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Department of Psychology
Unit Index 2018/19

Below is a list of units offered by the Department of Psychology in 2018/19. Follow the links on the unit codes to view individual unit descriptions. Units are sorted by level and then by period slot. To find a specific unit code or title please use your browser's find on page function.



Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)

Academic Year

PS10086 Mind and behaviour 12 Credits
PS10087 Quantitative research methods 12 Credits

Semester 1

PS10105 Controversies in Psychology 1 6 Credits
PS10120 Representations of childhood and youth 6 Credits
PS10121 Applying psychology 6 Credits
PS10154 Being a psychologist 6 Credits

Semester 2

PS10089 Controversies in Psychology 2 6 Credits
PS10153 Psychological skills 6 Credits
PS10166 Research methods and design 1 6 Credits

Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)

Academic Year

PS20028 Psychology placement 60 Credits
PS20167 Cognitive neuroscience 12 Credits
PS20168 Social psychology, personality and individual differences 12 Credits

Semester 1

PS20093 Quantitative methods 6 Credits
PS20108 Cognitive psychology 6 Credits
PS20109 Social psychology: traditional and critical approaches 6 Credits
PS20124 Research methods and design 2 6 Credits
PS20152 Health psychology 6 Credits

Semester 2

PS20106 Biological psychology 6 Credits
PS20107 Developmental psychology 6 Credits
PS20125 Research project 6 Credits
PS20150 Psychopathology 6 Credits

Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)

Academic Year

PS30094 Applied psychology dissertation 18 Credits
PS30155 Psychology dissertation 18 Credits

Semester 1

PS30014 History of psychology 6 Credits
PS30101 Psychology of pain 6 Credits
PS30103 Attitudes and social cognition 6 Credits
PS30115 Contemporary educational psychology 6 Credits
PS30126 Developmental psychopathology 6 Credits
PS30151 Psychology and neuroscience of blindness 6 Credits
PS30158 Forensic psychology 6 Credits
PS30159 Language development 6 Credits
PS30169 Cognitive neuropsychology 6 Credits
PS30170 Neuroeconomics 6 Credits

Semester 2

PS30110 Psychology of risk 6 Credits
PS30113 Autism spectrum disorders 6 Credits
PS30116 Cyberpsychology 6 Credits
PS30122 Clinical psychology 6 Credits
PS30128 A health psychology approach to loss, grief and bereavement 6 Credits
PS30130 Organisational psychology 6 Credits
PS30156 Affective neuroscience 6 Credits
PS30164 Social action and change 6 Credits
PS30165 The psychology of morality 6 Credits
PS30185 Psychology of creativity and innovation 6 Credits

Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)

Academic Year

PS40172 Advanced psychology dissertation 30 Credits
PS50181 Fundamentals of clinical and health psychology 18 Credits
PS50182 Fundamentals of clinical psychology practice 18 Credits

Dissertation period

PS50051 Health psychology placement 6 Credits
PS50055 Health Psychology dissertation 30 Credits
PS50184 Applied clinical psychology dissertation 30 Credits

Semester 1

PS40175 Advanced clinical & health psychology 6 Credits
PS40176 Advanced cognitive psychology 6 Credits
PS40179 Advanced social psychology 6 Credits
PS40180 Advanced research methods 12 Credits
PS50029 Introduction to issues in health and health beliefs 6 Credits
PS50030 Biopsychosocial mechanisms in health 6 Credits
PS50031 Communication in health 6 Credits
PS50033 Advanced research design in health 6 Credits
PS50148 Multivariate statistics for use in health contexts 6 Credits
PS50157 Foundation in systemic theory and practice 12 Credits
XX50221 Psychological and economic perspectives into decision-making 18 Credits
XX50222 Statistical and mathematical modelling 18 Credits

Semester 2

PS40178 Professional skills 6 Credits
PS50081 Extended essay in health psychology 6 Credits
PS50112 Advanced statistics for use in health contexts 6 Credits
PS50160 21st century public health psychology 6 Credits
PS50161 Advanced qualitative analysis 6 Credits
PS50162 Informing interventions with health psychology 6 Credits
PS50163 Intermediate course in systemic theory and practice 18 Credits
PS50183 Clinical research apprenticeship 6 Credits
XX50223 Professional skills development 6 Credits
XX50224 Contemporary issues in the understanding of decision-making 48 Credits