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Postgraduate Programme Structures for 2005/06

Department of Psychology

THPS-AFC01: PG Cert Health Psychology

Mode of attendance: Full time


Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
PS50029 Health, disease, illness & sickness 6 Credits
PS50030 Health cognitions & health emotions 6 Credits
PS50031 Treatment, communication and context 6 Credits
PS50032 Coping with ill health 6 Credits
PS50065 Multivariate statistics for use in health contexts 1 3 Credits
PS50066 Multivariate statistics for use in health contexts 2 3 Credits

THPS-AFL03: PG Dip Science Culture and Communication

Mode of attendance: Full time


Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
PS50035 Measurement & meaning in the natural & social sciences 6 Credits
PS50036 Public knowledge: history, philosophy, sociology & psychology of science 6 Credits
PS50071 Science & communication I 6 Credits
XX50136 Qualitative methods 1 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 12 Credits from the following list:
PS50061 Artificial minds: Minds, machines & persons 6 Credits
XX50134 Quantitative methods 1: introduction to quantitative methods 6 Credits
ZZ50001 Director of Studies approved unit (s) 6 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory units
PS50043 Dissertation 1: Design, pilot project & evaluation 12 Credits
PS50072 Science & communication 2 6 Credits
XX50138 Qualitative methods 2 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 12 Credits from the following list:
PS50042 Media workshop 2 6 Credits
PS50046 The cultures of belief 3 Credits
PS50047 Science and religion 3 Credits
PS50051 Health psychology placement 6 Credits
PS50063 Controversies in cognition 6 Credits
PS50064 Placement 3 Credits
PS50099 Science on the Web: website design and evaluation 3 Credits
XX50135 Quantitative methods 2 6 Credits
ZZ50005 Director of Studies approved unit (s) 6 Credits

THPS-AFL04: PG Dip Health Psychology

Mode of attendance: Full time


Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
PS50029 Health, disease, illness & sickness 6 Credits
PS50030 Health cognitions & health emotions 6 Credits
PS50031 Treatment, communication and context 6 Credits
PS50032 Coping with ill health 6 Credits
PS50065 Multivariate statistics for use in health contexts 1 3 Credits
PS50066 Multivariate statistics for use in health contexts 2 3 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory units
MA50194 Advanced statistics for use in health contexts 2 6 Credits
PS50033 Advanced research design in health 6 Credits
PS50034 Health promotion, disease prevention & health psychology interventions 12 Credits
PS50081 Extended essay in health psychology 6 Credits

THPS-AFM01: MSc Health Psychology

Mode of attendance: Full time


Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
PS50029 Health, disease, illness & sickness 6 Credits
PS50030 Health cognitions & health emotions 6 Credits
PS50031 Treatment, communication and context 6 Credits
PS50032 Coping with ill health 6 Credits
PS50065 Multivariate statistics for use in health contexts 1 3 Credits
PS50066 Multivariate statistics for use in health contexts 2 3 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory units
MA50194 Advanced statistics for use in health contexts 2 6 Credits
PS50033 Advanced research design in health 6 Credits
PS50034 Health promotion, disease prevention & health psychology interventions 12 Credits
PS50051 Health psychology placement 6 Credits
PS50055 Dissertation 30 Credits

THPS-AFM02: MSc Science Culture and Communication

Mode of attendance: Full time


Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
XX50136 Qualitative methods 1 6 Credits
PS50035 Measurement & meaning in the natural & social sciences 6 Credits
PS50036 Public knowledge: history, philosophy, sociology & psychology of science 6 Credits
PS50071 Science & communication I 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 12 Credits from the following list:
XX50134 Quantitative methods 1: introduction to quantitative methods 6 Credits
PS50061 Artificial minds: Minds, machines & persons 6 Credits
ZZ50001 Director of Studies approved unit (s) 6 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory units
XX50138 Qualitative methods 2 6 Credits
PS50043 Dissertation 1: Design, pilot project & evaluation 12 Credits
PS50044 Dissertation - research & write up 1 6 Credits
PS50072 Science & communication 2 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 12 Credits from the following list:
XX50135 Quantitative methods 2 6 Credits
PS50041 Media workshop 1 6 Credits
PS50042 Media workshop 2 6 Credits
PS50046 The cultures of belief 3 Credits
PS50047 Science and religion 3 Credits
PS50051 Health psychology placement 6 Credits
PS50063 Controversies in cognition 6 Credits
PS50064 Placement 3 Credits
PS50099 Science on the Web: website design and evaluation 3 Credits
ZZ50005 Director of Studies approved unit (s) 6 Credits

Year 1, Dissertation period

Mandatory units
PS50045 Dissertation - research & write up 2 (MSc) 24 Credits

THPS-APM01: MSc Health Psychology

Mode of attendance: Part time


Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
PS50029 Health, disease, illness & sickness 6 Credits
PS50030 Health cognitions & health emotions 6 Credits
PS50065 Multivariate statistics for use in health contexts 1 3 Credits
PS50066 Multivariate statistics for use in health contexts 2 3 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory units
PS50033 Advanced research design in health 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
PS50051 Health psychology placement 6 Credits
PS50055 Dissertation 30 Credits

Year 2, Semester 1

Mandatory units
PS50031 Treatment, communication and context 6 Credits
PS50032 Coping with ill health 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 2

Mandatory units
MA50194 Advanced statistics for use in health contexts 2 6 Credits
PS50034 Health promotion, disease prevention & health psychology interventions 12 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
PS50051 Health psychology placement 6 Credits
PS50055 Dissertation 30 Credits

THXX-AFM13: MRes Psychology

Mode of attendance: Full time


Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
XX50133 Short research apprenticeship project (MRes) 6 Credits
XX50136 Qualitative methods 1 6 Credits
XX50170 Principles & skills of social research 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 6 Credits from the following list:
XX50134 Quantitative methods 1: introduction to quantitative methods 6 Credits
PS50065 Multivariate statistics for use in health contexts 1 3 Credits
PS50066 Multivariate statistics for use in health contexts 2 3 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
* Students not wishing to follow a Critical Social Psychology strand must take PS50078.
PS50078 Theoretical issues in psychology 6 Credits
PS50096 History of psychology 6 Credits
PS50097 Mind & social being 6 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory units
XX50137 Long research apprenticeship project (MRes) 18 Credits
XX50138 Qualitative methods 2 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 6 Credits from the following list:
* Students not wishing to follow a Critical Social Psychology strand must select either MA50194 or XX50135.
* Students wishing to follow a Critical Social Psychology strand may not take MA50194.
MA50194 Advanced statistics for use in health contexts 2 6 Credits
MN30058 Ecological thinking & action in management 6 Credits
PS50098 Understanding gender relations 6 Credits
XX50135 Quantitative methods 2 6 Credits

Year 1, Dissertation period

Mandatory units
XX50140 MRes dissertation 30 Credits

 

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