Candidates who can show prior learning ina module may, under certain circumstances, take an elective module in its place. The availability of elective modules currently includes:
- Nutrition and Behaviour
- Therapeutic Intervention,
- Health Psychology
- Drugs and Behaviour.
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The programme is delivered via lectures, seminars, group practicals and individual supervision. Assessment takes the form of coursework (essays, poster presentations, practical reports, on-line quizzes, research proposals) and examinations (multiple choice, essay and short answer formats). A substantial element of the programme is the project (25%). Students receive individual supervision, together with lectures and seminar support, on a topic agreed with their supervisor. Previous projects have covered a range of topics, including:
- Impulsivity as a risk factor in binge-drinking
- Transition from independent living to sheltered housing
- Change blindness in dyslexia
- Children’s recognition of mood in music.
The programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society. Graduates are eligible for Graduate Basis Recognition by the British Psychological Society.
The programme is aimed at graduates who wish to pursue a career in psychology but who lack the necessary background of honours level study in psychology which would give them eligibility for Graduate Basis Recognition by the British Psychological Society. Graduates typically go on to further postgraduate study (e.g. Masters in health or forensic psychology, Clinical Doctorates in psychology) though some students choose to pursue relevant employment (e.g. assistant psychologist in the NHS) before further study.
By successfully completing the programme, students will acquire the following:
- Good oral and written communication skills
- The ability to work effectively in teams, reacting appropriately to contextual and interpersonal factors.
- The ability to undertake self-directed study and project management
- Competence in the use of information technology for word processing, data handling, communication and information gathering.
- The ability to identify a research question and from this, design, execute and report an empirically-based research project.
Facilities include a range of modern teaching and research facilities with flexible cubicles and larger dedicated laboratories containing equipment for physiological measurement systems, motion capture, eye tracking, driving simulation, digital audio and video recording, observation studies and auditory perception. You will also have access to a nutrition and behaviour suite incorporating a biological analysis laboratory.
The library, with its extensive electronic resources, and the virtual learning environment can be accessed electronically 24 hours a day, both on and off campus.
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