Course summary

• Gain research skills and a professional level of understanding in psychology.
• Understand how we develop through the human lifespan.
• Study infancy, childhood and adolescence into adulthood and old age.
• Explore stability and change in our physical, cognitive, social and emotional development.

This course is designed to give you a solid foundational knowledge in the core areas of psychology – particularly as applied within a developmental context. You’ll cover the core areas of psychology as identified by the British Psychological Society (BPS). You’ll also gain a graduate basis for chartered membership (GBC) of the society.

 Future careers

This course is appropriate for those interested in careers in teaching and in working with specific age groups. Previous graduates have gone on to apply for both educational and clinical psychology training posts as well as PhDs.

Other alumni have also used the course to progress in their current positions or to change career entirely, such as working with children.

Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances. In addition to the compulsory modules listed below, it is also mandatory that students take one statistics module. There are two options for which statistics module is taken, which are listed with the elective modules. Students with no or minimal statistics experience are encouraged to take Fundamentals in Design and Statistics, while students with substantial statistics experience are encouraged to take Advanced Statistics and Design.

Elective modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentAdvanced Statistics And Design15Exam
Applying Health Psychology To The Environment15Coursework
Clinical Neuro-Psychopharmacology15Coursework
Contemporary Relationship Science: From Infant-Carer Attachment To Romantic Partners15Coursework
Exploring Language And Its Disorders15Coursework
Forensic Psychology: The Dark Side15Coursework
Fundamentals In Design And Statistics15Coursework
Exam
Theory And Practice In Counselling And Psychotheraphy15Coursework