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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2015/2016
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Degree Programme Table: Psychology (BSc Hons) (UTPSYCH)

Year 1, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September


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


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
PSYL08001 Psychology 1 As available 40




COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 2 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 8 courses in Schedules K to Q, as available

Notes:It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you choose outside courses in first year that follow on into second year, so that there is the possibility of an alternative degree programme at the end of second year.
 


AND   

Overarching rule collection group: B  
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

Notes:It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you choose outside courses in first year that follow on into second year, so that there is the possibility of an alternative degree programme at the end of second year.
 



Year 2, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: August


COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
PSYL08002 Psychology 2 As available 40
PPLS08001 Research Methods and Statistics As available 20




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 exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules K to Q, as available

Notes:It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you choose outside courses in second year that follow on from first year, so that there is the possibility of an alternative degree programme at the end of second year.
 


AND   

Overarching rule collection group: B  
Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  

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

Notes:It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you choose outside courses in second year that follow on from first year, so that there is the possibility of an alternative degree programme at the end of second year.
 



Year 3, Academic year 2015/16, 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.
    *For candidates entering the third year of the programme from 2016-2017, entry into third year will require a pass at 50% or above in Psychology 2 and a pass in Research Methods and Statistics BOTH at the first attempt.

    Students may replace one or two of Psychology Group Project, Psychology Literature Review, Critical Analysis for a 10 or 20 credit level 9/10
    outside (i.e. non-psychology) course. Permission from the Course Organiser is required for this, see the 3rd Year Course Handbook for further details.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PSYL10034 Psychology Methodology 1 As available 10
    PSYL10035 Psychology Methodology 2 As available 10
    PSYL10103 Psychology Group Project As available 10
    PSYL10102 Critical Analysis As available 10
    PSYL10114 Psychology Literature Review As available 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 70 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PSYL10113    Biological Psychology   10  
    PSYL10106    Development of language, literacy and communication   10  
    PSYL10105    Human Personality   10  
    PSYL10108    Learning and Memory   10  
    PSYL10116    Perception   10  
    PSYL10109    Psychology of Language   10  
    PSYL10112    Social Psychology: The Social Psychology of Identities   10  
    PSYL10110    Social Psychology: Experimental and Applied Approaches   10  
    PSYL10111    Thinking and Reasoning   10  
    PSYL10124    History and Theory of Psychology   10  
    PSYL10122    Clinical Psychological Problems in Context   10  
    PSYL10125    Cognitive Development in Children   10  

     


    Year 4, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: August

  • Notes: PSYL10034 Psychology Methodology 1 and PSYL10035 Psychology Methodology 2 MUST be taken if it was not taken in Year 3


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PSYL10004 Dissertation in Psychology As available 40
    PSYL10005 General Paper in Psychology As available 10
    PSYL10090 Psychology Tutorial Course As available 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 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
    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  
    PSYL10026    Parapsychology   10  
    PSYL10064    Causes and Consequences of Personality   10  
    PSYL10014    Children with Language Impairments   10  
    PSYL10092    Marxist Psychology   10  
    PSYL10033    Psychological Therapies   10  
    PSYL10094    Human Cognitive Abilities   10  
    PSYL10095    Memory, Ageing and the Brain   10  
    PSYL10097    Multisensory Integration   10  
    PSYL10075    Frontal Lobe Functions   10  
    PSYL10061    Sentence Processing and Psycholinguistics   10  
    PSYL10100    Moral Judgment and Behaviour   10  
    PSYL10099    Consciousness and Perceptual Awareness   10  
    PSYL10101    Intelligence, Personality and Health   10  
    PSYL10098    Emotions and Emotional Intelligence   10  
    PSYL10117    Working Memory   10  
    PSYL10118    Psychology of Counselling   10  
    PSYL10119    Developing Relational Concepts   10  
    PSYL10120    Debates in Current Personality   10  
    PSYL10096    Eye Movements and Visual Cognition   10  
    PSYL10123    Class: The Psychology of Wealth, Poverty, and Social Rank   10  

    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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