff based, 104 - 128 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.: A Levels: A science subject (e.g. Maths, Biology, Human Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, Psychology, Science) preferred but not required. General Studies and Key Skills not normally accepted. BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM - DDM Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM - DDM City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080): considered on a case-by-case basis International Baccalaureate Diploma: grade H5 in English Literature/Language and grade H5 in a Science subject preferred but not required Access to Higher Education: pass required Welsh Baccalaureate: We will accept this qualification in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications T Levels: T Levels in a relevant subject considered on a case-by-case basis Extended Project Qualification: Points can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Psychology and Linguistics, combining language science with the study of the human mind. Core topics include laboratory techniques, research methods, language and translation, human behaviour, and artificial intelligence and machine learning. The final year includes an independent research dissertation, with a bilingual option available. Specialist facilities include a sound and recording studio, an eye tracking laboratory, and an ERP laboratory for studying brain responses to language.
Modules
- Introduction to Language
- Describing Language
- Brain and Mind
- Foundations of Criminal and Forensic Psychology
- Development and Individual Differences
- Introduction to English Grammar
- Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
- Introduction to Meaning
- Research Skills
- Cognitive and Developmental Psychology
- Human Behaviour: From the Individual to the Group
- Neurobiology of Cognition
- Welsh Linguistics
- Semantics and Pragmatics
- Morphosyntax
- History of English
- Diversity in the Welsh Language
- Sounds and Sound Systems
- Researching Language(s)
- Analysing Discourse
- Linguistics and English Language Undergraduate Dissertation
- Dissertation (Bilingual)
- Second Language Acquisition and Language Teaching
- Speech Science
- Language and Communication
- Psycholinguistics
- Welsh Linguistics
- Historical Linguistics
- Multilingualism in Childhood
- Aspects of Bilingualism
- Introduction to Speech Language Therapy
- Child Language Acquisition
- Language Change
- Language Policy and Planning
- Core Concepts in Counselling
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Critical Approaches to Forensic Psychology
- Language, Literacy and Numeracy Development
- Stress, Health and Anxiety
- Psychology of Teaching and Learning
- Beauty and the Brain
- Counselling Skills
- Applied Behaviour Anaylsis
- Cognitive Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience
- Mindfulness
- Neurodiversity and Neurodevelopmental Assessment
- Psychopathology Across the Lifespan
- Social Neuroscience
- School-Based Interventions