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1 Psychology ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY Dr. Carolina Sciplino

2 Psychology Clinical/ Counselling Neuro Cognitive Social & IDs Health Educational Forensic Occupational Developmental Sport/Exercise Personality Psychobiology

3 How do we learn to read, and why do some people have difficulty? How do we learn language? Is the first language easier to learn than the second? Why do we forget? What’s the best way to revise for an exam? When we get older, why do we remember our childhood better than the previous week? Why do I know that I know something, but can’t remember it? What is thought? What is colour blindness? How do we recognise objects? How do we make decisions? Why are some problems easier to solve than others?? What changes as we develop expertise? What is consciousness? How reliable is eyewitness testimony? How are reading and writing related? Cognitive psychology

4 How do we learn to read, and why do some people have difficulty? How do children learn language? Can behaviourism fully explain development? How do we study child development? What is the importance of grandparents? How do children develop gender identity? What is attachment? What is the importance of the peer group? Why are some early relationships so important? What is theory of mind? How do children develop their sense of self? How are reading and writing related? Developmental psychology

5 Psychology at St. Mary’s Small friendly course team 8.5 FT staff + support Small friendly cohort Level 4 approx. 70- 80 students

6 Entry Requirements A minimum of 260 points of which 180 must include a B and a C grade at A level.  Three B’s beginning Sep. 2018 Remaining points can be made up of A level or AS level grades including General Studies. Grade C or above in English and Maths or equivalent. Alternative qualifications considered.

7 Psychology at St. Mary’s Psychology  Single Honours, Major (4 modules per year in psychology, 2 modules in another subject) Accredited (eligible for Graduate Basis of Charted Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society) Psychological Studies  Single Honours, Major (4 psychology modules), Equal (3 psychology modules) & Minor (2 psychology modules) Not accredited Red= Joint Honours degree

8 Psychology at St. Mary’s Study/Delivery Lectures/Seminars  Workshops  Tutorials 2hrs/week per module On avg. 3hrs/module per week Independent study

9 Psychology at St. Mary’s Level 4 Introduction to Psychology  Cognitive  Social  Developmental  Biological Research Methods Skills for Psychology Everyday Psychology Work Experience

10 Psychology at St. Mary’s Level 5 Research Methods Social Brain Developing Mind Psychology Today Work Experience Level 6 Independent Study  Empirical Project  Extended Literature Review Eyewitness Testimony Counselling Psychology Perception Psychology of Education Deviance & Psychopathology Applied Child Psychology

11 After St. Mary’s Employment Teaching Law Enforcement Human Resources Marketing Education Nursing/Health Care Military Postgraduate UCL Royal Holloway - UL Goldsmith – UL Chichester Univ. Univ. of. Cambridge Loughborough Univ. Univ. of Surrey Kings College Nottingham Trent


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