In the first year of your degree, you’ll study fundamental psychology topics, including how memory works, how we interact with others and our environment, and the biology behind human behaviour. You’ll take modules across the breadth of psychology ranging from developmental psychology and social psychology, to cognitive psychology, neuroscience and clinical psychology. Through your training in psychological research methodology you’ll also be learning how psychological experiments are designed and conducted, and get experience of how to analyse data and present findings.
Core modules:
- Cognitive Psychology I
- Developmental Psychology I
- Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology I
- Psychological Research Methodology I
- Social Psychology I
Students will also be able to take 20 credits of optional modules.