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Degree Programme Table: Psychology and Business Studies (MA Hons) (UTPYCHB)


Year 1, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Students on this programme are recommended to take either Economics 1A or Economic Principles and Applications in first year as this allows for appropriate concessions for Accountancy 1A and 1B for a transfer to Single Honours Business Studies at the end of second year.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PSYL08001 Psychology 1 As available 40
    BUST08001 Business Studies 1 As available 40
    BUST08014 Computing for Business As available 0




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits course level 08, as available
    ECNM08005     Economics 1A     (40 credits)

    Notes:Students on this programme are recommended to take either Economics 1A or Economic Principles and Applications in first year as this allows for appropriate concessions for Accountancy 1A and 1B for a transfer to Single Honours Business Studies at the end of second year.
     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits course level 08, as available
    ECNM08002     Economic Principles and Applications     (40 credits)

    Notes:Students on this programme are recommended to take either Economics 1A or Economic Principles and Applications in first year as this allows for appropriate concessions for Accountancy 1A and 1B for a transfer to Single Honours Business Studies at the end of second year.
     


    Year 2, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PSYL08002 Psychology 2 As available 40




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


    Select exactly 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BUST08005    Business Economics   20  
    BUST08008    International Business: Globalisation and Trade 2A   20  
    BUST08011    Organisation Studies   20  
    BUST08003    Principles of Finance   20  
    BUST08009    International Business and the Multinational Enterprise 2B   20  
    BUST08007    Management Science and Information Systems   20  
    BUST08010    Managing Employment Relations   20  
    BUST08004    Marketing   20  
    BUST08015    Innovation and Entrepreneurship   20  
    BUST08018    Applications of Finance 2   20  

    Notes:
     

    Select exactly 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     

    Year 3, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry to Honours requires a pass at 50% or above in Psychology 2, at the first attempt, and a pass in the combined mark of the statistics components of the degree exams, and a mark of 50% or above at the first attempt in two Business Studies courses in second year.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PSYL10034 Psychology Methodology 1 As available 10
    CMSE10002 Strategic Management As available 20
    BUST09001 Research in Management As available 0
    Notes: This course is compulsory for students who choose the Management Honours Dissertation
    PSYL10035 Psychology Methodology 2 As available 10




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


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PSYL10009    Differential Psychology   10  
    PSYL10010    Social Psychology   10  
    PSYL10002    Biological Psychology   10  
    PSYL10011    Psychology of Thinking and Language   10  
    PSYL10013    Memory and Perception   10  
    PSYL10012    Developmental Psychology   10  

    Notes:Notes: Combined Honours Students may not register for both Psychology of Thinking & Language and Memory & Perception. A booklet giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning.
     

    Select exactly 40 credits from Business Studies Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:A booklet giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning.
     

    Year 4, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: PSYL 10035 Psychology Methodology 2 must be taken if it was not taken in Year 3


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PSYL10004    Dissertation in Psychology   40  
    BUST10049    Management Honours Dissertation   40  

    Notes:Students who wish to be eligible for the British Psychological Society's Graduate Basis for Registration must take the Dissertation in Psychology. (MUST be taken in Final Year)
     

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PSYL10018    Critical Social Psychology   10  
    PSYL10091    Development of Core Domains of Thought   10  
    PSYL10041    Clinical Neuropsychology: a Cognitive Perspective   10  
    PSYL10025    Mind, Body and Consciousness   10  
    PSYL10006    Human Working Memory   10  
    PSYL10026    Parapsychology   10  
    PSYL10064    Causes and Consequences of Personality   10  
    PSYL10040    Social Judgement and Decision Making   10  
    PSYL10060    Neuropsychology of Perception and Action   10  
    PSYL10014    Children with Language Impairments   10  
    PSYL10078    History of Unorthodox Psychology   10  
    PSYL10092    Marxist Psychology   10  
    PSYL10077    Childhood autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders   10  
    PSYL10033    Psychological Therapies   10  
    PSYL10063    Basic Tendencies of Personality   10  
    PSYL10027    Psycholinguistics of Language Production   10  
    PSYL10094    Human Cognitive Abilities   10  
    PSYL10095    Memory, Ageing and the Brain   10  
    PSYL10096    Eye Movements and Visual Cognition   10  

    Notes:PSYL10090 Psychology Tutorial course (10 credits) can also be one of the Honours options

    A booklet giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning.
     

    Select exactly 40 credits from Business Studies Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:A booklet giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning.
     

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