PS52049: Health psychology dissertation
[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Psychology |
| Credits: | 35 [equivalent to 70 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 700 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
- Dissertation Period
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| Assessment Summary: | CWDI 100% |
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
By the end of the unit, you will:
- develop skills required for autonomous working
- develop transferable skills that will prepare you for postgraduate employment or further study
- develop critical, analytical problem-based learning skills
- communicate an argument
- be able to critically evaluate and assess research and evidence
- develop skills in writing up an independent piece of research
- develop time management skills around undertaking and writing up a research project
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| Synopsis: | Carry out an independent research project by putting into practice some of the methods, theories and skills that you have learnt during the taught units.
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| Content: | You will carry out a substantial research project of your own design, in health psychology, under the joint supervision of an academic and placement supervisor(s).
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| Course availability: |
PS52049 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:
Department of Psychology
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
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