Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
UCAS Code: C850
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Including one science subject. Candidates without an A Level in a science subject may be asked to attain AAA A pass in the science practicals element is required. General Studies, Critical Thinking and Global Perspectives are not accepted.
Access to HE Diploma
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Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
To include a science subject at higher level, and at least 6,6,5 at higher level. Candidates may be asked to achieve 36 without a science subject. Mathematics pathways 'Analysis and Approaches' and Applications and Interpretation' will both be accepted at Standard or Higher Level
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Including a science subject.
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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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Scottish Advanced Higher
Including a science subject and AABBB in Highers.
Scottish Higher
This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Advanced Higher grades AA including a Science subject.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
This qualification is only accepted in combination with A level grades AB if taking a science subject, or AA or equivalent.
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About this course
Cognitive neuroscience looks at how our brains support our thoughts, feelings and actions. This specialised degree will develop your expert knowledge and understanding of this field to a more advanced level. You will study core psychology modules with cognitive neuroscience practicals. You'll also explore topics such as brain imaging, behavioural measurement and physiological psychology.
This course is accredited by the British Psychology Society. We offer a wide range of optional modules for you to choose from. You'll be able to tailor your degree to study areas that you are personally interested in, including neuroimaging and neuropsychology.
In your third year, you will undertake your own major research project. This will allow you to explore more advanced areas of psychology such as behavioural to social psychology. You will be supported by staff members who are actively involved in their own research. Some recent projects have been in the fields of dementia research, child development and education, and improving mental health. This is also a good opportunity to align your research project with your own career ambitions.
This course comes with lots of additional opportunities between years two and three. You can choose to study abroad at our partner Universities such as Malaysia, USA, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Studying abroad can be a great life experience and teach you lots of interpersonal skills and enable you to work with different cultures. You can also choose to work on a placement year in industry. This looks great on your CV, builds your experience, and can massively help your employability.
Modules
Your first year will equip you with a foundation of knowledge in core principles of psychology. In your second year, you will study specialised research methods, which introduce you to a range of cognitive neuroscience methods such as event-related electroencephalography and functional magnetic imaging. During the third year, you are offered advanced modules in cognitive neuroscience, covering areas such as motor control and perception. In addition, the practical project and report can be undertaken in a specialised area.
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20 years ago, this was a specialist degree for would-be psychologists but now it is the model of a modern, flexible degree subject. One of the UK's fastest-growing subject at degree level, and the second most popular subject overall (it recently overtook business studies), one in 23 of all graduates last year had psychology degrees. As you'd expect with figures like that, jobs in psychology itself are incredibly competitive, so to stand a chance of securing one, you need to get a postgraduate qualification (probably a doctorate in most fields, especially clinical psychology) and some relevant work experience. But even though there are so many psychology graduates — far more than there are jobs in psychology, and over 13,800 in total last year — this degree has a lower unemployment rate than average because its grads are so flexible and well-regarded by business and other industries across the economy. Everywhere there are good jobs in the UK economy, you'll find psychology graduates - and it's hardly surprising as the course helps you gain a mix of good people skills and excellent number and data handling skills. A psychology degree ticks most employers' boxes — but we'd suggest you don't drop your maths modules.
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