Details of award: BSc (Hons) Psychology including Foundation Study Framework 2018 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 1a

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
FDN011	Investigations into your Subject Area 1: Business, Education and Social Sciences	40	Compulsory	None
FDN014	Investigations into your Subject Area 2: Business, Education and Social Sciences	40	Compulsory	None
PSY1011	Positive Psychology	20	Compulsory	None
PSY1003	Introduction to Psychology	20	Compulsory	None

Students must take all modules.

STAGE 1b

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
FDN016	Investigation into your Subject Area 3 Changemaking, Introduction to Social Innovation	40	Compulsory	None
PSY1001	Psychology in Practice	20	Compulsory	None
PSY1006	Becoming a Psychologist	20	Compulsory	None
PSY1004	Investigating Psychology^1	20	Compulsory	None
PSY1012	Psychology for Life	20	Compulsory	None

Students must take all modules

STAGE 2

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
PSY2003	Independent Practical Work	20	Compulsory	PSY1006 and PSY1003
PSY2005	Research Methods and Statistics	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 or CRI1005
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
PSY2025	The Psychology of Learning and Teaching 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
PSY3007	Parapsychology and Anomalous Experiences	20	Designated	PSY2001 or PSY2010 or PSY2011
PSY3013	The Psychology of Health	20	Designated	40 credits of second year PSY modules
PSY3016	Forensic Psychology ^4	20	Designated	PSY2013 or PSY2014
PSY3055	Applying Positive Psychology	20	Designated	None
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
PSY3054	Neuroscience of Mind	20	Designated	PSY2011
PSY3053	Lifespan Development	20	Designated	PSY2013 or PSY2008 or PSY2016

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.

FDN and Level 4 modules are split across Stage 1a and Stage1b – 80 FDN credits/40 L4 credits at Stage 1a and 40 FDN credits/80 L4 credits at Stage 1b.  The University’s Supplementary Regulations govern how FDN modules are regulated and how progression from Stage 1a and Stage 1b and from Stage 1a and Stage 1b to Stage 2 is managed.

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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11/5/2018