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FHEQ level

This course is set at Level 6 in the national Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.

Course Aims

In this degree we aim to:
1. Meet the accreditation requirements of the British Psychological Society for undergraduate programmes, to permit entry to professional training or research.
2. Provide students with a firm grasp of the main theories, methods and findings of psychological research relevant to an understanding of the relationship between the brain and behaviour.
3. Incorporate a wide range of teaching methods to broaden the range of learning experience offered.
4. Offer a flexible and responsive admissions policy, offering access to students with special needs, and particularly to students in the local area who, while intellectually qualified to take a full-time degree programme, have an unconventional academic background.
5. Prepare students for future employment or training by providing them with opportunities to develop a range of personal, practical and intellectual skills.
6. Encourage students to realise their potential in an environment that offers opportunities for learning and an integrated system of pastoral care.
7. Enable students to participate in processes of course review and evaluation.
8. Provide opportunities for students to develop analytical, critical evaluation and problem-solving skills for assessing psychological issues and evaluating research findings.
9. Provide opportunities for students to develop progressively advanced research skills, including formulation of research questions, study design, data collection, selection and performance of statistical analyses and evaluation of findings.
10. Provide opportunities for students to develop their knowledge of social and cultual effects on behaviour as well as biological determinants.
11. (Gender Studies Minor) Enable students to question the traditional concepts of masculinity and feminity as part of a detailed exploration of Gender and its role in shaping society, culture, religion, politics and ethnicity.

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of the programme the successful student will:
1. Understand the scientific underpinnings of psychology as a discipline.
2. Recognise the inherent variability and diversity of psychological functioning.
3. Demonstrate a good knowledge and critical understanding of a range of influences on psychological functioning and how they are conceptualised across the core areas of cognitive psychology, psychobiology, developmental psychology, social psychology, and individual differences.
4. Be knowledgeable about a number of specialised areas and/or applications.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of a range of research paradigms, research methods and measurement techniques, including statistical analysis.
6. Be able to initiate, design, conduct and report an empirically-based research project under appropriate supervision.
7. Be able to reason scientifically and demonstrate the relationship between theory and evidence.
8. Be able to detect meaningful patterns in behaviour and experience.
9. Be aware of ethical principles and can demonstrate this in relation to personal study, particularly with regard to the research project.
10. Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the concept of Gender and the range of social, cultural and political issues that it shapes and is shaped by. Show an in-depth understanding of ideas relating to masculinity and femininity and how these ideas have changed and been challenged.

For information on the composition of this course please see either the on-line Undergraduate prospectus for undergraduate related courses or the on-line Postgraduate prospectus for postgraduate related courses.

More detailed information on the course structure and modules within this degree will be available on this page shortly.