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BA Psychology and English

University of Derby

Institution
University of Derby
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Psychology and English
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
CQ83
Typical offer
A-level BBB

Entry requirements

UCAS tariff: 112 A level: BBB T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 15, Merit: 24, Pass: 6. Must include passes in compulsory Level 3 subjects English language: IELTS: 6.5 (with at least 6.0 in each skills area)

About this course

BA (Hons) Psychology and English, combining the study of human behaviour with literary analysis. Core topics include Human Behaviour, Research Methods, and Statistics. Later years offer optional placement learning and an independently researched project supervised by an academic member of staff.

Modules

  • Placement Learning and Professional Development
  • Introduction to Social and Cognitive Psychology
  • Enlightenment Literature
  • Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
  • Introduction to Biological and Developmental Psychology
  • Theorising Literature and Meaning (PDP)
  • Mutants and Monsters: Interpreting Fantasy
  • Literature, Identity and The Real
  • Modernism
  • Nineteenth-Century Realism: Conscience and Context
  • Poetry and Revolution in the British Romantic Period
  • Research in Practice
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Psychopathology
  • Biological and Developmental Psychology
  • Social and Cognitive Psychology
  • Cyberpsychology
  • Psychology, Nature and Wellbeing
  • Individual Differences and Quantitative Methods
  • Themes in Forensic Psychology
  • Qualitative Methods: The Individual in Society
  • The Psychology of Health
  • English Independent Study (PDP)
  • Advanced Research in Practice
  • After The Modern: Existentialism and Postmodernism
  • Colonialism and Independence
  • Tragedy
  • Gender and Identity in Contemporary Literature
  • Riots and Rebels: Studies in Intercultural Drama
  • The Art of Crime
  • Modern and Contemporary Poetry
  • Eighteenth-Century Literature: Terror Wit and Letters of Love
  • Addictive Behaviours
  • Positive Psychology
  • Applied Psychology of Human Performance
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD
  • Behaviour Change
  • Clinical Applications of Psychology
  • Employability and Work Placement
  • Forensic Applications of Psychology
  • Human Behaviour and Evolution
  • Neuropsychology
  • Psychology Literature Review Project