Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Module 5

• Demonstrate knowledge and ability to evaluate conceptual and historical issues in Individual Differences research, and how psychologists have influenced the development of specific professions.
• Evaluate and interpret findings from Individual Differences research in ways that reflect professional norms.
• Articulate and reflect on the key competencies that psychology graduates can bring to the workplace.
• Communicate your own competencies and experiences professionally, via modes commonly used in employment contexts.

Module 6

• Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of specific ways in which psychological knowledge underpins health interventions in real-world contexts.
• Describe the key physiological, behavioural, and psychological manifestations of several key mental health conditions.
• Critically evaluate psychological theories and evidence that underpins therapeutic approaches to specific physical and mental health concerns.
• Critically evaluate the effectiveness of psychological interventions and therapies, and the strengths and limitations of different evaluation approaches.

Module 7

• Evaluate specific examples of scientific literature and methods appropriately.
• Demonstrate practical experience of, and prepare and implement, new research in psychology using appropriate methodological approaches.
• Understand and be able to conduct statistical analyses using appropriate techniques.
• Report the method and results of quantitative psychological research in a clear and appropriate format.

Module 8

• Demonstrate a breadth of knowledge and ability to evaluate cognitive, developmental, and neuropsychological influences on human psychology.
• Demonstrate a depth and breadth of understanding and a critical evaluation of theories and methods in these fields.
• Critically appraise and evaluate empirical findings in these fields, including through explaining apparent contradictions in the research literature.
• Identify the features of different types of cognitive impairments, and show an understanding and ability to evaluate how these are diagnosed.

Module 9

• Critically discuss social psychology theory, concepts, and frameworks.
• Critically evaluate the suitability of qualitative methods for answering social psychology research questions.
• Design and critically evaluate interview questions, and implement these in a semi-structured one-to-one interview.
• Apply a qualitative method of analysis to analyse interview data, reflecting critically on the role of researcher subjectivity in the data collection and analysis processes.

Module 10

• Critically evaluate psychologists’ past and current efforts to measure and to study individual, social, and global wellbeing.
• Apply research evidence to explain how human behaviour contributes to the causes and proliferation of poor individual, social, and global wellbeing.
• Build informed arguments, based on research evidence and theory, about how psychological interventions might mitigate these problems.
• Critically examine psychological explanations of why individuals and groups do or do not take responsibility for individual, social and/or global wellbeing.

Module 11

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of key findings and theories from cognitive and social neuroscience research, and of how these inform our appreciation of the neural basis of behaviour in real-world contexts.
• Evaluate the suitability and implications of using different neuroscientific techniques and experimental paradigms for investigating cognition, emotion and behaviour in real-world contexts.
• Support arguments through the selection and use of relevant scientific evidence in the context of cognitive and social neuroscience.
• Accurately report data from an EEG study and interpret these using relevant neuroscience theory.

Module 12

• Undertake a competent piece of research, in a way that demonstrates firm appreciation of ethical issues.
• Critically discuss and evaluate theory and literature that is relevant to your research question, and apply this theory and literature appropriately when interpreting findings.
• Reflect upon and evidence your research and academic skills, including the ability to consider and describe appropriately matters of study design and execution, and to analyse data appropriately.
• Argue how your study will offer novel insight to a psychological field in an ethically sound manner.

• Provide an education that supports your path to becoming a Chartered Psychologist.
• Offer a modern, rigorous curriculum grounded in real-world psychological practice.
• Teach you valuable skills like analysis, evaluation, and communication—useful across a range of professions.
• Help you grow as a researcher and thinker, with a strong focus on ethics and professional understanding.
• Create an inspiring and inclusive learning space, enriched by active research from our teaching team.