Program structure
Compulsory modules
Module title
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Credits
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Core Qualitative Methods in Psychology
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15 credits
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Critical Analysis
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15 credits
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Research Design and Analysis
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15 credits
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Theoretical Issues in Psychology
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15 credits
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Advanced Quantitative Methods
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15 credits
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In addition to these modules, you will also complete:
Research Project (60 credits)
You will produce an empirical piece of research leading to a research project, supervised by at least one member of the lecturing staff in the Department. The project provides invaluable, practical ‘hands on’ experience of evaluating a particular research question. You have the opportunity to set your research question, determine and apply the methods to obtain the answers, and present, discuss and interpret the results. You normally start your project in the second term, together with necessary literature reviews and research design. Work on your project will continue full-time following the formal examinations in May up until project submission in mid-September.
Additional workshops and seminars
You are also required to attend some of the Department’s programme of Invited Speakers’ talks given by distinguished academics in psychology, and to produce a written critique on one of these. You are welcome to attend the Department’s other seminar series, which are hosted by eminent academics and practitioners.
Option modules
As well as the above compulsory modules, you will also take 45 credits of option module from a list offered by the department. Please note that the optional modules available will change from year to year and not all optional modules listed in the table below will be available in any one year.
Module title
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Credits
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Theoretical Issues in Psychology
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15 credits
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Advanced Methods and Techniques
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30 credits
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Foundations of Neuroscience
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15 credits
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Critical Analysis
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15 credits
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Behavioural Genetics
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15 credits
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Cross-cultural and Individual Differences in Attention and Awareness
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15 credits
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Psychology of the Arts, Aesthetics and Attraction
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15 credits
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Introduction to coding with MATLAB
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15 credits
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Statistical Methods
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15 credits
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