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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2017/2018

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Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W


Year 2 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

LEL2D: Cross-linguistic Variation: Limits and Theories

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
OR

LEL2B: Phonetic Analysis and Empirical Methods

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

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: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry into Honours requires a mean mark of 50% or above in Psychology 2A and Psychology 2B (with a minimum of 40% achieved at the first attempt) and a mark of 50% or above in Research Methods and Statistics 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.

Students may replace Critical Analysis or Psychology Mini Dissertation 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

You must take these courses

Course options

Psychology courses - Year 3 (MA Hons) - Level 10

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Language Sciences Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses
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

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Psychology courses - Year 3 (MA Hons) - Level 10

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Language Sciences Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses
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: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students returning to Year 4 from a year of study abroad who have not taken and passed courses equivalent to PSYL10126 Research Methods and Statistics 2 and PSYL10127 Research Methods and Statistics 3 while abroad will be required to take one or both of these courses in Year 4.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Dissertation in Language Sciences

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
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

Dissertation in Psychology

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
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)
AND

Group B

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) I - Psychology ( Hons Fourth Year) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
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

Language Sciences Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses
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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