ObjectivesBy following our Applied Psychology and Sociology degree, you will gain an advanced knowledge of each perspective and at the same time acquire a broad base of cross-disciplinary skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods, research design and data analysis. You will also acquire other transferable skills ' for example, numeracy, report writing, experience of group work, and presentational skills ' all of which are highly sought by employers.
Entry requirementsRequirements A level grades BBB (300 points)
Academic titleBSc Applied Psychology and Sociology
Course descriptionThroughout your degree, emphasis will be placed on the integration of theory and practice. You will initially focus on the development of a basic knowledge of key psychological and sociological concepts, together with theoretical and practical training in research methodology. During your final year you will be able to pursue a more specialised programme of study based around your own interests.
Level 1 is designed to provide you with some of the basic tools and analytic methods of these two subjects, their practical areas of study and contemporary issues and problems.
During Level 2 you will build on the foundation of Level 1 in the areas of basic Psychological Processes, Sociological Theory, Social Psychology, Research Methods and Computing. It also provides you with strong preparation for your professional training year.
At Level 3 you will have the opportunity to specialise in those areas which are of most interest to you. You will have the choice of four psychology modules and two 20-credit modules from a wide range of subjects. A third of your final year is spent on an individual project chosen according to your own interests and written up as an 8000-12,000-word dissertation.