THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2016/2017

University Homepage
DRPS Homepage
DRPS Search
DRPS Contact
DRPS : DPTs :  School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences DPTs

Degree Programme Table: Psychology (BSc Hons) (UTPSYCH)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September


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


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
PSYL08009 Psychology 1A Semester 1 20
PSYL08010 Psychology 1B Semester 2 20




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 2016/17, Starting month: August


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


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
PPLS08001 Research Methods and Statistics Full Year 20
PSYL08011 Psychology 2A Semester 1 20
PSYL08012 Psychology 2B Semester 2 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   

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 2016/17, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry to Honours requires a pass at 50% or above in Psychology 2 and a pass in Research Methods and Statistics BOTH at the first attempt.
    *For candidates entering the third year of the programme from 2017-2018, entry into third year will require a pass AT THE FIRST ATTEMPT of 50% or above in the following courses: Psychology 2A, Psychology 2B and Research Methods and Statistics.

    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 
    PSYL10103 Psychology Group Project As available 10
    PSYL10102 Critical Analysis As available 10
    PSYL10114 Psychology Literature Review As available 10
    PSYL10126 Research Methods and Statistics 2 Semester 1 10
    PSYL10127 Research Methods & Statistics 3 Semester 2 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  
    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 2016/17, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Students returning to Y4 from a year of study abroad will be required either to take and pass a General Methodological Proficiency test at the beginning of the year, or to take PSYL10126 Research Methods and Statistics 2 and/or PSYL10127 Research Methods and Statistics 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  
    PSYL10041    Clinical Neuropsychology: a Cognitive Perspective   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  
    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  
    PSYL10117    Working Memory   10  
    PSYL10118    Psychology of Counselling   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  
    PSYL10027    Psycholinguistics of Language Production   10  
    PSYL10128    Social Psychological Approaches to Health   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.
     


    General Disclaimer

    © Copyright 2016 The University of Edinburgh - 3 February 2017 1:30 am