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2019/20 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

MPsyc, BSc Advanced Psychology

Programme code:MPYS-APSYCUCAS code:6L97
Duration:4 Years Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr Amanda Harrison Contact address:a.a.harrison@leeds.ac.uk

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Total credits: 480

Entry requirements:

Details of our entry requirements can be found at: http://medhealth.leeds.ac.uk/coursefinder/main/1300/institute_of_psychological_sciences/

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Psychology

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Psychology Board of Examiners

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

The QAA Benchmark Statement for Psychology is applicable to Years 1-3 of this Programme. This benchmark statement can be found at:

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/publications/information-and-guidance/publication/?PubID=3119#.WOdfxGkrLct

Programme specification:

The programme will:
- provide advanced knowledge and skills in a broad programme of psychological science;
- provide understanding of how psychological theory and research can be applied in practice;
- facilitate choice in terms of providing two pathways: 1a Cognitive Development & Disorders with Systematic Research Review; 1b Cognitive Development & Disorders with Research Project; 2a Psychological Approaches to Health with Systematic Research Review; 2b Psychological Approaches to Health with Research Project;
- involve the majority of IPS staff in high level research-led teaching..

The first three years of the degree should:
- aim to produce a scientific understanding of the mind, brain, behaviour and experience, and of the complex interactions between these;
- present multiple perspectives in a way that fosters critical evaluation;
- lead to an understanding of real life applications of theory to the full range of experience and behaviour;
- develop an understanding of the role of empirical evidence in the creation and constraint of theory, and also in how theory guides the collection and interpretation of empirical data;
- include the acquisition and knowledge of a range of research skills and methods for investigating experience and behaviour, culminating in an ability to conduct research independently;
- develop knowledge, leading to an ability to appreciate and critically evaluate theory, research findings, and applications.

In order to progress to level 5 of the programme, students are required to achieve a 2:1 average at level 3 and to pass any pass for progression modules

At the end of the full four years of the programme students should have an advanced understanding of:
- a variety of research methods, both quantitative and qualitative, which are used in conducting psychological research;
- the range of theories, assessments, and interventions developed and applied within psychological science;
- developmental and neuropsychological science in relation to psychology across the lifespan and neuropsychological disorders (Cognitive Development & Disorders Pathway) OR health and behaviour change in relation to predicting and changing health behaviours and theories and interventions in food and nutrition (Psychological Approaches to Health Pathway).


Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following 110 credits of compulsory modules:

PSYC1036Research Skills 120 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC1037Research Skills 220 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC1603Developmental Psychology10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC1604Social Psychology10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC1607Cognitive Psychology10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC1608Perception10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC1614Psychology at Leeds10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC1626The biological psychology of sex, drugs, and politics20 creditsNot running until 202324

Optional modules:

Discovery modules:

Students take one 10-credit semester 2 discovery module (previously known as elective modules) from any department.


Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following 110 credits of compulsory modules:

PSYC2503Psychological Disorders10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC2504Advanced Social Psychology10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC2510Advanced Developmental Psychology10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC2521Individual Differences10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC2522Research Skills 315 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC2523Research Skills 415 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC2553Memory and Language10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC2554Perception, Action and Cognition10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC2555Neuroscience20 creditsNot running until 202223

Discovery modules:

Students take one 10 credit Level 2 discovery module (previously known as elective modules) from any department.

The only exception to this rule are language modules. Students in Year 2 may take a language module at any level as these may be particularly useful for students considering changing onto the international version of the programme.


Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory 30 credit project module:

PSYC3520Major Project30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Optional modules at Level 3 are grouped into three bands:
A = Health/Social Psychology
B = Biological Psychology
C = Cognitive Psychology.

Students are required to select 1 x 15 credit module from each of the bands A, B and C. You select a further 3 x 15 credit modules from any of the bands. Your overall selection must not include more than 3 modules from any one band.

Students state their module preferences via an online questionnaire. The questionnaire will ask you to rank modules within each band and each semester in terms of your preferences. Three modules should be chosen in each semester for an even spread of workload over the two semesters.

In Level 3 module numbers are capped to facilitate a range of teaching and assessment methods. Allocation to modules is based on your preferences. While we cannot guarantee places on specific modules for everyone, or that you will be allocated all your six "first choices", we use algorithms developed by the University of Leeds IT Services to ensure that you will get as many of your preferred modules as possible.

Please note that the following modules in Band B are mutually exclusive, i.e., you can take one or the other but NOT both of these modules:
PSYC3502 The Biopsychology of Human Appetite and PSYC3548 The Biopsychology of Human Energy Balance

Band A: Health/Social Psychology

PSYC3501Health Psychology15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC3507Applied Psychology: Critical Issues15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC3514Occupational Health Psychology15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC3533Clinical Psychology: Cognitive Behavioural Formulation for Disorders15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC3540Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Psychology15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC3544Applied Social Psychology15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC3545Work Psychology: Applying Theory to Practice in the Workplace15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC3549Feminist Social Psychology15 creditsNot running until 202223
PSYC3501Health Psychology15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC3507Applied Psychology: Critical Issues15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC3514Occupational Health Psychology15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC3533Clinical Psychology: Cognitive Behavioural Formulation for Disorders15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC3540Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Psychology15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC3544Applied Social Psychology15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC3545Work Psychology: Applying Theory to Practice in the Workplace15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC3549Feminist Social Psychology15 creditsNot running until 202223

Band B: Biological Psychology

PSYC3502The Biopsychology of Human Appetite15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC3505The Spatial World15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC3516Evolutionary Psychology15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC3527Techniques in Human Neuropsychology15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC3546Criminological Psychology: Violence, Drugs and Sex15 creditsNot running until 202021
PSYC3547Nutrition and Cognition15 creditsNot running until 202021
PSYC3548The Biopsychology of Human Energy Balance15 creditsNot running until 202122
PSYC3550Politics on the Brain15 creditsNot running until 202324

Band C: Cognitive Psychology

PSYC3510Reasoning and Decision Making15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC3519The Psychology of Eyewitness Testimony15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC3528One Brain, Two Hemispheres15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC3538Development of Language and Literacy15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC3539Cognition and Emotion15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC3543Biopsychosocial Issues in Ageing15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC3553The Psychology of Faces15 creditsNot running until 202324

Discovery modules:

Discovery modules:

PSYC3520Major Project30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

In order to progress to level 5 of the programme, students are required to achieve a 2:1 average at level 3 and to pass any pass for progression modules.


Year4 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

In order to progress to level 5 of the programme, students are required to achieve a 2:1 average at level 3 and to pass any pass for progression modules.

Students can follow one of two pathways on the Masters year of the programme. Both pathways contain one compulsory module, Advanced Research Methods. In addition, each pathway comprises a set of three taught modules. Students on both pathways also have a choice of:

EITHER:

The Systematic Research Review and Advanced Research Issues in Psychology

OR:

MPsyc Advanced Research Project.

Compulsory modules:

Students on both pathways of the programme are required to study the following compulsory module:

PSYC5901MAdvanced Research Methods20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional modules:

Students following the Cognitive Development & Disorders (CDAD) pathway take the following modules:

PSYC5905MCurrent Themes in Neuropsychology and Neuroscience
Co-requisite for: Pathway 1: CDAD
20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC5910MThe Psychology of Ageing and Dementia
Co-requisite for: Pathway 1: CDAD
20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC5911MTypical and Disordered Development
Co-requisite for: Pathway 1: CDAD
20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

NB: The list of available modules may change annually.

Students following the Psychological Approaches to Health (PATH) pathway take the following modules:

PSYC5906MHealth Behaviour Change: Theories, Methods and Interventions
Co-requisite for: Pathway 2: PATH
20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PSYC5907MTheory and Intervention in Food and Nutrition
Co-requisite for: Pathway 2: PATH
20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC5912MPsychology of Patient Safety
Co-requisite for: Pathway 2: PATH
20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

NB: The list of available modules may change annually.

Students on both pathways who choose the Systematic Research Review route take the following modules:

PSYC5900MAdvanced Research Issues in Psychology15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PSYC5902MSystematic Review25 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Students on both pathways who choose the MPsyc Advanced Psychology Research project route take the following module:

PSYC5908MMPsyc Advanced Psychology Research Project40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Last updated: 17/07/2019

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