PSYCHOLOGY Dr Amy Pearson Lecturer in Psychology
The Truth About Psychology • Psychology isn’t a soft subject • Difficult, scientific based, subject requiring analytical and critical thinking skills. • Psychology isn’t a vocational subject • 22.5% go on to be psychologists • Second best employability of all subjects (after Geography) - Higher Education Careers service unit. • Psychology isn’t a narrow field • Psychology is relevant to almost everything.
Psychology Programmes • BSc (hons) Psychology. • BSc (hons) Psychology with Counselling. • BSc (hons) Forensic Psychology • BSc (hons) Psychology with Clinical Skills • BSc (hons) Psychology Health and Wellbeing
BPS Accreditation • Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS). • An essential step in becoming a professional psychologist (i.e. achieve Chartered Psychologist status). • BSc Psychology, BSc Psychology with Counselling. • All routes follow a BPS accredited spine of modules
National Student Survey • According to the National Student Survey 2018, our Psychology courses are: • ranked 5th in the UK for Overall satisfaction and Learning opportunities, • 10th for The teaching on my course, • Top 25% for Assessment and feedback, Academic support, Learning community and Student Voice
BPS Core areas • Social psychology - intimate relationships and social interaction. • Biological psychology - the human nervous system, biological basis of behaviour. • Cognitive psychology - memory, language, perception, learning. • Developmental psychology - child development: cognitive and social. • Research methods - research methodology & statistical analysis. • Individual differences - how to define/measure personality & intelligence. Delivered in an integrated programme
BSc Psychology BSc Psychology PSY141 PSY125 PSY123 MIND TO INTRODUCTION PSY140 BEING A PSY122 GENES TO PSYCHOLOGY IN YEAR 1 WORLD (20) TO MENTAL PSYCHOLOGIST(40) MIND (20) THE MEDIA (20) HEALTH (20) PSY260 PSY247 PSYCHOLGOCIA PSY267 CRADLE TO PSY261 FUTURE MOTIVATIONS & Option (20) Option (20) YEAR 2 L RESEARCH GRAVE (20) SELVES (20) BIASES (20) DESIGN AND ANALYSIS (20) PSY380 FROM RESEARCH TO Option (20) Option (20) Option (20) YEAR 3 PSY332 EMPIRICAL PROJECT (40) REALITY (20)
BSc Psychology with Clinical Skills BSc Psychology with Clinical Skills PSY141 PSY143 INTRO. PSY140 BEING A PSY122 GENES TO PSY123 MIND TO INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL YEAR 1 PSYCHOLOGIST(40) MIND (20) WORLD (20) TO MENTAL SKILLS (20) HEALTH (20) PSY266 PSY260 INVESTIGATING PSY263 PSYCHOLGOCIA PSY247 PSY261 FUTURE PSY267 CRADLE TO COMPLEX ASSESSMENT & YEAR 2 L RESEARCH MOTIVATIONS & SELVES (20) GRAVE (20) ISSUES IN FORMULATION DESIGN AND BIASES (20) PSYCHOLOGY (20) ANALYSIS (20) (20) PSY382 PATIENT PSY340 MENTAL PSY381 ENGAGEMENT & Option (20) YEAR 3 PSY332 EMPIRICAL PROJECT (40) HEALTH & ILLNESS PROFESSIONAL REFLECTIVE (20) PRACTICE (20) PRACTICE (20)
BSc Psychology with Counselling BSc Psychology with Counselling CNS103 PSY141 Introduction to PSY140 BEING A PSY122 GENES TO PSY123 MIND TO INTRODUCTION theories and YEAR 1 PSYCHOLOGIST(40) MIND (20) WORLD (20) TO MENTAL concepts in HEALTH (20) counselling (20) CNS206 PSY260 Foundations of PSYCHOLGOCIA PSY247 Embedded PSY261 FUTURE PSY267 CRADLE TO Option (20) YEAR 2 L RESEARCH MOTIVATIONS & Counselling & SELVES (20) GRAVE (20) DESIGN AND BIASES (20) Listening Skills. ANALYSIS (20) (20) CNS310 CNS311 Developing Contemporary Embedded Counselling in Option (20) Option (20) YEAR 3 EMPIRICAL PROJECT (40) Counselling & Context Listening Skills (20) (20)
BSc Forensic Psychology BSc Forensic Psychology PSY141 PSY144 PSY123 MIND TO INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION PSY140 BEING A PSY122 GENES TO YEAR 1 WORLD (20) TO MENTAL TO FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST(40) MIND (20) HEALTH (20) (20) PSY264 THE PSY266 PSY260 PSYCHOLOGY OF INVESTIGATING PSYCHOLGOCIA PSY247 DETECTION, PSY261 FUTURE PSY267 CRADLE TO COMPLEX YEAR 2 L RESEARCH MOTIVATIONS & INTERVIEWING SELVES (20) GRAVE (20) ISSUES IN DESIGN AND BIASES (20) AND THE PSYCHOLOGY ANALYSIS (20) CRIMINAL TRIAL (20) (20) PSY384 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF YEAR 3 PSY332 EMPIRICAL PROJECT (40) SERIOUS AND Option (20) Option (20) Option (20) VIOLENT OFFENDING (20)
BSc Psychology with Health and Wellbeing BSc Psychology with Health and Wellbeing PSY142 PSY141 PSYCHOLOGY PSY140 BEING A PSY122 GENES TO PSY123 MIND TO INTRODUCTION YEAR 1 HEALTH AND PSYCHOLOGIST(40) MIND (20) WORLD (20) TO MENTAL WELLBEING(20) HEALTH (20) PSY266 PSY260 PSY262 INVESTIGATING PSYCHOLGOCIA PSY247 COMMUNITY, PSY261 FUTURE PSY267 CRADLE TO COMPLEX YEAR 2 L RESEARCH MOTIVATIONS & CULTURE AND SELVES (20) GRAVE (20) ISSUES IN DESIGN AND BIASES (20) ENVRIONMENT PSYCHOLOGY ANALYSIS (20) (20) (20) PSY373 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY AND YEAR 3 PSY332 EMPIRICAL PROJECT (40) Option (20) Option (20) Option (20) BEHAVIOUR CHANGE (20)
Teaching • Use a variety of teaching methods. • Not just lecture and seminar • Problem-based learning Student-Centric Real life problems. • Research active curriculum • Modules grounded in academic research • Students helping with research and publishing papers with staff.
Assessment • Assessment is as much about learning as it is about testing • Variety of assessment methods, e.g. • Essay and Exam • Research reports • Media reports/media pieces • Digital story • Poster conference • Expert witness (forensic) report • Case studies • Small group presentations. • The most important thing we do is give feedback • Detailed comments on work • Feedforward.
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Empirical Project (Stage 3) • Most important component of the entire degree. • You will develop, produce and conduct a study, then analyse results and write a report. • Working with a supervisor (1 to 1) in a particular area of psychology you are interested in. • Opportunity to put all learning from degree in to practice.
Examples of Projects • ‘James Bond psychology’ – Why do women often find men with the Dark Triad attractive? • Does alcohol and tobacco use alter attitudes to illegal drugs? • Do we learn lists of rhyming and non-rhyming words differently? • Does music alter how we perceive the passing of time? • How do people with Parkinson’s disease perceive emotional expressions? • Do men and women differ in how they perceive unfamiliar faces? • Impulsivity in gambling scenarios • Homosexual mate preferences in lonely hearts ads • Effects of media on body image • How do children solve mathematical word problems? • Does colour influence our memory for photographic images? • What features do football supporters feel are important in their home ground? • Sex differences in procrastination
Personal Development • Independent critical thinkers • Problem-based learning • Skills lab • Sandbox room • Personal tutor system • DLHE Survey • 92% in FT/PT employment or further study • 100% for psychology with counselling • 60% meeting Times graduate prospects criteria for both programmes “I came to University expecting to enjoy learning more about Psychology. I finished University equipped with a better understanding of how to critically analyse the world around me .” – Helen Edmonds, Psychology graduate
The University aim is to make every University of Sunderland graduate among the best in the country when it comes to employability, by focusing on three key areas to: Get Skills Get Experience Get Noticed • Enterprise at • CVs, Interview • Sunderland Enterprise Place Help you • Internships Professional Skills, Careers develop a • Student Exchanges Award (SuPA) Advice & Guidance bigger, • Student & Graduate • Masterclasses brighter Jobs • Higher • Mentoring • Volunteering & Paid • Placements future Education Projects • Leadership – Achievement • Student Ambassador Report (HEAR) Leading Lights Scheme
Entry Requirements 2018/2019 Entry 112 UCAS points from a minimum of two A Levels or equivalent, for example, BTEC National Diploma. We also require three passes at GCSE grade C or above, which must include Mathematics and English Language or a minimum of Level 2 Key Skills in Communication and Application of Number. For further information email student.helpline@Sunderland.ac.uk
Thank You! Any questions? @PsychUni_of_Sun
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