Description:
| Aims: To allow students the opportunity to develop a more in depth understanding of a key health psychology issue of their own choice.
Learning Outcomes: On completion of the unit students will have:
* Identified (through consultation with a supervisor) and examined in considerable depth a specialist topic in health psychology of their own choosing.
* Have a deeper, more coherent and more analytical understanding of health psychology theory, methods and practice.
Skills: Intellectual:
* To think and write creatively and analytically.
* To communicate a debate.
* To critically assess and evaluate research carried out by others.
Professional / Practical:
* Study and learning skills.
* Ability to communicate and work well with an advisor.
* Essay research, preparation and writing skills.
* Independent/autonomous working skills.
* Ability to formulate a research question and present a coherent answer.
Content: Any area of health psychology for which an adequate level of supervision can be offered.
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