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MSc Psychology (Conversion)

Learning Outcomes:

• Explore a variety of significant psychological discoveries across topics such as child development, personality, brain functioning, and interpersonal relationships.
• Understand how psychologists operate in both academic and applied settings.
• Learn how psychological discoveries inform practical applications in real-world contexts.
• Develop critical assessment skills to evaluate psychological claims and evidence.
• Acquire the ability to understand and analyse original research articles in psychology.
• Enhance skills in evaluating claims made in the field of psychology based on empirical evidence.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the anatomy and function of the human brain and nervous system.
• Learn about psychophysiological processes and the endocrine system.
• Explore behavioural genetics and neuroscience measurement techniques.
• Examine comparative and evolutionary models of human behaviour.
• Apply biological psychology concepts to real-world scenarios in your field of study.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the key theories and concepts in social psychology regarding individual and group interactions.
• Explore empirical research that informs insights into human thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.
• Gain knowledge of how social contexts influence individual behaviour.

• Understand how psychologists define and quantify individual differences in personality.
• Explore the origins of personality differences and their impact on personal and professional life.
• Analyse the implications of various personality traits, such as introversion versus sociability and caution versus impulsivity.
• Learn how personality traits can predict behaviour, success, and well-being in applied contexts like organisational, health, educational, forensic, sports, and clinical psychology.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand human growth and change across the lifespan, from conception to old age.
• Examine biological, cognitive, social, and emotional development at different life stages.
• Learn how individuals acquire knowledge, memory, language, and higher-order thinking skills.
• Explore the influence of relationships and societal factors on identity, self-concept, and emotional well-being, while critically evaluating developmental theories through research and case studies.

Learning Outcomes:

• Explore the cognitive skills involved in everyday activities, such as shopping, studying, and socialising.
• Understand how cognition differs among animals, individuals with acquired brain injuries, and those with extraordinary abilities like polyglots and mnemonists.
• Uncover the complexities of cognitive processes that support various tasks and interactions in daily life.

Learning Outcomes:

• Acquire essential skills for designing and conducting quantitative research in psychology.
• Master descriptive and inferential analysis techniques, including hands-on experience with statistical software.
• Develop proficiency in reporting psychological research findings and gain transferable skills for future research projects or applications.

Learning Outcomes:

• Explore various qualitative research paradigms and their techniques in psychology and allied disciplines.
• Develop an understanding of the underlying philosophies of qualitative research.
• Design, conduct, and evaluate your own qualitative research, along with skills to present your findings.

• This is the final module in your programme, where you put together all the psychological skills and knowledge that you have been learning in previous modules, to design and carry out an independent research project under supervision.