Final year (national level 6):
Core modules:
- Empirical Research Project (40 credits)
Work with a supervisor to apply what you have learned in research methods modules to your own research project. Report your findings in an extensive research report, and present your project in the form of an academic poster at our poster conference.
- Mental Health and Illness (20 credits)
Explore the various psychological approaches to mental health problems and the therapies and treatments which arise from these models. Take into account the perspectives of users of mental health services. This module will be of interest to those hoping to enter clinical or therapeutic work as well as those interested in psychological perspectives on mental illness.
- Professional Practice (20 credits)
Learn about key current issues in Clinical Psychology and discuss whether clinical psychologists should take a more political role and whether there is a problem with a lack of diversity in clinical psychology. Learn about the key ethical and legal obligations people who work in mental health care deal with.
- Patient Engagement and Reflective Practice (20 credits)
Develop your ability to build an empathic relationship with someone who is in contact with clinical services, and critically reflect on your experience of this process. Learn about the ways in which service-users/carers can shape mental health services and evaluate how well engaging service-users/carers in service development works.
Optional modules (choose one):
Please note, the full list of optional modules may change from year to year.
- Occupational Psychology (20 credits)
Focus on the scope of occupational psychology and its application to work, employees and organisations. Cover topics aligned with the British Psychology Society’s Division of Occupational Psychology such as psychological assessment at work; learning, training, and development; leadership, engagement, and motivation; wellbeing and work.
- Research to Reality (20 credits)
Engage with, and evaluate, some of the ‘big issues’ at the cutting edge of psychology, including free will, the nature of consciousness, the interface between psychology and politics, and cybercrime. This module will encourage you to look beyond your university experience and to engage with psychological aspects of current culture and society.
- Development and Neurodiversity (20 credits)
Explore the development of our understanding of neurodiversity. Address the historical progression of how we have characterised neurodiverse populations, including autism spectrum conditions and Williams syndrome, from early diagnostic formulation to current day. Examine biological aspects of neurodiversity such as brain differences, as well as their relevance to cognition and behaviour. Study relevant topics in neurodiversity, including relationships, healthcare and education.
- Environmental Psychology (20 credits)
Gain specialist knowledge of Environmental Psychology, an applied sub-discipline of Psychology which bridges a range of core areas and related disciplines such as architecture, planning, and geography. Cover topics which include the role of the environment in social development and relationships, the relationships between environments, health and wellbeing, place attachment, place identity and the importance of home.
- Psychology of Addiction (20 credits)
Take an introductory look at the psychology of both substance and non-substance-related addictive behaviours. Examine a variety of addictive behaviours such as alcoholism, addiction to psychoactive drugs, gambling, and sex addiction, as well as theories relating to the development, persistence, control and treatment of addictive behaviours. Link these behaviours to various areas of psychology such as the biological effects of drug use, how cognition plays a role in addictive behaviours and the social implications of addiction.
