Semester 1 & 2
Compulsory modules
Project (Psychology Programmes)
The aim of this module is to provide students with the knowledge, understanding, skills and opportunity to select, organise and conduct an enquiry-based project in a topic relevant to their development and programme.
Semester 1
Optional modules
Advanced Social Psychology
The aim of this module is to build upon knowledge gained in Parts A and B to enable students to develop a critical, reflexive understanding of key developments in contemporary social psychology.
Learning in Early Childhood
The aim of this module is to develop students' understanding of development and learning in young children. This module will consider cognitive, social and environmental influences on children's development and explore how children learn in informal and formal settings.
Numerical Cognition
The aims of this module are to develop students' understanding of how studying the processes underlying numerical cognition and their development can inform learning and teaching. Beginning with an overview of the relevance of numerical cognition for educational and also life prospects, this module will explore processes underlying numerical cognition and their development in typical and atypical learners, address the latest methods to investigate them to allow for evidence-based conclusions, and consider the implications of these findings for the classroom.
Advanced Experimental and Qualitative Design and Analysis
This module aims to provide students with advanced knowledge and understanding of both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Students will develop their applied research skills to a higher level.
The Psychology of Eating Behaviour
The overall aim of this module is to develop students' understanding of human eating behaviour from a variety of perspectives. Beginning with an introduction to appetite regulation and the current food environment, this module will explore developmental, social, cognitive, and emotional factors associated with individual differences in eating behaviours in both adults and children.
Psychology of Workplace Health
The aim of this module is to develop students' understanding of key issues in managing work-related ill-health in the workplace including the application of socio-technical and psycho-social interventions in the prevention, management and rehabilitation of workers with work-related mental health issues.
Health, the Body and Culture
The module aims to introduce students to critical scholarly and practical debates on physical and mental health and the body, drawing on medical sociology, cultural studies and science and technology studies. We will explore social scientific concepts and empirical research to enable students to analyse and reflect on ways to tackle contemporary problems and developments related to health, mental health and the body.
Forensic Psychology
The aim of this module is for students to understand and evaluate critically the contribution made by psychologists within criminal, legal, and forensic settings.
Semester 2
Optional
Educational Neuroscience
The aim of this module is to develop students' understanding of how studying the brain can inform learning and teaching. Beginning with an introduction to methods for studying brain structure and function, this module will explore brain function in typical and atypical learners and consider the implications of these findings for the classroom.
Evidence in Education
The aim of this module is to develop students understanding of different forms of evidence in education, their merits, and their limitations. The module also focuses on teaching students the analytic tools to generate convincing evidence to inform educational practices, policies, and theories.
Addictive Behaviours
This module provides a broad introduction to definitions, prevalence, theories/models and treatments of addictive behaviours.
The module aims to:
- Explore definitions of different types of addictive behaviour.
- Critically evaluate major psychological theories proposed to help explain different types of addictive behaviour.
- Critically evaluate major psychology-related treatments/interventions used in the context of different types of addictive behaviours.
- To consider comorbidity, contextual and individual and interpersonal factors linked to addictive behaviours and to varied understandings of addiction.
- To appreciate links between methods used, and types of knowledge produced, in the context of studying addiction.
Clinical Psychology
The aim of this module is to provide students with knowledge about a range of mental health problems, their aetiology and insight into current treatment approaches.
Parenting and Socialisation
The aims of this module are to: introduce students to the topic of parenting; explore factors which may influence parenting styles, practices and behaviours; and, examine the impact that parenting behaviours may have on children's socialisation and development.
Applied Psychology in Competitive Sport
The aims of this module are for students to demonstrate a more advanced and critical understanding of the psychological approaches, issues, strategies, and skills that are relevant in applied practice; and to explore the professional characteristics and vocational skills required of an effective sport and exercise psychologist.