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BSc Psychology with Professional Placement Year

Cardiff University

Institution
Cardiff University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Psychology
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
C810
Typical offer
A-level AAA

Entry requirements

A level: AAA

About this course

BSc in Psychology, studying the scientific principles that underpin human behaviour, cognition, and mental health. Core topics include research methods and human behaviour. The programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and includes a professional placement year. Students complete a research project in their final year.

Modules

  • Psychological Research
  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Research Methods in Psychology
  • Language and Memory
  • Biological Psychology & Individual Differences
  • Thinking About Human Behaviour
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Perception, Attention and Action
  • Thinking, Emotion and Consciousness
  • Psychological Research Skills
  • Social Psychology
  • Mental Health and Clinical Psychology
  • Occupational Placement
  • Research Project
  • Animal Learning and Cognition
  • Neuroimaging in health and disease
  • Neuroscience of Curiosity, Creativity and Learning
  • Decision Making
  • Neurodiversity and neurodivergence
  • Applying Cognitive Science
  • Sensational Adventures in Perception and Action
  • Environmental Psychology
  • Human Factors Psychology
  • Evidence-based Health Psychology
  • Memory: Synapse, Circuits and Senescence
  • Forensic Psychology: Criminal and Violent Behaviour
  • Behavioural Intervention
  • Social Perception
  • Attitudes and Attitude Change