ObjectivesThis course offers you a programme of study incorporating key skills and professional development planning, but without the range of statistics, experimental work and research methods of a typical Psychology degree. The course is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to pursue their interests in psychology without being constrained by professional body requirements. It draws on cognate disciplines of psychology, criminology and counselling studies.
Entry requirementsEntry Requirements A2/AS/GCE/AVCE Levels - 160 Points National Award - Distinction + 40 Points from AS/A2 National Certificate - Merit Merit National Diploma - Merit Pass Pass Higher National Diploma - Strong Exit Grade
Academic titleBSc Psychological Studies
Course descriptionCourse Structure
Year 1
Introduction to Psychological Concepts
Contribution of Psychology to the Study of Health and Welfare Issues
Introduction to Personal Values and Helping Skills
Introduction to Crime and Disorder
Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
Year 2
Contemporary Ideas in Psychology Cognitive Behavioural and Psychodynamic Approaches to Counselling Skills
Key Ideas in Crime
Health and the Behavioural Sciences
Interpreting Psychological Data
Research Methods in Psychology
Year 3
Forensic Psychology Psychiatric Disorder and Society
Final Year Project
Two Options from the following list Psychological Therapies
Child Abuse and Social Intervention
Learning and Behaviour
Individual Differences
Applied Research Module