BA Philosophy and Psychology

Comments about BA Philosophy and Psychology - At the institution - Sheffield - South Yorkshire

• Objectives
  Philosophy provides an excellent complement to the study of Psychology. Through Psychology you will learn about how the mind works and why we behave as we do, while in Philosophy you will have the chance to explore the conceptions of the mind, human nature and human behaviour that are invoked in psychological theories. In this degree course you will normally take half your modules in Psychology and half in Philosophy. Teaching and research are closely integrated at Sheffield and the Psychology and Philosophy departments each have an excellent reputation for both. Both departments received a rating of Excellent for their teaching and a top rating of 5A in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise. Psychology: The Psychology Department is situated in a purpose-built building that houses a lecture theatre, seminar rooms and teaching laboratories. Research and teaching facilities include small laboratory rooms for individual and small-group practical work; visual perception and motor skills experimental laboratories; rooms with one-way vision screens and closed-circuit television for developmental psychology and for social psychology; state-of-the-art neuroscience facilities, including provision for brain imaging research and for neurophysiological recording from single cells. We have extensive general computing facilities for teaching and also powerful computer work stations for online experiments and research in artificial intelligence and robotics. The department has reading rooms for students and a social area with a coffee bar, as well as a vibrant, student-run Psychology Society that organises visits, talks and social events. Philosophy: The Department of Philosophy offers an exciting range of courses taught by researchers who are experts in their fields. During the three-year course you can develop your understanding of the key areas of philosophy such as ethics, philosophy of mind, theory of knowledge, political philosophy, metaphysics and logic. We also have courses on major figures in the history of Philosophy such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes and Hegel. The Philosophy side of the degree is highly flexible, with no required modules.
• Entry requirements
  Entry requirements GCE/VCE A Levels - AAB Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - AA+AB, AB+AA BTEC Level N - DDD Scottish Highers - AAAA Irish Leaving Cert. - AAABB International Baccalaureate - 35 points Core Requirements - Grade C in GCSE Maths and English. Overseas students will also need a recognised English language qualification which shows proficiency in both written and spoken English.
• Academic title
  BA Philosophy and Psychology
• Course description
  Our students usually select from a range of compulsory and optional modules to add up to 120 credits.
  
  Some departments offer courses that don't feature optional modules whereas other courses are fully flexible.
  
  Important notice :
  This is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
  
  This information is provided for illustration only and you should check with the department directly when applying to confirm module options.
  
  Typical First Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  Discovering Psychology  20
   
  Memory, Skill and Everyday Life  10
   
  Methods and Reasoning for Psychologists  10
   
  Neuroscience and Evolutionary Psychology  10
   
  Social Understanding, Social Communication, Social Places  10
   
  Critical Thinking  20
   
  Human Rights  20
   
  Matters of Life and Death  20
   
  Mind, Brain and Personal Identity  20
   
  Philosophy of Art and Literature  20
   
  Areas of Philosophy  10
   
  History of Philosophy  10
   
  Knowledge, Justification and Doubt  10
   
  Philosophy of Religion  10
   
  Philosophy of Science  10
   
  Philosophy of Space and Time  10
   
  Typical Second Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  Psychological Research Methods  20
   
  Cognitive Psychology  20
   
  Descartes and The Empiricists  20
   
  Developmental Psychology and Individual Differences  20
   
  Ethics: Theoretical and Practical  20
   
  Feminism  20
   
  Formal Logic  20
   
  Neuroscience  20
   
  Paradoxes  20
   
  Philosophy of Art and Literature  20
   
  Philosophy of Law  20
   
  Philosophy of Mind  20
   
  Plato  20
   
  Political Philosophy  20
   
  Psychological Concepts and Skills  20
   
  Reference and Truth  20
   
  Social and Health Psychology  20
   
  The Rationalists  20
   
  The Social Contract  20
   
  Theory of Knowledge  20
   
  Topics in Ancient Philosophy  20
   
  Topics in Ancient Philosophy  20
   
  Typical Third Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  Advanced Logic  20
   
  Aristotle  20
   
  Desires of One's Own  20
   
  Epistemology  20
   
  Feminism: Rationality and Politics  20
   
  Hegel and His Critics  20
   
  Hobbes and Hume  20
   
  Metaphysics  20
   
  Morality, Identity and Freedom  20
   
  Philosophical Problems 1  20
   
  Philosophical Problems II  20
   
  Philosophy of Language  20
   
  Philosophy of Mathematics  20
   
  Philosophy of Psychology  20
   
  Philosophy of Science  20
   
  Possible Worlds  20
   
  Pragmatism  20
   
  Research Project in Psychology (1)  20
   
  The Imagination  20
   
  Theories of Rights  20
   
  Value Theory  20
   
  Clinical Psychology  10
   
  Co-operative Models of Mind  10
   
  Cognition and Emotion  10
   
  Cognitive Development  10
   
  Cognitive Neuropsychology  10
   
  Environmental Psychology  10
   
  Extended Essay in Psychology  10
   
  Learning and Memory in Young Children  10
   
  Multivariate Methods for Personality and Social Psychology  10
   
  Neural Bases of Learning and Development  10
   
  Neurons, Images and Chaos: Methods for Cognitive Science  10
   
  Occupational Psychology  10
   
  The Social Psychology of the Self  10
   
  Visual Perception  10

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