UKTPSYC003: BSc (hons): Psychology



Year 1, Semester 1
Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)

Mandatory Units

SOCP0010 Core skills for social scientists: information technology methods      3 Credits
PSYC0001 Psychology 1      6 Credits
PSYC0002 Mind, brain & behaviour      6 Credits
PSYC0003 Psychology laboratory 1      6 Credits
SOCP0059 Core skills for social scientists: social research methods      3 Credits


Optional Units

Choose ONE unit from the selected steam:
Biology stream:
BIOL0011 The biosphere      6 Credits
Languages stream:
ESML0001 French written & spoken language 1A      6 Credits

ESML0030 German written & spoken language 1A      6 Credits
ESML0060 Italian written & spoken language 1A (ab initio)      6 Credits
ESML0062 Italian written & spoken language 1A (post A level)      6 Credits
ESML0081 Russian written & spoken language 1A      6 Credits
Social & Policy Sciences stream:
SOCP0043 Sociology of industrial societies 1: classical theories      6 Credits



Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory Units

PSYC0004 Psychology laboratory 2      6 Credits
PSYC0057 Becoming a social person      6 Credits
PSYC0058 The intelligent being      6 Credits
SOCP0060 Quantitative methods: Surveys & data analysis      6 Credits


Optional Units

Choose ONE unit from the selected steam:
Biology stream:
BIOL0012 Ecology & evolution     6 Credits
Languages stream:
ESML0002 French written & spoken language 1B      6 Credits
ESML0031 German written & spoken language 1B      6 Credits
ESML0061 Italian written & spoken language 1B (ab initio)      6 Credits
ESML0063 Italian written & spoken language 1B (post A level)      6 Credits
ESML0084 Russian written & spoken language 1B      6 Credits

Social & Policy Sciences stream:
SOCP0044 Sociology of industrial societies 2: social change & social control      6 Credits



Year 2, Semester 1
Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)

Mandatory Units

PSYC0005 Psychology research project 1      3 Credits
PSYC0008 Cognitive psychology      6 Credits
PSYC0010 Clinical psychology      6 Credits
PSYC0021 Research design & measurement      3 Credits
PSYC0022 Quantitative methods      6 Credits
PSYC0023 Qualitative research methods in psychology      3 Credits


Optional Units

Choose ONE unit from the selected steam:

Biology stream:
BIOL0040 Concepts in ecology & evolution      6 Credits
Languages stream:
ESML0007 French written & spoken language 2A      6 Credits
ESML0036 German written & spoken language 2A      6 Credits
ESML0068 Italian written & spoken language 2A      6 Credits
ESML0089 Russian written & spoken language 2A      6 Credits
Social & Policy Sciences stream:
SOCP0004 Family and gender      6 Credits
SOCP0006 Political values & social policy      6 Credits
SOCP0047 Sociology of work & industry      6 Credits
SOCP0049 The sociology of crime & deviance      6 Credits




Year 2, Semester 2

Mandatory Units

PSYC0006 Psychology research project 2      3 Credits
PSYC0007 Developmental psychology      6 Credits
PSYC0009 Social psychology      6 Credits
PSYC0025 About science 2: discovery, dissemination & status of scientific knowledge      6 Credits


Optional Units

Choose ONE unit from the selected steam:

Biology stream:
BIOL0041 Spring field course      6 Credits
Languages stream:
ESML0008 French written & spoken language 2B      6 Credits
ESML0037 German written & spoken language 2B      6 Credits
ESML0069 Italian written & spoken language 2B      6 Credits
ESML0092 Russian written & spoken language 2B      6 Credits
Social & Policy Sciences stream:
SOCP0003 'Race' & racism      6 Credits
SOCP0005 Politics and the policy process      6 Credits
SOCP0048 Understanding industrial behaviour      6 Credits
SOCP0050 Sociology of criminal justice policy      6 Credits




Year 3, Academic Year
Mode of Attendance: Unpaid period of experience

Mandatory Units

PSYC0028 Psychology placement      60 Credits




Year 4, Semester 1
Mode of Attendance: Full period in University (Undergraduate)

Mandatory Units

PSYC0011 Psychology dissertation 1      6 Credits


Optional Units

Select between 2 and 4 units from the following list:

PSYC0014 History of psychology      6 Credits
PSYC0015 Economic & political psychology      6 Credits
PSYC0016 Health psychology      6 Credits
PSYC0019 Artificial minds: Minds, machines & persons      6 Credits
PSYC0026 Public knowledge 3a: history, philosophy & sociology of science      6 Credits

Streams - Select between 0 and 2 units from the following list determined by pre-requisites. Maximum of TWO optional units over the year:
Biology stream:

BIOL0072 Biology as a world view      6 Credits
Languages stream:
ESML0013 French written & spoken language 4A      6 Credits
ESML0048 German written & spoken language 4A      6 Credits
ESML0074 Italian written & spoken language 4A      6 Credits
ESML0095 Russian written & spoken language 4A      6 Credits
Social & Policy Sciences stream:
SOCP0034 Working with offenders      6 Credits
SOCP0052 Theoretical issues in sociology      6 Credits
SOCP0054 Power & commitment in organisations      6 Credits
SOCP0071 Sociology of punishment      6 Credits

The following units offered as SPS options in Year 2 Semester 1 are also available in Year 4, if not taken in Year 2.

SOCP0004 Family and gender      6 Credits
SOCP0006 Political values & social policy      6 Credits
SOCP0047 Sociology of work & industry      6 Credits
SOCP0049 The sociology of crime & deviance      6 Credits




Year 4, Semester 2

Mandatory Units

PSYC0012 Psychology dissertation 2      12 Credits


Optional Units

Select between 6 and      18 credits from the following list:

PSYC0013 Models of counselling & psychotherapy      6 Credits
PSYC0017 Controversies in cognition      6 Credits
PSYC0018 Mind & social being      6 Credits
PSYC0020 Artificial lives: Simulation, modelling & visualisation of complex systems      6 Credits
PSYC0059 The cultures of belief      3 Credits
PSYC0060 Science & religion      3 Credits

Streams - Select between 0 and 2 units from the following list determined by pre-requisites. Maximum of TWO optional units over the year:

Biology stream:
BIOL0108 Life, environment and people     6 Credits
Languages stream:
ESML0014 French written & spoken language 4B      6 Credits
ESML0049 German written & spoken language 4B      6 Credits
ESML0075 Italian written & spoken language 4B      6 Credits
ESML0096 Russian written & spoken language 4B      6 Credits
Social & Policy Sciences stream:
SOCP0055 Comparative industrial relations      6 Credits
SOCP0056 Environmental policy & the countryside      6 Credits
SOCP0070 Social issues in contemporary Europe      6 Credits

The following units offered as SPS options in Year 2 Semester 2 are also available in Year 4, if not taken in Year 2.

SOCP0003 'Race' & racism      6 Credits
SOCP0005 Politics and the policy process      6 Credits
SOCP0048 Understanding industrial behaviour      6 Credits
SOCP0050 Sociology of criminal justice policy      6 Credits



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