BSC Psychology (with integrated year studying abroad) [N1FW]

Academic Year 2024/2025

Campus Aberystwyth

Single Honours scheme - available from 2015/2016

Duration 4 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

Year 3 Core (120 Credits)

During your year abroad your registration will be:

Semester 1
PSS0000

Placement Year

PSS0100

Placement Year

Semester 2
PSS0060

Placement Year

PSS0160

Placement Year

Final Year Core (80 Credits)

Students must take PS33120 / SC33120, 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