Psychology BSc (Hons)

During your second year, you will have the opportunity to complete work experience with an external organisation*. Past students have undertaken a wide variety of roles, including working in women’s refuges, with the police, sports centres, prisons and schools.

Modules

• Developing as a Psychologist 2 - 10 credits

  This module aims to enable you to build on skills relevant to employability in a potential career as a psychologist upon successful completion. It is designed to build upon the academic skills you have gained in various psychology modules, and enables you the opportunity to showcase these skills to prospective employers following graduation. You will be provided with the opportunity to develop practical skills (e.g. time management, CV writing, cover letters and interviewing techniques) that could assist you when you choose to apply for work experience** in psychological settings. You will have access to resources such as our Talent Team, the university’s employability support team and careers service, to aid in identifying relevant work placement.

  Compulsory

  Assessment: Coursework

• Psychological Perspectives 1 - 20 credits

  This module aims to provide coverage of the core domains of biological psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology and individual differences. Themes that are contemporary and of global significance will be discussed, therefore they may change in any given year. You will be required to examine individual and group responses to the issues presented, encouraged to draw on knowledge and understanding of key topics within each of the core domains.

  Compulsory

  Assessment: Coursework, test

• Applied Research Methods 1 - 20 credits

  This module integrates knowledge gained in the Year 2 theory module Psychological Perspectives 1 with the applications of quantitative research methods. You will have the opportunity to gain an understanding of how to conduct, report, and interpret a range of statistical tests using data associated with complex experimental and correlational designs. This module focuses on building on previous research methods modules in Year 1 including the Research into Human Behaviour module.

  Compulsory

  Assessment: Coursework, test

• Psychological Perspectives 2 - 20 credits

  This module aims to enhance the development of your understanding of the core domains of psychology and challenges you to consider how this knowledge could contribute to solving a community-focused issue. It continues the aim to provide coverage of the core domains of biological psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology and individual differences.

  Compulsory

  Assessment: Coursework, test

• Applied Research Methods 2 - 20 credits

  The knowledge gained in the Year 2 Psychological Perspectives 1 is integrated with the applications of qualitative research methods in this module. You will have opportunities to develop your understanding of how to design, conduct and report qualitative research using a variety of data collection methods and analytical techniques. This module also aims to develop your ability to plan psychological research projects and guides you through the fundamental processes involved in developing and disseminating a research proposal (e.g. conceptual, methodological and ethical considerations).

  Compulsory

  Assessment: Coursework

• Professional Experience - 20 credits

  You will have the opportunity to apply for work experience* in an organisation relevant to your future career aspirations. This may be in the form of paid employment or voluntary work. You will have the opportunity to gain experience in researching and sourcing opportunities for work experience and may utilise the Talent Team, Coventry University’s employability support team, the Talent Team.

  Compulsory

  Assessment: Coursework

• Add+ Vantage module

  The focus on preparing students for successful futures sets Coventry apart as a university.

  The Add+vantage modules explore a range of work experience and extra-curricular activities that are taken each year, and aim to broaden your knowledge and skills within a work focused environment. There is a very wide range of Add+vantage free-choice subject areas, and they are arranged in themes.

  Compulsory

Following year 2 here is the opportunity to complete the course over four years by applying for an optional year of work placement or to study abroad*.

Modules

• Enhancement year

  Optional

The final year of your degree is your opportunity to specialise in the areas that you find most exciting – choosing from a range of optional modules in areas of greatest interest to you.

You will collaborate with a member of academic staff and apply the knowledge of research methods obtained during the first two years of your degree to design and conduct your own piece of research in an area of your choice. In the past, students have investigated areas such as arousal regulation in sport, imagery use and its implementation, psychological rehabilitation from injury, mindfulness in sport and the influence of motivation on anticipatory skills.

Modules

• Developing as a Psychologist 3 - 10 credits

  This module is designed to equip you with a range of essential personal and professional skills required to be a successful student and graduate employee. You will have the opportunity to appraise and critique your own skills in; fluent writing and speaking, working in groups, and personal reflection in career development and you will be given advice on finding placements and experience in your future careers.

  Compulsory

  Assessment: Coursework

• Project Ethics - 10 credits

  Your knowledge of research methods and theory should combine in order to pursue an in-depth supervised independent piece of empirical research. In this module you will design a suitable empirical research project that incorporates an appropriately expressed psychological research question. You will be supported to identify and propose suitable research methods to address the proposed research question, within an ethical framework, and to develop a research ethics application.

  Compulsory

  Assessment: Coursework, test

• Independent Research Project - 30 credits

  This module is the focal point of your psychological training, combining your knowledge of research methods and theory to pursue an in-depth supervised independent piece of empirical research. This module is designed to help you develop and demonstrate skills in report writing needed to meet the professional standards of psychology. This module is also designed to enable you to develop a critical understanding of psychological research methodology.

  Compulsory

  Assessment: Coursework

• Add+ Vantage module

  The focus on preparing students for successful futures sets Coventry apart as a university.

  The Add+vantage modules explore a range of work experience and extra-curricular activities that are taken each year, and aim to broaden your knowledge and skills within a work focused environment. There is a very wide range of Add+vantage free-choice subject areas, and they are arranged in themes

  Compulsory

• Optional modules

  Choose two from the following:

  • Mindfulness and Meditation - 20 credits : In this module you will be introduced to the western secular-based mindfulness interventions and explore their essential theoretical, applied and empirical bases. The interventions you will study include Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Focusing Oriented Psychotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, and Compassion Focused Therapy.
    Assessment : Coursework
  • Psychology of Gender and Sexuality - 20 credits : Taking an international perspective, in this module you will examine how gender and sexuality are understood across different historical and cultural contexts. You will draw upon many areas of psychology including social psychology (e.g. sexual prejudice), developmental psychology (sexual and gender identity development across the lifespan); and biopsychology (e.g. biology of sex and sexual orientation) to consider how the psychology of gender and sexualities intersects with applied areas such as educational, clinical, health, forensic and sports psychology.
    Assessment: Coursework
  • Educational Psychology and Psychology of Special Needs - 20 credits: By choosing this module you will study key theories and research that relate to the psychology of development, teaching and learning and the application of those theories to applied educational contexts. By examining issues of assessment, labelling, intervention and remediation you should have greater awareness of the special educational needs experienced by children and adults and how these difficulties impact on their experiences growing up.
    Assessment: Coursework
  • Psychology of Gender and Sexuality - 20 credits: Taking an international perspective, in this module you will examine how gender and sexuality are understood across different historical and cultural contexts. You will draw upon many areas of psychology including social psychology (e.g. sexual prejudice), developmental psychology (sexual and gender identity development across the lifespan); and biopsychology (e.g. biology of sex and sexual orientation) to consider how the psychology of gender and sexualities intersects with applied areas such as educational, clinical, health, forensic and sports psychology.
    Assessment: Coursework
  • Drug Use and Addiction - 20 credits: The subject of psychopharmacology focuses on the interrelationship between drugs, psychology and behaviour, drawing on several areas of psychology, in particular cognitive and biological approaches. These principles will be considered in relation to the effects of addiction and the motivations to sustain substance abuse. Relevant findings from several branches of science, including psychophysics, psychopharmacology and molecular biology will be considered. Assessment: Coursework
  • Criminal Behaviour and its contexts - 20 credits:  How does psychology contribute to how we view criminal behaviour? By studying this module you will explore the development of explanations of crime across different contexts in society, and will have the chance to apply psychological theories in relation to three types of crimes which include violent, sexual and economic in family, workplace and sports contexts. By the end of the module you will be able to demonstrate the impact psychology has made in specific areas of the criminal process, and the prevention of crimes.
    Assessment: Coursework

  
  
  *Optional module choices are subject to change in any given year

  Optional