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Degree Programme Table: Psychology and Linguistics (MA Hons) (UTPYCHL)

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


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


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
LASC08015 Linguistics & English Language 1 Full Year 40
PSYL08009 Psychology 1A Semester 1 20
PSYL08010 Psychology 1B Semester 2 20




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


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

 


Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August


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


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
LASC08017 LEL2A: Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English Semester 1 20
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 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.



Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, during Semester 2
LASC08020     LEL2D: Cross-linguistic Variation: Limits and Theories     (20 credits)

 
OR   

Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, during Semester 1
LASC08018     LEL2B: Phonetic Analysis and Empirical Methods     (20 credits)

 

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

Notes:Although further LEL2 courses are not compulsory it is recommended that students take at least 20 credits of LEL2C or LEL2E.
 


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 and (1) an *average* of 50% across all obligatory LEL2 courses, achieved at the first attempt, (2) a minimum of 40% in each obligatory LEL2 course, achieved at the first or second 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 and (1) an *average* of 50% across all obligatory LEL2 courses, achieved at the first attempt, (2) a minimum of 40% in each obligatory LEL2 course, achieved at the first or second attempt.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PSYL10126 Research Methods and Statistics 2 Semester 1 10
    PSYL10127 Research Methods & Statistics 3 Semester 2 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 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  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Notes:The LEL Honours handbook 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. Students MUST consult this handbook regarding the selection of 'core' courses.
     
    AND   

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

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 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  

     

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Notes:The LEL Honours handbook 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. Students MUST consult this handbook regarding the selection of 'core' courses.
     




    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 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 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 course level 10, as available
    LASC10024     Dissertation in Language Sciences     (40 credits)

    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)
     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits course level 10, as available
    PSYL10004     Dissertation in Psychology     (40 credits)

    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)
     



    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 80 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 40 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: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.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Notes:The LEL Honours handbook 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. Students MUST consult this handbook regarding the selection of 'core' courses.
     



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