Department of Psychology Course Catalogue 2025/26
UHPS-AKB03: BSc (hons) Psychology
Route: BSc(Hons) Psychology with Year long work placement
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY
Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement
Normal course duration: 4 Years
[Page last updated: 25 July 2025]
Applicable assessment regulations: | Undergraduate assessment regulations - /publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/ |
Approved exemptions: | None |
Coexistent Masters course?: | No |
DACS and exit awards: | Diploma of Higher Education [exit award]
Certificate of Higher Education [exit award]
Transfer to DAP possible from study years as follows: Year 1: No; Year 2: No; Year 3: No; Year 4: No; |
Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 24%
Stage 3: 8%
Final Stage: 68% |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
| This course is being replaced. Years 1 to 3 of this version are not available in 2025/6. |
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.
|
Academic Year: Final Stage
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PS32011 | Applied psychology dissertation | 25 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PS32012 | Psychology solutions to real-world challenges | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 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 |
| PS32019 | Advanced clinical psychology | 5 Credits |
| PS32020 | Attitudes and social cognition | 5 Credits |
| PS32028 | Language development | 5 Credits |
| PS32029 | Neuroeconomics | 5 Credits |
| PS32032 | Psychology for sustainability | 5 Credits |
| PS32034 | Psychology of pain | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| ED32013 | Contemporary issues in childhood and youth: theory and practice | 5 Credits |
| SP32077 | The sociology of experts and evidence | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PS32021 | Autism spectrum disorder | 5 Credits |
| PS32023 | Cyberpsychology | 5 Credits |
| PS32024 | Emotion science | 5 Credits |
| PS32025 | Forensic psychology | 5 Credits |
| PS32026 | Genetic psychology | 5 Credits |
| PS32033 | Psychology of addictive behaviours | 5 Credits |
| PS32035 | Psychology of risk | 5 Credits |
| PS32036 | Social action and change | 5 Credits |
| PS32037 | Psychology of music | 5 Credits |
| PS32059 | Psychology of visual arts | 5 Credits |
| PS32060 | Judgment and decision making | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 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 |
| 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.
|
