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Universities Ireland University College Cork Courses BA Hons Psychology and Computing

BA Hons Psychology and Computing

University College Cork

Cork, Ireland

Tuition Fee € 16,400
Country Rank#3
Duration48 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 90

Program Overview

The BA Psychology and Computing is a degree in which psychological research, theory, and knowledge is applied to a context of increasing importance to the modern world – the design, development, evaluation, and critical engagement with the technology and systems that increasingly surround us. It is a degree that

provides high level technical skills training that will be of benefit to psychologists of the future, who will find themselves working with data science, AI, physiological sensing, online behaviour, neuroscience and experimental psychophysics
will enable students to develop a skill set that will be attractive to employers in information technology companies, increasingly bringing psychology research, values, and methods to the forefront in professions of user experience design, user interface design, ergonomics, data science and user research
provides an advanced understanding of how the quality of peoples interaction with technology affects how we access, understand and make use of modern systems and services, such as healthcare, financial services, civic participation, and education
provides an advanced understanding of online social behaviour – its impact on health, wellbeing, discourse and decision making
Encourages critical reflection on digitally-mediated experience, a common aspect of everyday lived experience in many parts of the world
Develops understanding and sensibilities to create evidence- and skills-based routes in this world for themselves and others

The programme draws on core computing and psychology modules and contains a strand of shared modules that explore the intersection between these disciplines and its application to improving lives socially, culturally, and economically. The combination of core Psychology and Computing modules, along with several design-related modules, makes for a unique undergraduate experience. Students are exposed to an interdisciplinary way of thinking and working from day 1 of the degree programme.

The course has recently gained accreditation by the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI). Accreditation means that graduates from this programme will now able to join the PSI as a graduate member, as long as they achieve a second class honours or above in their final degree classification. Graduates of CK121 will be eligible for entry to any Psychology MA programmes across Ireland that stipulate “graduate membership of PSI” as a requirement, without the need for taking any graduate conversion programme first. Essentially, the course facilitates a similar education and career path for graduates as a standard Psychology or Applied Psychology degree. Accreditation also ensures improved recognition of the qualification internationally.

Course Content
Modules

All modules 5 credits unless otherwise stated.

Year 1 modules
- AP1046 People and Technology
- CS1023 Introduction to Human-Centred Computing
- AP1107 User Experience (UX) Design
- AP1035 Introduction to Neuroscience, Perception and Attention
- AP1022 Social Psychology
- AP1104 Research Methods in Psychology I
- AP1040 Research Design and Statistical Analyses I
- CS1111 Systems Organisation
- CS1021 Relational Databases
- CS1022 Introduction to Programming & Problem-Solving (15 credits)
Year 2 modules
- AP2044 Applied Cognition
- AP1036 Learning and Behaviour
- AP2114 Research Methods in Psychology 2
- AP2116 Social Computing
- AP2045 Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence
- AP2046 Experimental Design and Statistical Applications 2
- CS2011 Intermediate Programming and Problem Solving 1
- CS2012 Web Development
- CS2013 Intermediate Programming and Problem Solving II
- CS2014 Design for Human-Centred Computing
- CS2512 Authoring
Work placement – Year 3 (optional)

Student can choose to undertake a twelve-month work placement in year 3 or continue directly into final year.

Final year modules (year 3 or 4)
- AP1033 Individual Differences
- AP2049 The Psychology of Aging
- AP3126 Health Psychology: Models and Applications
- AP3134 Team Project (20 credits).
- CS3031 Interaction Design
- CS3032 Mobile Multimedia
- CS3033 Data Mining
- CS3062 Computing in Society
- CS3500 Software Engineering
The project will involve technology prototype design and evaluation, will be people-focused, and will be led by staff from both Applied Psychology and Computer Science.

This is a full-time course demanding a full-time commitment. The annual 60-credits workload equates to 12 hours of lectures per week with additional laboratory work and tutorials.

Year 1

You will benefit from a high level of contact with lecturers, tutors and demonstrators. Classes are timetabled over the week, and many of the practical sessions have a compulsory attendance requirement.

Year 2

There is a shift towards more self-directed learning, although this is augmented by 12-14 hours of scheduled lectures and practical sessions.

Final year (year 3 or 4)

You will attend 8-10 hours of lectures on average and focus your time more heavily on your team research project. As with all undergraduate degrees, there is an expectation that you will devote time before and after lectures and practicals to reading, research and developing your knowledge across all courses in the degree.

You will have the opportunity of undertaking an optional work placement in year three in industry and other organisations. The objective is to provide you with learning opportunities in relevant work settings in which you are expected to develop skills as well as demonstrate integration of theory and practice from the course. Students choosing this option would then complete their degree in the fourth year.
Entry Requirement
Non-EU Candidates
Non-EU candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language.

Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & ExaminationsThe minimum English language entry requirements for admission onto a postgraduate programme at UCC are outlined below. These requirements are for postgraduate applicants whose first language is not English. If Gaeilge (Irish) is your first language these requirements do not apply to you.There are a small number of programmes with a higher minimum English language entry requirement and we list these below under Programmes with a Higher Minimum English Language Requirement.IELTS*
- 6.5 Overall
- 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
TOEFL iBT
- 90 Overall
- Listening 20
- Reading 19
- Speaking 21
- Writing 20
ions of a standard equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language.
Fees & Scholarships
The fees for BA Hons Psychology and Computing may vary from €16,000 to €35,000 anually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for international students.
Career Prospect
Graduates of this programme will offer employers a unique combination of technical software related skills, research skills, and psychological training. As a graduate of this degree, you will demonstrate:

· Excellent research methods and statistics training

· Ability to plan and run valid user studies

· Knowledge of core topics in psychology; developmental, social, behavioural, cognitive, and biological

· Expertise in ergonomics and human factors

· Software development and Programming skills

· Software engineering practices

· Ability to design, develop and evaluate prototypes

· Good understanding of data structures and algorithms

· Ability to design, implement, and administer databases

· Understanding of how software can best support and transform essential infrastructure such as health, education and finance

Graduates of this programme have clear pathways to further study and employment in three distinct areas.

1. Graduates who wish to pursue a career in the psychology professions can do so via further study in professionally accredited Masters programmes. Since the BA Psychology and Computing is accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland as a psychology degree, graduates achieving a 2.1 or higher will be eligible to enter MA programmes on clinical psychology, educational psychology, forensic psychology, work and organisational psychology, applied psychology, or any of the other psychology-related professions.

2. Graduates who wish to pursue a career in Software Development, IT, Software Engineering, Web Development, or any of the computing professions will be well placed to do so, through further study or direct routes to employment.

3. Graduates will be particularly well placed to pursue a career in Human-centered software design and evaluation; in areas that are in great demand such as, User Experience design (UX), User Interface (UI) design and testing, Usability testing, Human-computer interaction, Game design, Social media, service design, and research aimed at developing the next generation of systems and services.

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