Psychology
Entry requirements
GCSE: 5 GCSE subjects at grade C/4 or above are preferred and this does not necessarily need to be Mathematics and English subjects. A level: 120 points from a minimum of two A levels from any subjects. BTEC: DDM in any subject. Access courses: Pass Access to HE Science/Combined Science/Humanities/Social Sciences course, to include 45 credits at Level 3, of which 30 credits must be at distinction and 15 credits at merit or higher. T level: Merit overall with C or above in core component. International Baccalaureate: 30 points overall.
About this course
MPsych (Hons) in Psychology, a four-year masters-level programme with an optional placement year. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Programming and Human Behaviour. In the final year students undertake an independent Advanced Psychology Research Project, with research training provided through workshops and close supervisor support. An optional professional placement year enables applied experience in a psychological discipline.
Modules
- Placement: Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Clinical and Developmental Psychology
- Environmental Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Perception and the Brain
- Motivation and Performance
- Interprofessional Learning 1
- Career and Placement Planning
- Interprofessional Learning 2
- Designing and Conducting Research
- Qualitative and Mixed Methods for Research
- Individual Differences, Social, and Developmental Psychology
- Cognition and Biological Psychology
- Psychology in Education
- Health and Wellbeing
- Careers Planning
- Research Project
- Interprofessional Learning 3
- Personal and Professional Development
- Advanced Psychology Research Project
- Advanced Research Design and Data Fluency for Psychology
- Advanced Research Practice and Data Analysis for Psychology
- Interprofessional Learning 3
- Models of Intervention in Psychology
- Advanced Skills and Techniques for Psychological Research Part 1
- Advanced Skills and Techniques for Psychological Research Part 2
- Neuropsychology and Neuroscience: From lab to community