Psychology BSc (Hons)
There are only two online psychology degrees in the UK that have been accredited by The British Psychological Society, and this is the most established. We’ve been successfully running this online Psychology degree for eight years and it continues to be our most popular online degree. Completing an accredited degree is an essential first step to becoming a qualified psychologist. But even if that isn’t your career goal, this is still a fascinating subject to study.
With a choice of start dates – September, January or April – and online materials which allow you to study in your own time, it’s flexible enough for those working or bringing up young children.
Follow your own interests
In stage 3, you’ll have the opportunity to choose a high proportion of modules, so you can follow your own interests, whether they be in areas such as addictive behaviours, psychology and gender, applied psychology and ergonomics or ADHD, Asperger’s and Autism.
It’s an interactive psychology course
Despite the fact that you learn online, there will be plenty of opportunities to interact with tutors and other students. As well as through online discussion forums and live chat during lectures and tutorials, there is a 1-week residential in Derby during stage 2. This allows us to teach you elements that are difficult to cover online, but that are required by The British Psychological Society, such as experimental design, running practical exercises in labs, group data collection and statistics. If you can't come to the residential week, or don't need Graduate Basis for Registration (in order to go on to be a psychologist) you can take an alternative module instead and graduate with BSc (Hons) Psychological Studies.
Studying online gives you the flexibility to study at the most convenient time and place for you. Course modules still operate within a fixed semester or term time, but you can choose to study during the day, in the evenings or at the weekend rather than having to attend fixed lectures.
Course Length:
3-8 years of part time study
Start Dates:
September, January and April.
Entry Requirements:
Starting this course in January or April 2012?
Our entry requirements are usually 220-240 UCAS points from A levels (excluding General Studies) or equivalent qualifications, such as a BTEC National Diploma, Scottish Highers etc. You'll also need at least 5 GCSEs (minimum grade C), which must include Maths and English Language. If you've completed an Access/Foundation course, we also accept these qualifications.
Starting this course from September 2012?
Our entry requirements are usually 300 UCAS points from A levels (excluding General Studies) or equivalent qualifications, such as a BTEC National Diploma, Scottish Highers etc. You'll also need at least 5 GCSEs (minimum grade C), which must include Maths and English Language. If you've completed an Access/Foundation course, we also accept these qualifications.
The UCAS tariff points are a guide - we'll also consider all the information that you've included in your application. We'll also want to see that you're enthusiastic and motivated to take this course and that you have the potential to benefit from coming to university.
Fees:
| Per Module | Modules | Total | Start | |
| UK | £400 | 24 | £9,600* | Sept/Jan/Apr |
| Non UK | £620 | 24 | £14,880* | Sept/Jan/Apr |
*Prices correct for 2011/2012. Subject to annual increase.
Fees Description:
In addition, a specialist statistical package (SPSS for Windows) will be required in the statistics modules. It’s available from the University and you are strongly advised to buy this software when you enrol on these modules. The cost of food and accommodation is not included for the residential module Psychology in Practic (Stage 2). Accommodation may be available at the University Halls of Residence, for which usual University tariffs will apply.
This programme is registered with Students Finance England (SFE) for students who have a registered disability and are also claming Disabled Students Allowance (DSA), to claim a full time loan for funding. Students must study 120 credits per academic year or their funding may be adjusted by SFE.
Career Information:
If you want to become a professional psychologist, you must take a postgraduate qualification and after completing this BSc, you’ll be able to do just that. You can study an MSc Health Psychology or MSc Psychology online. You can choose to train in areas such as clinical psychology, research psychology, occupational or educational psychology.
If you're more interested in psychology as a subject and are not pursuing a career as a psychologist, then this course is still valuable. It allows you to develop skills for a variety of careers, such as lecturing, working in mental health settings, management or administration.
Testimonials:
Clinton Bruigom is a current student from Johannesburg, South Africa. He said:
"I chose Derby's course because of its interesting and varied content; there was nothing like it available elsewhere online or in South Africa. It's great that the programme is accredited by The British Psychological Society as I'm hoping to forge a career in psychology."
Emma Prior, a current student from Essex, recently attended our residential week in the UK as part of the Psychology in Practice module. She said:
"This week has been fantastic; a great opportunity to discuss and debate and ask questions as they arise – things that aren't that easy to do online
Course Leader:
Student Quote:
"I chose Derby's course because of its interesting and varied content; there was nothing like it available elsewhere online or in South Africa"
Clinton Bruigom, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Student Profile:
Clinton Bruigom is a current student from Johannesburg, South Africa. He said:
"I chose Derby's course because of its interesting and varied content; there was nothing like it available elsewhere online or in South Africa. It's great that the programme is accredited by The British Psychological Society as I'm hoping to forge a career in psychology."
Emma Prior, a current student from Essex, recently attended our residential week in the UK as part of the Psychology in Practice module. She said:
"This week has been fantastic; a great opportunity to discuss and debate and ask questions as they arise – things that aren't that easy to do online
Career Information
If you want to become a professional psychologist, you must take a postgraduate qualification and after completing this BSc, you’ll be able to do just that. You can study an MSc Health Psychology or MSc Psychology online. You can choose to train in areas such as clinical psychology, research psychology, occupational or educational psychology.
If you're more interested in psychology as a subject and are not pursuing a career as a psychologist, then this course is still valuable. It allows you to develop skills for a variety of careers, such as lecturing, working in mental health settings, management or administration.
Modules
Stage 1
Core Module
Following a comprehensive introduction to the brain, neural structures and neurons, we will investigate how our understanding of brain function informs our understanding of cognition and behaviour.
We will consider if parts of our brains sub-serve specialised abilities (eg emotion processing, language) or can even be affected by individual differences (eg handedness). We will also consider what happens in our brains when we sleep and contemplate whether an explanation for states such as anxiety, schizophrenia and depression can be found “in our heads”.
Finally, we will investigate the effects of genetics, hormones and drugs on behaviour.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework. You will submit a portfolio which labels and describes features outlined in a number of diagrams. You will also choose from a range of topics and answer several short-answer questions.
Credits: 15
Core Module
Cognitive psychology is concerned with the study of mental processes involved in perceiving and interpreting the external world, communication and thinking and reasoning.
You will gain an overview of theory, research methods and empirical findings for key topics in cognitive psychology, including the study of attention, perception, memory, language and communication, thinking, reasoning and problem-solving.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework: a 1,500 word essay.
Credits: 15
Core Module
You will develop a critical understanding of psychological concepts, theories, and methods relevant to the study of child development. You will also gain an understanding of the range of research conducted in developmental psychology.
We will cover:
- Themes and theories in child development
- Biological foundations of development
- Infancy
- Cognitive development
- Social development
- Moral development
- Social influences.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework: a 1500 word portfolio consisting of short-answer questions.
Credits: 15
Core Module
This gives you an overview of the purpose and design of psychological research. You will be taught the need for systematic research methods and the relationship between theory and data in scientific and qualitative research.
You will also learn basic principles in research design, including:
- experimental and non-experimental research
- the use of descriptive and inferential statistics to analyse experimental data
- how to write research reports.
You will generate research data both quantitatively and qualitatively.
In addition, you will also undertake Personal Development Planning (PDP) to identify your personal development needs – both within this module and throughout the course.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework, split into 3 parts:
- Design and conduct a small-scale psychological study, analyse the data and produce a 1500 word written report in a standard format (60%)
- Undertake an open book, time limited class test (40%)
- Prepare a 500 word reflective essay about your PDP (pass/fail).
Credits: 15
Core Module
In this module, you will be introduced to the core theories, methods and perspectives of social psychology.
We will cover a number of areas of social psychology:
- Global descriptions of social psychology: definitions, a short history, and research methods in social psychology
- Group processes: inter-group and intra-group behaviour, social identity theory, decision-making, conformity, obedience, and leadership
- Attitudes: definition and measurement, the link between attitudes and behaviour, attitude change and persuasion, prejudice and discrimination
- Altruism and aggression: definitions and theories, bystander intervention, situational and dispositional accounts, ethological and laboratory studies of aggression
- Social cognition and social interaction: stereotypes and schemata, scripts and prototypes, attribution theory, verbal and non-verbal interaction, physical attraction, love, courtship, and relationships.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework: a 1500 word essay.
Credits: 15
Core Module
This module will introduce you to the origins of the discipline of psychology by exploring some of the key historical figures that have shaped it. As well as looking at the major contributions of each figure, the module will place their work within the political, cultural and social context existing at the time, including the person’s upbringing, their education and their relationships with other psychologists, philosophers and scientists of their day.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework: a 1,500 word essay exploring the life and contribution of one historical figure in psychology
Credits: 15
Core Module
We’ll explore the idea that psychology is an integrated and multi-faceted discipline. You will learn to appreciate that the topics it explores can be approached from a number of different perspectives. To illustrate this, 3 distinctive areas will be covered: relationship formation, schizophrenia and visual illusions.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework: a 2,000 word group produced Wiki.
Credits: 15
Core Module
This module builds upon what you learned in Research Methods and Analysis 1. Through practical sessions you build up knowledge about both qualitative and quantitative issues.
We will cover:
- Philosophical and theoretical principles of qualitative research.
- Identifying and applying qualitative analysis including content and thematic analysis, using templates to structure analysis, analysing narratives.
- Analysing and reporting media and online data.
- Quantitative statistics including a recap of descriptive statistics, use of SPSS to compute descriptive statistics, introduction to inferential statistics, hypothesis testing revisited etc.
You will need to buy a specialist software package called SPSS for Windows for this module. We'll let you know how to get hold of a copy when you enrol on this course.
Credits: 15
Stage 2
Core Module
Following on from the earlier introductory module, you will learn about the relationship between brain functioning and behaviour. You will critically examine the biological bases of a range of behaviours and consider how research in biological psychology can contribute to the understanding of cognitive function, health and illness.
We cover:
- Biological aspects of behaviour
- Psychopharmacology and the brain
- Evolutionary, developmental and genetic explanations of behaviour
- The biological basis of certain psychological abnormalities, as well as topical issues in studying human neuropsychology.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework: a timed online assessment and a 1,500 word critical review of a journal article.
Credits: 15
Core Module
Building upon the earlier introductory module, you will look more deeply at the research methods and empirical findings for key topics in cognitive psychology.
We will cover:
- Attention: space and object-based attention, temporal attention
- Visual information processing: theoretical approaches, neuropsychological and applied aspects
- Memory
- Language: speech perception, word comprehension, sentence comprehension
- Thinking and reasoning: problem-solving, decision-making.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework: a 2,000 word essay (70%) and a conference poster (30%) based on a classic or contemporary empirical paper of your choice.
Credits: 15
Core Module
Building upon the Introduction to Social Psychology module that you studied earlier, you will explore specific topics such as:
- Social cognition: social perception, attitudes, self regulation
- Intergroup processes: inter-group conflict and prejudice, social identity processes, and attribution processes
- Small group processes: groups and group norms, small group dynamics and leadership styles, characteristics of productive and non-productive groups
- Social influence in groups: conformity and obedience, majority and minority influence, bystander effect and prosocial behaviour
- Close relationships: interpersonal attraction, liking and loving, and the role of culture and gender.
You will be taught in a highly interactive way, so we can bring social psychology theory to life using real life experiences.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework: a 2,000 word essay.
Credits: 15
Core Module
Building upon the 2 earlier modules, you’ll deepen your knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methodologies in psychological research.
We will cover:
- An introduction to the philosophical underpinnings and theory in qualitative research
- The practical aspects and application of qualitative methodologies
- Use of specialist statistical software (eg SPSS) to analyse quantitative data, using correlation, regression and ANOVA techniques
- Calculation and reporting of appropriate effect size and understanding statistical power
- Use of statistics as principled argument
- Career pathways and personal development planning related to employability skills.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework, split into 3 parts:
- A portfolio of short reports demonstrating a range of statistical techniques using SPSS (50%).
- An essay critiquing the development of qualitative approaches in psychology (1,500 words, 50%).
- A 1,000 word reflective summary about your career aspirations and how to address weaknesses that might prevent you from achieving these (pass/fail).
Credits: 15
Core Module
Health psychology is one of the fastest growing disciplines in psychology. In this module you will explore its key theoretical concepts as well as the main models and theories that health psychologists use to explain the experience of health and illness, and their links to other areas of psychology.
Areas covered include:
- Health psychology in context: what is health? Health inequalities, historical and contemporary perspectives in health psychology
- Health psychology theory: health beliefs and illness cognitions, models of health and illness, individual differences in relation to health beliefs and behaviour
- Health psychology research: identifying psychological aspects of the health and illness experience, formulating pertinent health psychology questions, selecting appropriate health and psychological assessment tools, and using research to inform practice
- Health psychology in action: health promotion, screening, patient-practitioner consultation, adherence, psychological interventions to maintain and restore health.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework. Part 1 is a 1,500 word research proposal (50% weighting); part 2 is a 1,000 word report explaining your research findings and how you would apply these to practice (50% weighting).
Credits: 15
Optional Module
You’ll develop your skills in the study of psychology through practical, laboratory based experience at conducting psychological investigations. You will need to attend a 1-week residential school, during which you’ll use specialist equipment, and discuss research and analysis issues.
There is an alternative module for those not able to attend the 1-week residential, or who do not want to gain Graduate Basis for Registration (in order to go on to be a psychologist). By taking the non-residential module you will graduate with a slightly different degree title: BSc (Hons) Psychological Studies.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework. You will propose, design and conduct a small-scale qualitative or quantitative psychological study and report on it in an appropriate format. If you are taking the residential module, you are also required to attend at least 80% of this module in order to pass.
Credits: 15
Optional Module
An alternative module for those not able to attend the 1-week residential, or who do not want to gain Graduate Basis for Registration (in order to go on to be a psychologist). By taking this module you will graduate with a slightly different degree title: BSc (Hons) Psychological Studies.
Credits: 15
Optional Module
We will explore a number of phenomena that are not part of mainstream psychology teaching but which many believe to be of interest to psychologists. We’ll look at trying to define these anomalous phenomena that should rightly be included under the umbrella term “parapsychology”.
These areas are covered:
- A definition of parapsychology
- Methodological and statistical considerations
- Philosophical issues
- Extrasensory perception, precognition, psychokinesis, altered experiences, and apparitional experiences.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework: a 3,000 word essay.
Credits: 15
Optional Module
You’ll explore a range of information in the area of gender. As well as reviewing some of the traditional psychological theories that have informed our knowledge of gender development and gender identity, we will look at more contemporary gender research including feminist and critical approaches. We will explore the influence that society has on issues surrounding gender identity, such as in the areas of age, health and culture.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework. You will carry out a piece of research (you choose what area of gender to focus on) and produce a written report.
Credits: 15
Optional Module
You’ll develop a critical understanding of the main forms of mental illness from a psychological perspective. You will come to understand the key features of a variety of disorders and examine the contribution psychological approaches make to the theories, research, diagnosis and treatment of abnormal behaviour.
Areas covered include:
- What is abnormal psychology? Defining ‘illness’, ‘health’ and ‘abnormality’; conceptual and historical issues in abnormal psychology; classification and diagnostic categories; and models of abnormality.
- The biology and psychology of psychological disorders: anxiety disorders, affective disorders, schizophrenia, personality disorders, eating disorders, problems of ageing.
- Debates in abnormal psychology: gender, ethnicity and mental illness, the nature of abnormality, the anti-psychiatry movement, the effectiveness of interventions.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework. 50% is based on an online group presentation about the diagnosis and treatment of abnormal behaviour. The remaining 50% is based on an essay of 2,000 words, evaluating contemporary debates on abnormal behaviour.
Credits: 15
Stage 3
Core Module
You will carry out a substantial piece of independent research that builds clearly upon your prior learning and which draws upon appropriate methodologies.
If you choose the traditional dissertation route, you will choose to focus on a field of psychology of interest to you (in agreement with your supervisor) and conduct a comprehensive review of the published research literature in that field. You will then organise, analyse and synthesise research findings in the form of a scholarly dissertation, that analyses the current state of knowledge and research in that field.
However, you can choose an alternative route. For this, you will choose a research issue of interest to you (in agreement with your supervisor), review existing literature on the topic, formulate novel research questions, and test these questions through the application of appropriate psychological methodologies and data-analytic procedures.
Whichever route you take, you can draw upon the expertise of all staff within the department, and will be supported by a dedicated supervisor throughout your study.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework. If you choose the traditional dissertation route, you will submit a 7,000 word analytical review of research literature. If you choose the other route, you will have 3 pieces of coursework to complete:
- 3,000 word review of the current literature on your topic (30%).
- 3,000-6,000 word report of the research, written in a style suitable for submission to a psychology journal (70%).
- Cover letter and personal statement to support applications for employment or entry to postgraduate study (pass/fail).
Credits: 30
Core Module
Learning the history of any profession is an important part of understanding its evolution of ideas and debates. Therefore, in this module we will explore the historical development of psychology as a scientific discipline.
We’ll cover areas such as:
- Philosophical basis of psychology: associationism, structuralism, functionalism, connectionism and the mind, the mind and body dichotomy, the enlightenment and narratives of scientific enquiry
- Historical issues in psychology: the development of scientific measurements in psychology; Darwianism and its influence on psychology; Herbert Spencer, Galton and beyond; and paradigms in psychology
- Critical psychology and subjectivity: the origins of ethical issues in psychology; moral and political underpinnings of psychological theory; psychologists as disinterested experts; psychologists, diagnosis and labelling of people; and non-positivistic science.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework: an essay and a Dialectical Debate Assessment (you debate a topic with another student, taking opposing standpoints.)
Credits: 15
Core Module
<p>We’ll look at theories of personality and intelligence as well as approaches to studying individual differences. You’ll explore the conceptions of human nature contained within psychological theory, how these frame definitions of personality, intelligence and motivation and their subsequent influence on research findings. </p><p>Areas covered include:</p><ul><li><strong>Theory and research in personality development</strong>: psychoanalytical approaches, person centred approaches, dimensional and trait approaches, evolutionary perspectives and behaviour genetics, humanistic/existential approaches, learning and social learning theories, and the person-situation debate.</li><li><strong>Intellectual development</strong>: theoretical accounts of the nature of intelligence, defining and measuring intelligence, genetic and environmental influences on intelligence.</li><li><strong>The importance of method</strong>: classical test theory, factor analysis, critical theory and method, case studies and individual differences.</li><li>Individual differences in context</strong>: the historical and cultural context of personality and intelligence testing, the importance and consequences of occupational testing.</li></ul><p><strong>How will I be assessed?<br /></strong>It’s 100% coursework. The coursework will be time-released, with 3 essay questions released to you 10 days before the coursework deadline. You will be required to choose 1 question and submit a 2,000 word essay.</p>
Credits: 15
Optional Module
This module will introduce you to the main models and theories that health psychologists use to explain the impact of illness on the individual and their families. You will also consider a range of psychological factors involved in the aetiology (cause), progression and consequences of illness.
We will study these areas:
- Epidemiology of chronic illness
- Coping with long-term conditions and associated disability
- Coronary Heart Disease and cardiac rehabilitation
- COPD and pulmonary rehabilitation
- Caring for the chronically ill
- Social support
- Chronic illness and identify
- Health-related quality of life
- Psychological intervention for the management of long term conditions.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework: a 3,000 word essay.
Credits: 15
Optional Module
You’ll learn about contemporary psychological approaches to the understanding of substance use and addiction. We consider how psychological theories from biological, behavioural, social and cognitive psychology contribute to the understanding, treatment and prevention of both drug related addictions and selected addictive behaviours such as gambling.
We will cover:
- The nature and scope of addiction: licit and illicit drugs of abuse, gambling as a behavioural 'addiction', abuse and dependence
- Theoretical perspectives: the biology of dependence, learning and motivation, individual differences (personality, heredity, and psychopathology), and understanding risk behaviour
- Psychopharmacology: pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution and time courses), pharmacodynamics (drug receptor interactions), biological perspectives on drug induced reward
- Prevention and treatment of addiction: prediction and prevention, assisting change, and preventing relapse.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework: 2 essays (1,500 words each.)
Credits: 15
Optional Module
This module introduces 3 major interrelated childhood disorders: Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder and the subtypes of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. We’ll explore a wealth of fascinating research and theory and focus on the individual experience and characteristics of people with these diagnoses.
Topics include:
- Classification
- Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Causes
- Comorbidity
- Social and communication impairment
- Savant ability
- Behavioural and pharmacological treatment.
It’s important that you can recognise and understand these complex conditions, so you’ll learn through a series of online video/audio lectures and interactive multimedia materials. You’ll also have the opportunity to view downloadable videos from several guest speakers working in the field of Autism, Asperger’s and ADHD.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework: an online time-limited open book portfolio of short essays.
Credits: 15
Optional Module
In ergonomics, you consider physical, psychological, organisational and environmental factors and apply them to practical problems in a variety of situations, with the aim of helping people carry out tasks in a way which leads to improved performance, wellbeing, safety and health.
This module will focus on the psychological aspects of ergonomics. Psychology is central to ergonomics as it is necessary to understand the psychological processes that allow people to perform tasks (such as pilot an aircraft) and understand how people behave in certain situations (such as during an emergency). You will consider the psychology of human performance and develop your understanding of ergonomics. You will learn to consider human capacities and apply the knowledge you have gained about human psychology to optimise systems, workplaces or products.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework: a portfolio containing short reports and one larger report.
Credits: 15
Optional Module
Social psychological research informs a range of topics relevant to contemporary life and encompasses a broad range of principles, theoretical frameworks and methodological practices. From reality TV to lifestyle issues, all of our lives are touched by developments that have been the focus of sustained study in psychology over the last century or so.
This module will explore the historical development of some of these issues, such as:
- Cultural influences on behaviour: multiculturalism, religion, media and technology
- Influence of social processes on behaviour: youth subcultures, stereotyping, and social networks
- How individual processes affect behaviour: workplace identity, body image, ageing and beauty, gender issues.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework: 2 essays (1,500 words each).
Credits: 15
Optional Module
Health psychology is one of the fastest growing disciplines in psychology. In this module you will explore its key theoretical concepts as well as the main models and theories that health psychologists use to explain the experience of health and illness, and their links to other areas of psychology.
Areas covered include:
- Health psychology in context: what is health? Health inequalities, historical and contemporary perspectives in health psychology
- Health psychology theory: health beliefs and illness cognitions, models of health and illness, individual differences in relation to health beliefs and behaviour
- Health psychology research: identifying psychological aspects of the health and illness experience, formulating pertinent health psychology questions, selecting appropriate health and psychological assessment tools, and using research to inform practice
- Health psychology in action: health promotion, screening, patient-practitioner consultation, adherence, psychological interventions to maintain and restore health.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework. Part 1 is a 1,500 word research proposal (50% weighting); part 2 is a 1,000 word report explaining your research findings and how you would apply these to practice (50% weighting).
Credits: 15
Optional Module
The experience of pain can’t be captured in physiological terms alone and in recent years psychology has made an enormous contribution to the understanding of pain, the impact it has on people’s lives and how it might successfully be managed.
In this module you will explore and integrate current theory and research in key areas of pain and pain management from a psychological perspective.
You will cover areas such as:
- Experience of pain: acute pain, chronic pain, neuropathic pain
- Neurobiology of pain: anatomy and physiology of pain, peripheral and central mechanisms of pain, pain disorders
- Theories of pain
- Psychosocial influences on pain: emotional and cognitive aspects of pain, social and cultural aspects of pain, individual differences
- Investigating and measuring pain: experimentally induced pain, validated scales, and qualitative approaches
- Interventions: pain treatment and pain management.
Issues in pain: labour pain, children’s pain, communication of pain in special circumstances.
Credits: 15
Optional Module
This module builds upon the knowledge you gained during the earlier Cognitive Psychology module. It’s a detailed exploration of the key contemporary theoretical and methodological issues involved in the study of visual perception, visual attention, imagery and visual memory.
You will study these areas:
- Research methods in visual cognition and perception
- Light and the eyes
- Structural and functional anatomy of the human visual system
- The what visual system
- The where visual system
- Visual attention
- Visual imagery
- Visual memory
- Neuropsychological disorders of visual processing.
How will I be assessed?
It’s 100% coursework. Part 1 (50%) is a 2,000 word essay and part 2 (50%) is a research proposal.
Credits: 15
Starting this course in January or April 2012?
Our entry requirements are usually 220-240 UCAS points from A levels (excluding General Studies) or equivalent qualifications, such as a BTEC National Diploma, Scottish Highers etc. You'll also need at least 5 GCSEs (minimum grade C), which must include Maths and English Language. If you've completed an Access/Foundation course, we also accept these qualifications.
Starting this course from September 2012?
Our entry requirements are usually 300 UCAS points from A levels (excluding General Studies) or equivalent qualifications, such as a BTEC National Diploma, Scottish Highers etc. You'll also need at least 5 GCSEs (minimum grade C), which must include Maths and English Language. If you've completed an Access/Foundation course, we also accept these qualifications.
The UCAS tariff points are a guide - we'll also consider all the information that you've included in your application. We'll also want to see that you're enthusiastic and motivated to take this course and that you have the potential to benefit from coming to university.
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Fees
| Per Module | Modules | Total | Start | |
| UK | £400 | 24 | £9,600* | Sept/Jan/Apr |
| Non UK | £620 | 24 | £14,880* | Sept/Jan/Apr |
*Prices correct for 2011/2012. Subject to annual increase.
Fees description:
In addition, a specialist statistical package (SPSS for Windows) will be required in the statistics modules. It’s available from the University and you are strongly advised to buy this software when you enrol on these modules. The cost of food and accommodation is not included for the residential module Psychology in Practic (Stage 2). Accommodation may be available at the University Halls of Residence, for which usual University tariffs will apply.
This programme is registered with Students Finance England (SFE) for students who have a registered disability and are also claming Disabled Students Allowance (DSA), to claim a full time loan for funding. Students must study 120 credits per academic year or their funding may be adjusted by SFE.
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