MA Psychology
Entry requirements
A level: CCC (There are no essential subjects for level 1 entry) IB: 28 points, including 5, 5, 4 at higher level There are no essential subjects for level 1 entry Higher / Advanced Higher, SQA (standard): BBBC (There are no essential subjects for level 1 entry).
About this course
MA (Hons) in Psychology. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Psychological Assessment, and Human Behaviour. The course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), and graduates achieving at least a 2:2 are eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership. In years one and two, students study additional Humanities and Social Sciences subjects; Psychology modules are studied exclusively in years three and four.
Modules
- Introductory Psychology:1
- Introductory Psychology:2
- The Science of You: Skills for Life, Work, and Wellbeing
- Understanding the Mind
- Individual Development
- Cognition
- Biological Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Psychological Research Skills 3a
- Individual Differences and Psychopathology
- Psychology of Language
- Developmental Psychology
- Psychological Research Skills 3b
- Psychology Dissertation
- Infant Development
- 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)