Details of award: BSc (Hons) Psychology 2021 entry UNIC (4 Year)

Name of award: BSc (Hons) Psychology

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

YEAR 1

Students must take 120 credits delivered by UNIC, detailed on UNIC documentation.

YEAR 2

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
PSY1011	Positive Psychology	20	Compulsory	None
PSY1012	Psychology for Life	20	Compulsory	None

Students must take all compulsory modules

YEAR 3

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
PSY2003	Independent Practical Work	20	Compulsory	PSY1006 and PSY1003
PSY2005	Research Methods and Statistics	20	Compulsory	PSY1006
PSY2006	The Human Animal	20	Designated	PSY1003
PSY2007	The Psychology of Well Being	20	Designated	None
PSY2025	The Psychology of Learning and Teaching in Educational Settings	20	Designated	None
PSY2029	Biological and Cognitive Psychology: Mechanisms of the mind	20	Compulsory	PSY1003
PSY2030	Development and Society	20	Compulsory	PSY1003 or CRI1005
PSY2031	Personality & the Fundamentals of Psychology	20	Compulsory	PSY1003

Students must take the compulsory modules and one designated module.

OPTIONAL PLACEMENT YEAR

Code		Title	Credits	Status	Pre – Requisites
PSY2028	The FHES Placement Year Experience		40	Designated	None

Students must have successfully completed 100 credits at Level 5 in order to undertake placement

YEAR 4

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	PSY2030 or PSY2031
PSY3007	Parapsychology and Anomalous Experiences	20	Designated	PSY2029
PSY3013	The Psychology of Health	20	Designated	40 credits of second year PSY modules
PSY3016	Forensic Psychology^4	20	Designated	PSY2030 or PSY2031
PSY3055	Applying Positive Psychology	20	Designated	None
PSY3023	Educational Psychology	20	Designated	None
PSY3024	Understanding the Social World	20	Designated	PSY2006 or PSY2007 or PSY2030 or PSY2031
PSY3027	Psychology of Spirituality, Religion and Wellbeing	20	Designated	None
PSY3054	Neuroscience of Mind	20	Designated	PSY2029
PSY3053	Lifespan Development	20	Designated	PSY2030 or PSY2031

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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02/06/2021