BSc (Hons) Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience
London, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
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Introduction
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience
This degree offers a scientific approach to the study of human behaviour, with an emphasis on neuroscience explanations of human behaviour and neuroscience methods. It will develop your understanding of the processes that influence people.
Overview
This degree deals with the broad themes of cognition, individual differences, biological and evolutionary issues, social functioning, and development across the lifespan.
The modules you take will develop your understanding of psychologys everyday applications, such as studiesof people at work and the rationale for and use of psychological tests.
You'll have the opportunity to develop your own particular interests by choosing from a wide range of specialist modules, and will carry out a research project on a subject on a cognitive neuroscience-related topic of your choice with guidance and support from a supervisor. This allows you to apply the many skills you have learned throughout the programme todefine and address new questions.
This modular system allows considerable flexibility of choice in your final year when you can tailor your study according to your particular interests and ultimate aims. You will choose six option modules, with at least four modules on topics relating to neuroscience. Your final year research dissertation will be on a neuroscience topic supervised by an expert in the field. Theprecise list changes year by year (for example, a new member of staff may add a module). The current full list of modules offered by the department can be found below.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1 modules
- The Psychology of the Person
- Biological and Comparative Approaches to Psychology
- Information Processing and Cognition
- Design and Analysis of Psychological Investigations
- Practical Issues in Psychological Research
- Extended Essay in Psychology
- Skills and Employability in Psychology
Year 2 modules
- Biological Substrates of Behaviour
- Personality and Individual Differences
- Social Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Design and Analysis of Psychological Studies
- Cognitive Psychology
- Research Methods in Psychology
Year 3
- Research Project
- Cognitive Neuroscience
Year 3 option modules
- Psychopathology: Cognitive behavior models and treatments
- Applications of Attention Research
- Anomalistic Psychology
- Topics in Neuropsychology
- Psychology and Law
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Behavioural Genetics
- Psychological Approaches to Music
- Multivariate Statistical Methods in Psychology
- The Interpersonal Self
- Psychology and Education
- Social-Moral Development
- Magic and the Mind
- Social Psychology of Social Problems
- Psychology of the Arts, Aesthetics and Attraction
- Cross-cultural and Individual Differences in Attention and Awareness
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Students from the BSc go on to a broad range of careers and future study such as: clinical psychology, broadcasting, media psychology, advertising, market research, consultancy, research psychology, occupational psychology, and criminal/forensic psychology. Graduates from this BSc would be well suited for a broad range of careers, including educational neuroscience, neuromarketing, and clinical neuroscience (eg sleep labs, brain injury and rehabilitation).
Our graduates work in a wide range of settings from schools to hospitals, from broadcasting to banks, and in both private and public sector jobs. You can find out more about career options after graduating on ourPsychology careers page.
The programme is accredited by theBritish Psychological Society(BPS). BPS accreditation means that graduates areeligible for graduate basis for Chartership with the BPS vital if you want a career as a psychologist in the future.
Program Admission Requirements
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