BSC Psychology with Counselling [C843]

Academic Year 2025/2026

Campus Aberystwyth

Single Honours scheme - available from 2019/2020

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

PS11420

Introduction to core topics in Social and Individual Behaviour

PS11710

Personal Development and Organisational Behaviour

PS12120

Foundations of Counselling: Skills & Theory 1

Semester 2
PS11610

Designing Psychological Research Projects

PS11220

Brain, Behaviour and Cognition

PS11320

Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology

or
SC11320

Cyflwyniad i ddulliau ymchwil mewn seicoleg

PS11820

Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology

Part 2 Rules

Year 2 Core (80 Credits)

Semester 1
PS21820

Cognitive Psychology

PS21310

Quantitative Research Methods

or
SC21310

Dulliau Ymchwil Meintiol

PS22100

Foundations of Counselling II: Further Skills and Theory

Semester 2
PS22120

Foundations of Counselling II: Further Skills and Theory

PS20310

Qualitative Research Methods

PS20220

Social Psychology

Year 2 Options

Semester 1
PS21720

Issues in Clinical Psychology

PS21220

Forensic Psychology

PS20600

Psychology in Practice

or
SC20600

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

SC20600

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

or
PS20600

Psychology in Practice

PS20420

The Psychology of Language

Semester 2
PS20720

Health Psychology

or
SC20720

Seicoleg Iechyd

PS20620

Psychology in Practice

or
SC20620

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

SC20620

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

or
PS20620

Psychology in Practice

SC20720

Seicoleg Iechyd

PS21020

Evolutionary Psychology

Final Year Core (80 Credits)

Semester 1
PS33200

Counselling Research Project

or
SC33200

Prosiect Ymchwil Cwnsella

PS32120

Behavioural Neuroscience

Semester 2
PS33240

Counselling Research Project

or
SC33240

Prosiect Ymchwil Cwnsella

PS34320

Developmental Psychology

Final Year Options

Choose 40 credits

Semester 1
PS30820

Drugs and Behaviour

SC30600

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

or
PS30600

Psychology in Practice

PS30600

Psychology in Practice

or
SC30600

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

PS32300

Sex and relationships in psychotherapeutic practice

PS32620

Psychology of Humour

Semester 2
PS30620

Psychology in Practice

or
SC30620

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

PS31720

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

PS31820

Child Language: Development and Assessment

SC30620

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

or
PS30620

Psychology in Practice

PS31520

Psychology Critical Review

PS32320

Sex and relationships in psychotherapeutic practice

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