SINGLE/COMBINED HONOURS
UCAS codes: C800 BSc/Psy
Typical offer: 320-360 points
International Baccalaureate: 27 points
Degree duration:
3 years full-time 6 years part-time
If English is not your first language:
IELTS 6.0 (including 6.0 in writing) or a TOEFL iBT score of 87 or equivalent
Combined Honours students are awarded BA (Hons)
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Email: course.enquiries@winchester.ac.uk
For Combined Honours UCAS codes and entry requirements
Year 1 examines different approaches within psychology – personality, social, developmental, cognitive and biological – illustrating how they lead to distinct perspectives on key research questions, and to the methods psychologists use to answer these questions. In Year 2, students examine the approaches in more depth and continue their study of different research methods, exercising greater independence in their practical work. Under the guidance of their supervisor, they develop a research proposal focusing on their chosen area of psychology. In Year 3, students choose which topics to study in greater depth, and their practical work culminates in an extended research project in an area of their choice.
Accreditation
The Single Honours programme is accredited as conferring eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the BPS, provided the minimum standard of qualification of second class Honours is achieved. This is the first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist. On graduation, students are not qualified to practise as a specialist psychologist without further training. Erasmus Exchange (optional) The University has Erasmus Exchanges with the University of Gdansk and the Warsaw School of Social Psychology in Poland, La Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy, University of Paris René Descartes, France, and the University of Limerick, Ireland. Students can apply to visit for a semester, with much of the cost met by a living allowance granted by the European Union.
Year 1
• Exploring Psychology
• Introduction to Research Methods and Practice
• Abnormal Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Psychology in the Real World
Year 2
• Cognitive Psychology
• Developmental Psychology
• Social Psychology
• Psychobiology
• Conducting Independent Research in Psychology
• Personality and Individual Differences
• Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology
• Statistics
Year 3
• Research Project: Empirical
• Advanced Issues in Developmental Psychology
• Gender, the Individual and Society
• Advanced Statistics
• Topics in Educational Psychology
• Topics in Clinical and Cognitive Neuropsychology
• Topics in Consumer Psychology
• Topics in Media Psychology
• Topics in Psychology and Law
• Conceptual Debates in Psychology
• Volunteering for Psychology
• Dissertation (for Combined Honours students only)
Graduates wishing to pursue careers in clinical, educational, forensic, health, counselling or occupational psychology need to gain professional recognition to continue the= required study and training. Psychology is also excellent preparation for careers in teaching, immigration, probation and human resources.