Details of award: BSc (Hons) Psychology 2014 entry

Name of award: BSc (Hons) Psychology

In order to achieve the named award above, students must meet all requirements of this award map.

STAGE 1

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
PSY1001	Psychology in Practice	20	Compulsory	None
PSY1003	Introduction to Psychology	20	Compulsory	None
PSY1004	Investigating Psychology^1	20	Compulsory	None
PSY1006	Becoming a Psychologist	20	Compulsory	None
SOC1067	The Science of Crime and Criminals	20	Designated	None
SOC1066	True Crime and Other Fictions	20	Designated	None
EDU1011	Introduction to Education Studies	20	Designated	None
LAW1008	Criminal Law	20	Designated	None
SLS1016	Concepts of Health	20	Designated	None
SWK1003	Volunteering	20	Designated	None
PSY1011	Positive Psychology	20	Designated	None

Students must take all four compulsory modules and two designated modules.

STAGE 2

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
PSY2003	Independent Practical Work	20	Compulsory	PSY1006 and PSY1003
PSY2005	Research Methods & Data Analysis in Psychology	20	Compulsory	PSY1006
PSY2010	Cognitive Psychology	10	Compulsory	PSY1003
PSY2011	Biological Psychology	10	Compulsory	PSY1003
PSY2013	Developmental Psychology	10	Compulsory	PSY1003
PSY2014	Personality Psychology	10	Compulsory	PSY1003
PSY2015	Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology	10	Compulsory	PSY1003 and PSY1006
PSY2016	Social Psychology	10	Compulsory	PSY1003
PSY2006	The Human Animal	20	Designated	PSY1003
PSY2007	The Psychology of Well Being	20	Designated	None
EDU2013	The Psychology of Teaching & Learning in Educational Settings	20	Designated	None

Students must take the compulsory modules and one designated module

STAGE 3

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre – Requisites
PSY4001	Psychology Dissertation ^2	40	Designated	PSY2005
PSY4004	Psychology Library Based Dissertation ^3	40	Designated	PSY2005
PSY3004	The Psychology of Mental Health	20	Designated	PSY2016 or PSY2013 or PSY2014 or PSY2015
PSY3006	Occupational Psychology	20	Designated	None
PSY3007	Parapsychology and Anomalous Experiences	20	Designated	PSY2001 or PSY2010 or PSY2011
PSY3011	The Developing Adult	20	Designated	None
PSY3012	The Developing Child	20	Designated	PSY2008 or PSY2013 or PSY2016
PSY3013	The Psychology of Health	20	Designated	40 credits of second year PSY modules
PSY3016	Forensic Psychology^4	20	Designated	PSY2013 or PSY2014 or PSY2015 or PSY2016
PSY3019	Consciousness	20	Designated	PSY2001 or PSY2006 or PSY2010 or PSY2011
PSY3021	Motivation and Emotion	20	Designated	PSY2001 or PSY2011
PSY3023	Educational Psychology	20	Designated	None
PSY3024	Understanding the Social World	20	Designated	PSY2006 or PSY2007 or PSY2013 or PSY2014 or PSY2015 or PSY2016
PSY3027	Psychology of Spirituality, Religion and Wellbeing	20	Designated	PSY2014 or PSY2015
PSY3025	The Psychology of Advertising	20	Designated	None
PSY3029	Investigating and Applying Memory	20	Designated	PSY2010 and PSY2005 or equivalent

Students must take either PSY4001 or PSY4004 plus four designated modules. Students requiring GBC must take PSY4001 plus four designated modules.


Students who complete PSY4004 will achieve BA Psychological Studies, not BSc Psychology.

Students who do not complete the Honours Degree will be eligible for an Ordinary Degree in the named subject upon successful completion of a minimum of 60 Level 6 credits. These can be from any Level 6 modules, whether identified as compulsory or designated.



¹ Restricted module: available to single honours, joint and major Psychology students only
² Cannot be taken with PSY4004
³ Cannot be taken with PSY4001. Please read the rubric carefully about this module as it has implications regarding your degree title.
⁴ Students must obtain the approval of the module leader before choosing or enrolling on to this module

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23/6/2014