Psychology with English Literature

UCAS code: C8Q2

Here's what University of Buckingham says about its Psychology with English Literature course.

The University of Buckingham is:

• Home of the two-year degree, the University of Buckingham, based in the South East of England, is ranked 6th for Student Satisfaction in the UK (National Student Survey, 2020).

• We are proudly independent and not-for-profit, and offer courses in Allied Health, Business, Computing, Education, Humanities, Law, Medicine, Psychology and Security and Intelligence. We are one of the few universities in the UK that offer September and January start dates for almost all of our courses.

• Based in Buckingham on a riverside campus, we are only 20 minutes’ from Milton Keynes central station and a short drive from Bicester, Aylesbury, Banbury and Northampton. There is free parking on-site and we are within easy reach of London and Oxford.

• Our award-winning small class tutorials ensure every student is known by name and supported throughout their studies, including by dedicated personal tutors.

• As pioneers of the two-year degree, we offer a condensed version of the traditional three-year degree, meaning you can gain a full honours degree and complete your studies a whole year earlier. Alternatively, you can complete both your undergraduate and master’s degree with us in just three years: saving you time and money.

For at least a hundred years, the discoveries and hypotheses of psychologists have been enriching the study of English literature, either as a way of understanding the mind of the artist, or of the characters they create. Studying psychology at Buckingham with English literature as your minor subject, gives you the chance to ‘apply’ the insights which the scientific study of individual and group psychology provides to a range of powerful and enigmatic works of literature, from the plays of Shakespeare, through the Gothic and Romantic projections of the late 18th-century, to the short stories and novels of British and American women writers writing in a post-Freudian universe.

Both subjects require the close analysis of texts (spoken, written, uttered) and the discipline of clear report and essay-writing. Their combination in this programme gives you the imaginative scope of an arts programme with the vocation and professionalism of a Bachelor of Science degree.

Biological Psychology, Business Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognition, Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology, Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology, Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy, Cyberpsychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Individual Differences, Introduction to Psychology 1, Introduction to Psychology 2, Multivariate Statistics, Perception, Project, Research Methods and Statistics 1, Research Methods and Statistics 2, Psychology of Emotion, Social Psychology, Sport and Exercise Psychology, Contemporary Writing, Creative Writing 1, Fiction and Theory, Film Studies, Modern American Literature, Modernist Writing, Poetry and Poetics, Renaissance Literature, Shakespearean Drama, Women’s Writing.

The Psychology Department believes in using a number of different teaching methods, with a great emphasis on interaction between students and lecturers / tutors and also on active learning. Our courses consist of some or all of the following: •lectures – the main forum for communicating factual information. Given the small number of students these can easily become interactive, and students are encouraged to ask questions •tutorials – small groups of typically 4 – 6 students discuss specific readings relevant to the lecture course and have the opportunity to ask questions about anything unclear from the lectures •classes / seminars – taught in larger groups, these may include demonstrations, videos, presentations to other students or other class activities •practical classes – psychology involves designing experiments and collecting and interpreting experimental data, and these classes will help students learn the relevant skills •computer classes – the courses on research design and statistics in particular involve the use of computers and programs such as SPSS. Students will have several classes during these courses to help familiarise them with such software •individual research project -this very important part of your degree is carried out in your second year. For more details please see Individual Research Project. •observational methods – use of eg. video footage for developing of critical incident criteria and interaction process analysis (for developmental psychology, personality / social psychology, crime psychology topics).The assessment of individual modules within each course varies according to the subject. Assessment is usually by examination, assessed coursework, or a combination of the two.