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Degree Programme Table: Psychological Research Methods (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCPSYRM1F)


Year 1, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Students should note that not all optional courses will necessarily be available in any given year and should consult the relevant programme handbook. The programme director must approve choice of courses.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 7 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PSYL11021 Psychological Research Concepts and Design As available 10
    PSYL11020 Professional and Generic Psychological Research Skills As available 10
    PSYL11023 Current Topics in Psychological Research As available 10
    PSYL11034 Dissertation in Psychology As available 60
    PSYL11053 Univariate Statistics and Methodology using R As available 10
    PSYL11054 Multivariate Statistics and Methodology using R As available 10
    PSYL11055 Working with specialist psychological data As available 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Option Courses 1 - MSc Psychological Research Methods' (ROU_I_PTMSCPSYRM1F_11) , as available.
                     
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PSYL11013    Personality, Coping and Health Research   10  
    PSYL11048    Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology   10  
    PSYL11014    Psychometrics   10  
    PSYL11025    Working memory in healthy and the damaged brain   10  
    PSYL11027    The neuropsychology of perception and action (MSc)   10  
    PSYL11028    Frontal lobe functions   10  

     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Option Courses 2 - MSc Psychological Research Methods' (ROU_I/O_PTMSCPSYRM1F_11) , as available.
                        
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PSYL11035    Developmental and Social Psychology   10  
    PSYL11030    Clinical Neuropsychology   10  
    PSYL11031    Brain Imaging in Neuropsychology   10  
    PSYL11016    Evolutionary Psychology   10  
    PGBI11009    Human Genetics   20  
    PUHR11005    Advanced Statistical Methods: Categorical & Survival Data   10  
    PSYL11029    Disorders of language functions   10  

    Notes:Students are usually allowed to substitute option credits for other courses from School Collection O at level 11 with the agreement of the programme director.
     

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