BSc Psychology - Structure | UCL Psychology and Language Sciences - UCL

Structure of the BSc in Psychology

Module descriptions can be found on our Module Database

Year 1

PSYC1103 Introduction to Psychological Experiments PSYC1104 Introduction to Statistical Methods in Psychology PSYC1105 Concepts and Methods in Psychology PSYC1201 Memory and Decision PSYC1202 Social Psychology PSYC1203 The Psychology of Individual Differences In addition, first year students take 1CU (course unit) from outside the degree programme. This could be one 1CU module or two 0.5CU modules.

PSYC1103    Introduction to Psychological Experiments
PSYC1104     Introduction to Statistical Methods in Psychology
PSYC1105     Concepts and Methods in Psychology
PSYC1201     Memory and Decision
PSYC1202     Social Psychology
PSYC1203     The Psychology of Individual Differences

In addition, first year students take 1CU (course unit) from outside the degree programme. This could be one 1CU module or two 0.5CU modules.

Year 2

Second Year PSYC2203 Research and Quantitative Methods in Psychology PSYC2204 Design and Analysis of Psychological Experiments PSYC2205 Brain and Behaviour PSYC2206 Health and Clinical Psychology PSYC2207 Perception, Attention and Action PSYC2208 Cognition and Language PSYC2209 Developmental Psychology In addition, second year students take 0.5CU from outside the degree programme, or: PSYC2301 Computing for Psychologists

Second Year
PSYC2203      Research and Quantitative Methods in Psychology
PSYC2204      Design and Analysis of Psychological Experiments
PSYC2205      Brain and Behaviour
PSYC2206      Health and Clinical Psychology
PSYC2207      Perception, Attention and Action
PSYC2208      Cognition and Language
PSYC2209      Developmental Psychology

In addition, second year students take 0.5CU from outside the degree programme, or:

PSYC2301 Computing for Psychologists

Final Year

PSYC3901 Project plus six optional modules; the following modules are expected to be offered in 2015/16 PSYC3102 Social Psychology PSYC3104 Psychology of Education PSYC3107 Topics in Clinical Psychology PSYC3108 Organisational Psychology PSYC3109 Psychology of Health Risks PSYC3110 Topics in Developmental Psychology PSYC3111 Human Computer Interaction PSYC3112 Behaviour Change PSYC3201 Applied Decision Making PSYC3205 Speech PSYC3207 Human Learning and Memory PSYC3209 Cognitive Neuroscience PSYC3210 Brain in Action PSYC3213 Language in Context PSYC3301 Advanced Multivariate Statistics PSYC3303 Topics in Neurobiology PSYC3307 Genes and Behaviour PALS3010 The Evolution of Vocal Communication NEUR3045 Visual Neuroscience PLIN7109 Stuttering Please note that not all optional modules are offered every year, and that there are restrictions on the combination of options that can be chosen. Students may also be able to take appropriate modules in other departments within the Faculty of Brain Sciences, with the permission of the Third Year Tutor. For information on the content of these modules, go to our Module Database

PSYC3901 Project

plus six optional modules; the following modules are expected to be offered in 2015/16

PSYC3102 Social Psychology

PSYC3104 Psychology of Education

PSYC3107 Topics in Clinical Psychology

PSYC3108 Organisational Psychology

PSYC3109 Psychology of Health Risks

PSYC3110 Topics in Developmental Psychology

PSYC3111 Human Computer Interaction

PSYC3112 Behaviour Change

PSYC3201 Applied Decision Making

PSYC3205 Speech

PSYC3207 Human Learning and Memory

PSYC3209 Cognitive Neuroscience

PSYC3210 Brain in Action

PSYC3213 Language in Context

PSYC3301 Advanced Multivariate Statistics

PSYC3303 Topics in Neurobiology

PSYC3307 Genes and Behaviour

PALS3010 The Evolution of Vocal Communication

NEUR3045 Visual Neuroscience

PLIN7109 Stuttering

Please note that not all optional modules are offered every year, and that there are restrictions on the combination of options that can be chosen. Students may also be able to take appropriate modules in other departments within the Faculty of Brain Sciences, with the permission of the Third Year Tutor.

For information on the content of these modules, go to our Module Database

Contact: Jo Strange

For further information about this undergraduate BSc Psychology programme and for the Admission's Officer contact details, please see the Frequently Asked Questions webpage.

BSc Psychology - Structure

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