BSc (Hons) Psychology and Counselling modules
Introduction to Core Areas in Psychology
Other modules on this course
Year 1 core modules
- Counselling 1: Introduction to Counselling and Counselling Theories
- Critical Thinking about Psychology
- Introduction to Core Areas in Psychology
- Introduction to Social Theory 2
- Psychological Research Design and Analysis 1
Year 2 core modules
- Biological and Social Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Counselling 2: Basic Counselling Skills and Theory across Individual and Group Situations
- Psychological Research Design and Analysis 2
and one optional module
- Complementary Medicine and Health Psychology
- Health Psychology and Complementary Medicine
- Positive Psychology: Wellbeing and Happiness
- Psychological Research Skills
- Psychology of Communication
- Theoretical Approaches to Forensic Psychology
- Theoretical Approaches to Psychology and Education
Final-year core modules
- Counselling 3: Contemporary Issues, Contexts and Problems
- Dissertation
- The Psychology of Development and Individual Differences
and two optional modules (one must be a psychology module)
- Applied Forensic Psychology
- Issues in Psychology
- Psychology of Learning Disabilities
- The Psychology of Criminal and Sexual Offending
- The Psychology of Sex and Intimate Relationships
Modules across the school also available
Modules offered may vary.
This module provides students with an understanding of the core areas of study specified by the British Psychological Society (BPS). These core areas are; Biological Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Individual Differences and Social Psychology. The module will consider empirical work within each of these five core areas and will also introduce students to psychological research skills necessary in order to plan, conduct and report psychological research.