Department of Education Course Catalogue 2025/26
UHED-AFB20: BA(Hons) Education with Psychology
Route: BA(Hons) Education with Psychology
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EDUCATION WITH PSYCHOLOGY
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
Normal course duration: 3 Years
[Page last updated: 22 April 2025]
This course is for students who will be in Years 1, 2 or 3 in 2025/26
Applicable assessment regulations: | Undergraduate assessment regulations - /publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/ |
Approved exemptions: | None |
Coexistent Masters course?: | No |
DACS and exit awards: | This course has no designated alternative course (DAC).
Exit awards:
Diploma of Higher Education
Certificate of Higher Education
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Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 32%
Final Stage: 68% |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
Academic Year: Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| ED12001 | Studying and researching Education with Psychology 1 | 15 Credits |
| ED12002 | Education, schooling and social justice | 15 Credits |
| ED12003 | Exploring children's lives: families and deviance | 15 Credits |
| PS12001 | Mind, brain and behaviour | 10 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PS12005 | Psychology of wellbeing | 5 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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| Students must take options worth a total of 20 credits during this course year. |
Academic Year: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| ED22004 | Studying and researching Education with Psychology 2 | 20 Credits |
| PS22008 | Social psychology and individual differences | 10 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| ED22008 | Contemporary issues in childhood and youth: research and intervention | 10 Credits |
| ED22009 | Educational inequalities in global contexts | 10 Credits |
| ED22011 | Language, curriculum and pedagogy | 10 Credits |
| PS22007 | Cognitive neuroscience | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| ED22005 | Educational psychology in policy and practice | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| SP22060 | The sociology of relationships and family policy | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PS22009 | Developmental psychology | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| SP22056 | 'Race' and racism | 5 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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| Students must select optional units totalling 25 credits in this course year, taking an even split of credits across the year. The final year project counts as 10 credits in S1 and 15 credits in S2. |
Academic Year: Final Stage
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| ED32006 | Final year project | 25 Credits |
| ED32007 | Educational futures | 10 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| ED32016 | Science education: theory and practice | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PS32013 | Developmental psychopathology | 5 Credits |
| PS32014 | Contemporary educational psychology | 5 Credits |
| PS32015 | Psychology of creativity and innovation | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| ED22010 | Introduction to English language teaching | 5 Credits |
| ED32013 | Contemporary issues in childhood and youth: theory and practice | 5 Credits |
| ED32015 | Science education in practice | 5 Credits |
| PS32020 | Attitudes and social cognition | 5 Credits |
| PS32028 | Language development | 5 Credits |
| SP32066 | Atrocities, conflict, human rights | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| ED32014 | Issues in science education | 5 Credits |
| ED32017 | Technology and childhood: an international perspective | 5 Credits |
| PS32021 | Autism spectrum disorder | 5 Credits |
| PS32036 | Social action and change | 5 Credits |
| SP32075 | Sexual violence | 5 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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