BSC Psychology [C800]

Academic Year 2024/2025

Campus Aberystwyth

Single Honours scheme - available from 2008/2009

Duration 3 years

Award Eligiblity
Standard Awards Excellence Scholarship;

Aberystwyth University Standard Awards

  • Entrance Scholarship / Merit Award
  • Sports Bursary
  • Music Bursary
  • International Excellence Scholarship
  • Residential Bursary
  • Aberystwyth Bursary
  • Care Leaver Bursary

Part 1 Rules

Year 1 Core (120 Credits)

Semester 1
PS11300

Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology

or
SC11300

Cyflwyniad i ddulliau ymchwil mewn seicoleg

PS11710

Personal Development and Organisational Behaviour

PS11520

Applications of Psychology

PS11420

Introduction to core topics in Social and Individual Behaviour

Semester 2
PS11820

Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology

PS11220

Brain, Behaviour and Cognition

PS11320

Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology

or
SC11320

Cyflwyniad i ddulliau ymchwil mewn seicoleg

PS11610

Designing Psychological Research Projects

Part 2 Rules

Year 2 Core (60 Credits)

Semester 1
PS21310

Quantitative Research Methods

or
SC21310

Dulliau Ymchwil Meintiol

PS21820

Cognitive Psychology

Semester 2
PS20310

Qualitative Research Methods

PS20220

Social Psychology

Year 2 Options

Students should select 60 credits from the optional modules below.

Semester 1
PS20420

The Psychology of Language

PS21720

Issues in Clinical Psychology

PS20600

Psychology in Practice

or
SC20600

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

PS21220

Forensic Psychology

Semester 2
PS20620

Psychology in Practice

or
SC20620

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

PS20720

Health Psychology

or
SC20720

Seicoleg Iechyd

PS21020

Evolutionary Psychology

SC20720

Seicoleg Iechyd

Final Year Core (80 Credits)

Students must take PS33140 / SC33140. In order to be awarded BPS Accreditation with confers Graduate Basis for Chartership, students must achieve at least a 2:2 degree and pass the dissertation module.

Semester 1
PS32120

Behavioural Neuroscience

PS33100

Psychology Research Project for Single Honours

or
SC33100

Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer anrhydedd sengl

Semester 2
PS33140

Psychology Research Project for Single Honours

or
SC33140

Prosiect ymchwil Seicoleg ar gyfer anrhydedd sengl

PS34320

Developmental Psychology

Final Year Options

Choose 40 credits

Semester 1
PS30600

Psychology in Practice

or
SC30600

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

PS31920

The Psychology of Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring

PS30820

Drugs and Behaviour

PS32620

Psychology of Humour

Semester 2
PS30620

Psychology in Practice

or
SC30620

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

PS31520

Psychology Critical Review

PS31820

Child Language: Development and Assessment

PS31720

21st Century Self: Critical and Constructionist Approaches to Contemporary Personhood

Contact for this page:

Psychology, Aberystwyth University, Penbryn 5, Penglais Campus, Penglais, Aberystwyth, SY23 3UX

Telephone Department: +44 01970 628444 Admissions: +44 (0)1970 622021

Email: psychology@aber.ac.uk