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BSc (Hons) Psychology

Level 6 (Final Year)

In the final year, should be able to further develop and apply skills learnt from the previous years. By the end of the year, you should be able to confidently demonstrate to employers where and how you developed these skills.

(Please note that these have been modified for the toolkit and may vary in wording from the handbook)

Subject Knowledge &

Understanding (A)

A1. Have a sound understanding of the scientific nature of psychology as

a discipline and the ability to critically evaluate the scientific credibility of

reported research.

A2. Have a sound understanding of experimental design principles and

be able to design research projects independently.

A3. Have an understanding of variability and diversity of psychological

functioning and be able to critically evaluate how this is measured

psychometrically.

A4. Develop research-led knowledge (obtained from journals) of a range

of specialised areas in psychology.

A5. Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate research paradigms,

methods and measurement techniques and use these appropriately in

independent research.

A6. Demonstrate knowledge of a range of analytical techniques including

appropriate choice and use of statistical/qualitative analyses.

A7. Understand the psychology professions and how they are organised.

A8. Understand implications of research findings in how psychological

practice in applied professional settings.

Level 6 Units:

 

FYP - Final Year Project                                     

A1, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7

FRAID - Face Recognition & its Disorders

A1, A3, A4, A7, A8

CYBER - Cyber Psychology                                

A1, A3, A4, A7, A8

HEALTH - Health Psychology

A1, A3, A4, A7, A8

MaDM - Memory & Decison Making                 

A1, A3, A4, A7, A8

MBE - Mind, Brain & Evolution

A1, A4, A7

ETC - Eye Tracking & Cognition                          

A1, A4, A7, A8

COP - Consumer & Occupational Psychology

A1, A3, A4, A7, A8

AppClin - Applied Clinical Psychology                

A1, A3, A4, A7, A6

EWBC - Eating, Weight & Behaviour Change

A1, A3, A4, A7, A8

IFP - Introduction to Forensic Psychology                

A1, A3, A4, A7, A8

EduPsy - Educational Psychology & Special Educational Needs

A1, A3, A4, A7, A8

 

(Post 2019 units)

 

Psychology Project

A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8

Psychology of Cybersecurity

A1, A3, A4, A7, A8

Psychology of Social Media and Videogames

A1, A3, A4, A7, A8

Counselling Psychology

A1, A3, A4, A5, A7, A8

Emotions, Mental Health and Affective Neuroscience

A1, A3, A4, A5

PoS – Psychology of Sexualities

A1, A3, A4

Cultural Psychology

A1, A3, A4

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