MA Philosophy and Psychology
Entry requirements
A level: CCC IB: 28 points, including 5, 5, 4 at higher level Higher / Advanced Higher, SQA (standard): BBBC (View source data of all entry requirements for this course.).
About this course
MA (Hons) in Psychology and Philosophy, combining the scientific study of the mind with philosophical inquiry. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Psychological Assessment, and Human Behaviour. The programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society. Students study European philosophy, including Descartes, phenomenology, and existentialism.
Modules
- Humanities in Practice
- Introductory Psychology:1
- Introductory Psychology:2
- Introduction to Literary Study
- Reading the Screen: An Introduction to Film Studies
- Approaches to Reading
- Applied French 1A (Beginner)
- Applied French 1A (non-beginner)
- Applied French 1B (Beginner)
- Applied French 1B (non-beginner)
- Introduction to Aesthetics
- Descartes, Thought and Reality
- Applied Spanish 1A (Beginner)
- Applied Spanish 1A (non-beginner)
- Applied Spanish 1B (Intensive)
- Applied Spanish 1B (non-beginner)
- The Science of You: Skills for Life, Work, and Wellbeing
- Understanding the Mind
- Individual Development
- Career Planning Module Online
- Internship
- Gender, Sexuality, Culture
- Thinking about life: Existentialism, Life World and Dasein
- Aesthetics
- Justice, Community and Faith
- Fear, Anxiety, and Courage in Philosophy and Film
- Feminist Philosophies and Queer Theories
- Philosophising in Tongues: Philosophy, Politics and Language
- Cognition
- Biological Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Psychological Research Skills 3a
- Individual Differences and Psychopathology
- Psychology of Language
- Developmental Psychology
- Psychological Research Skills 3b
- Justice, Community and Faith
- Philosophy Dissertation
- Fundamental texts in the European tradition - Phenomenology
- Dialectics: Systems and their Negations
- Infant Development
- Psychology Dissertation
- Developmental Psychopathology
- Second Language Processing
- Foundations of Adult Mental Health
- The Development of Self-Awareness
- Society, Mind and Health
- Comparative Communication and Cognition
- Metacognition
- Self-regulation, Health and Wellbeing
- Current Issues in Social and Political Psychology
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health
- Infant Mental Health in Context
- Contemporary Approaches to Addiction Recovery (CAtAR)