Bachelor of Science (Psychology)

Psychology is the study of behaviour and mental processes, and includes individual and social, human and animal, normal and abnormal aspects. The School of Psychology provides modules in all the main aspects of Psychology including Forensic Psychology, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Research Methods. The course satisfies the requirements for graduate membership of relevant professional societies (the Psychological Society of Ireland and the British Psychological Society).

YEAR ONE

• Cognitive Psychology
• Theories of Personality
• Research Methods
• Social Psychology
• Psychology of Learning
• Critical and Collaborative Thinking
• Developmental Psychology
• Biology and Behaviour
• Plus two other subjects are selected from the extensive arts menu.

YEAR TWO

• Developmental Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Biological Psychology
• Psychology of Learning
• Social Psychology
• Theories of Personality
• Perception, Attention and Performance
• Research Methods in Psychology
• Memory and Cognition
• Professional Skills in Psychology 

YEAR THREE

• Options include
• Study Abroad
• Work Placement
• Research Placement
• Community Service
• Service Learning
• Elective Psychology Modules
•  Modules from other disciplines 

FINAL YEAR

• Applied Behavioural Analysis
• Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology
• Psychological Measurement: Theory and Practice
• Advanced Research Methods in Psychology
• Issues in Cognitive Neuroscience
• Health Psychology
• Forensic, Abnormal and Clinical Psychology
• Research Project
• Relational Frame Theory
• Behavioural Medicine
• Paediatric Clinical Behavioural Interventions
• Neuropsychology
• Positive Psychology
• Human Sexuality
• Various elective mo