Psychology

study psychology and graduate with a university degree

www.psychology.stir.ac.uk

Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behaviour. You'll investigate how and why humans (and other species) behave in the ways they do, and be asked to consider the processes driving these behaviours. As you'll discover, such processes can act at many levels - from those operating within single cells, to those influencing society as a whole.

With its focus on individual and social behaviour, Psychology links naturally with other disciplines such as Biology, Philosophy and Sociology. It also integrates with subjects valued in the workplace, such as Business Studies, Marketing and HR Management.

Our Department is internationally renowned for research, and this feeds into teaching. In our taught modules, you learn of the importance of research in furthering the understanding of behaviour and, in practical work, develop research skills of your own.

BSc (Hons) Psychology (UCAS C800)

BA (Hons) Psychology (UCAS C801)

The Psychology degree can be awarded as either a BA or BSc.

Entrance Requirements

Year 1
Highers BBBC. A-levels CCC or a combination of A2 and AS levels, VCE and VDA.
IB Diploma with a total of 28 points.
HNC or HND with Bs in Graded Unit(s).
Access courses and other UK/EU and international qualifications are also welcomed.

Year 2
A-levels or Advanced Highers BBB to include Psychology.
HND in Social Sciences to include 4 Psychology units with BB in Graded Units in second year units.

General Entrance Requirements apply.

International students can study our Undergraduate Certificate if they do not possess the necessary entrance requirements to be admitted directly to the first year of an undergraduate degree programme.

Required Subjects

English Standard Grade (2), GCSE (C) or equivalent.
Applicants with English Standard Grade (3) will also be considered, although alternative entry conditions may be made in this case.
Mathematics Standard Grade (3), Intermediate 2 (C), GCSE (C) or equivalent.

Modes of Study

Full-time (3 modules per semester).
Part-time (1 or 2 modules per semester) is available in Years 1 – 3.
February entry is available.

Study Abroad

You can study abroad for a semester or a year.

Rating

Teaching provision in Psychology was rated by the Scottish Funding Council as 'excellent'.

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Degree Programme

You will take Psychology plus two other subjects in the first year.

Semesters 1 - 2

Semesters 1 - 2 comprise an introduction to psychology as a biological and social science including: child development; brain and behaviour; animal behaviour; clinical and abnormal psychology; social psychology; cognitive psychology.

Semesters 3 - 4

In Semesters 3 and 4, the taught modules are designed to emphasise the links between different parts of the subject: a module on Social Communication explores the psychology of human and non-human communication; a module on the Brain and Behaviour - Clinical Perspectives explores abnormal psychology from the perspectives of neuroscience and clinical psychology.

Semesters 5 - 8

The remainder of the degree programme is spent learning the core of the subject in depth. You will take advanced modules in all of the core areas: Social Psychology, Biological Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Clinical and Health Psychology, Cognition and Neuroscience.

In their final year, Single Honours students conduct their own research project and, in addition, take four special options (from a list of approximately 30) which are closely related to the research interests of staff. Entrance to Honours is dependent on your satisfactory progress in Years 1 and 2.

Other degree options are the Bachelor's degree (BA or BSc in Psychology) and the General degree of BSc, which can be completed in three years.

Teaching and Assessment

Teaching is by lectures, small discussion groups and laboratory work. There is an opportunity for fieldwork in the study of animal behaviour.

All modules combine continuous assessment with examinations at the end of semester. You are expected to act as participants in a small number of research studies within the Department.

British Psychological Society

The Psychology Single Honours and all Psychology Combined Honours degree programmes are accredited for Graduate Basis for Registration with the British Psychological Society.

Career Opportunities

Psychologists are employed in a range of different specialisms, such as Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, Forensic Psychology and Occupational Psychology. Most of these require relevant postgraduate training. Psychology is an expanding discipline and the demand for psychologists continues to increase.

Psychology is also a subject that has many applications and is particularly relevant in any field where people are an important feature. Psychology graduates are employed in marketing, teaching, occupational therapy, social work, nursing, personnel management, the police and the media. Studying Psychology develops transferable skills that are highly valued by employers, such as interpersonal and communication skills, numeracy and computer literacy, presentation and time management skills and critical thinking.

Combined Honours Degrees

Psychology can be studied with:
Programme	UCAS Code
Biology	CC18
Business Studies	CN81
Computing Science	CG84
Economics	LC18
English Studies	QC38
European Language (French or Spanish)	CR89
Film & Media	CP83
Human Resource Management	NC68
Marketing	CN85
Mathematics	CG81
Philosophy	CV85
Politics	LC28
Social Policy	CL84
Sociology	CL83
Sports Studies	CC68

(For a Combined Honours degree the higher entrance requirements of the subjects usually apply.)