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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2018/2019

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Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
After enrolling on your courses, please be sure to meet with your Personal Tutor.

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: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students who have passed courses to the required value of 240 credits, and:
- achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in Sociology 2a and Sociology 2b and
- achieved a mark of 40% or above in Research Methods and Statistics at the first attempt
- achieved a mean mark of 50% for Psychology 2a and Psychology 2b at first attempt
are automatically entitled to progress to honours.

Students who are planning on spending their Junior Year Abroad must successfully progress to honours before they can proceed on their JYA.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

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


Year 3 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students wishing BPS accreditation must ensure that their curriculum follows BPS guidelines. Please contact Psychology for guidance on these requirements.

Students who have passed courses to the required value of 240 credits, and:
- achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in Sociology 2a, Sociology 2b and Research Methods and Statistics
and
- achieved a mean mark of 50% for Psychology 2a and Psychology 2b at first attempt
are automatically entitled to progress to honours.

Students who are planning on spending their Junior Year Abroad must successfully progress to honours before they can proceed on their JYA.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Sociology Year 3 Electives

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

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

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2018/19, 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

Philosophy/Psychology/Language Sciences & Social/Political Science- Sociology and Psychology (MA)-Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If taking the Sociology Project students are expected to use part of the summer vacation of their third year on research for it. Students who wish to be eligible for the British Psychological Society's Graduate Basis for Registration MUST take the Dissertation in Psychology.
AND

Sociology Year 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

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

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

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