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Department of Psychology Programme Catalogue 2024/25


UHPS-AKB10: BSc(Hons) Psychology with work placement

Route: BSc(Hons) Psychology with work placement


Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY


Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement


Normal course duration: 4 Years

[Page last updated: 15 April 2024]


This course is for students who will be in Years 1 or 2 in 2024/25


Key Information
Applicable assessment regulations:
 Undergraduate assessment regulations - https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/
Approved exemptions:
 None
Coexistent Masters course?:
 No
Weighting towards final award by stage:
 Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 24%
Stage 3: 8%
Final Stage: 68%

Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations


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Year 1

Academic Year: Stage 1

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PS12001 Mind, brain and behaviour 10 Credits
PS12002 Psychology research methods and design 1 20 Credits
PS12003 Controversies in psychology 20 Credits

Semester 1: Stage 1

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PS12004 Applying psychology 5 Credits

Semester 2: Stage 1

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PS12005 Psychology of wellbeing 5 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 2

Students must take a optional units worth 10 credits during this course year.

Academic Year: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PS22006 Psychology research methods and design 2 25 Credits
PS22007 Cognitive neuroscience 10 Credits
PS22008 Social psychology and individual differences 10 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ED22008 Contemporary issues in childhood and youth: research and intervention 10 Credits
ED22009 Educational inequalities in global contexts 10 Credits
SL12002 Cell biology 10 Credits

Semester 1: Stage 2

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN22170 Managing human resources 5 Credits
PS22017 Health psychology 5 Credits
SP22059 Sociology of criminal justice policy 5 Credits
SP22060 The sociology of intimacy and relationships 5 Credits

Semester 2: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PS22009 Developmental psychology 5 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN22171 Marketing 5 Credits
PS22016 Clinical psychology 5 Credits
SP22056 'Race' and racism 5 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.