The Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) course is a full-time course, which includes a number of compulsory core study-units in Psychology and a number of elective study-units which you may choose from. By studying this area of wellbeing, you will be learning about key movements, concepts, schools of thought and historic figures who have contributed to the field of Psychology as we know it today. You will become knowledgeable on psychologists such as Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and Erik Eriksen, and apply concepts from areas like psychoanalysis, humanism and child development in real life case studies. In your final year, you will be able to demonstrate your acquired knowledge by carrying out a research-based dissertation of your choice. The Faculty for Social Wellbeing will also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme for a diverse and international academic journey.
Communication and Academic Skills Programme
The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| PSY1606 | Social Psychology | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY1612 | Research Methods in Psychology | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY1620 | Philosophical Psychology | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| Semester 1 | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| PSY1610 | Major Paradigms in Psychology: The Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Paradigms, and Behaviourism | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY1617 | Biological Psychology 1 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY1622 | Developmental Psychology 1 | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY1628 | Introduction to the Psychology Profession | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY1658 | Academic Writing and Presentation in Psychology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| Semester 2 | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| PSY1618 | Biological Psychology 2 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY1623 | Developmental Psychology 2 | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY1625 | Psychology of Communication | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY1635 | Major Paradigms: Cognitive Psychology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
| PSY2643 | Practical Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||
| Semester 1 | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| PSY2606 | Psychology of Learning and Applied Behaviour Analysis | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY2628 | Quantitative Research Methods and Data Analysis | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY2629 | Qualitative Research Methods and Data Analysis | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY2640 | Forensic and Criminal Psychology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY2641 | Psychology of Helping | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
| COU3301 | Career Education and Guidance | 4 ECTS | |||
| INE2601 | Inclusive Communities and Schooling | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY1626 | Evolutionary Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3130 | Psychology of Adjustment | 2 ECTS | |||
| PSY3647 | Selected Topics in Organisational Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3655 | Neurodiverse Profiles | 4 ECTS | |||
| Semester 2 | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| PSY2610 | Psychopathology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY2623 | Work Psychology | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY2633 | Health Psychology | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
| PSY2626 | Psychology of Sexuality | 2 ECTS | |||
| PSY2634 | Psychology of the Family | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3159 | Addictive Behaviour | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3609 | Psychology of Small Groups | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3611 | Media Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3648 | Sports Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||
| * Study-unit PSY2634 is highly recommended. | |||||
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| PSY3631 | Symposia in Psychology | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY3641 | Dissertation | 12 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
| PSY2643 | Practical Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3605 | Practicum | 4 ECTS | |||
| Semester 1 | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| PSY3504 | Psychotherapeutic Methods 1: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and the Humanistic Existential Approaches | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY3630 | Ethical and Professional Issues | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY3644 | Child and Adolescent Psychopathology | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY3651 | Introduction to Critical Psychology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY3656 | Psychometrics and Psychological Assessment | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
| COU3301 | Career Education and Guidance | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3130 | Psychology of Adjustment | 2 ECTS | |||
| PSY3640 | Community Mental Health | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3643 | Cognitive Neuroscience | 6 ECTS | |||
| PSY3647 | Selected Topics in Organisational Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3655 | Neurodiverse Profiles | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3657 | Sensitivity Training in Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||
| Semester 2 | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| PSY3505 | Psychotherapeutic Methods 2: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Systemic Family Therapy | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSY3662 | Neuropsychology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
| PSY2626 | Psychology of Sexuality | 2 ECTS | |||
| PSY3159 | Addictive Behaviour | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3160 | Respecting Diversity | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3161 | Cyberpsychology | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3609 | Psychology of Small Groups | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3611 | Media Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3613 | Environmental Psychology | 2 ECTS | |||
| PSY3616 | Psychology of Ageing | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3648 | Sports Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||
| PSY3654 | Aviation Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Bachelor in Psychology (Honours) under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing.
