PSYCHOLOGY. BSc (Hons) or BA/BSc (Hons) combined Department of Psychology, Social Work and Public Health

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1 PSYCHOLOGY BSc (Hos) or BA/BSc (Hos) combied Departmet of Psychology, Social Work ad Public Health Outstadig teachig, strog research ad studets happy to sig the praises of both. Suday Times Uiversity Guide

2 CONTENTS Why choose Oxford Brookes? Teachig ad learig Practical ad research skills Resources ad facilities Our research A career i psychology Modules Combiatios with psychology Key facts WHY STUDY PSYCHOLOGY? Faye Murray BSc Psychology Havig studied psychology at school, Faye Murray was particularly iterested i research. At the ed of her first year, she chose to major i psychology i order to gai British Psychological Society recogitio. I completed my ow research project ito childre s hadwritig, with the guidace of the psychology departmet. I ivestigated the validity of usig a hadwritig tablet compared with traditioal methods of assessmet. I had to develop time maagemet skills, recruit ad liaise with participats ad lear to preset my work i a professioal ad cocise format. These skills will be useful i a busiess role ad will ehace my career prospects. The psychology departmet at Brookes is large eough to provide good coverage of the disciplie, but small eough to foster a sese of commuity, allowig you to kow all your lecturers, ad over my three years here I have built up a good relatioship with the staff. Psychology is the scietific study of people, the mid, ad behaviour. Psychology is both a thrivig academic disciplie ad a vital professioal practice. By studyig psychology you will lear about the may varied methods psychologists use to examie people, mid ad behaviour. You will also lear about the differet braches of psychology durig your degree ad so there will be plety of opportuities to develop ew iterests ad kowledge as you lear. The programme team have created a supportive ad urturig eviromet that has ehaced the studet experiece, which allows the studets to be stretched ad flourish as psychologists. British Psychological Society Accreditatio Report 2015 At Oxford Brookes we offer you the opportuity to exted this iterest, uderpiig it with the latest scietific fidigs from a team of staff who produce cuttig-edge research i the cotext of rigorous empirical psychology. We offer you educatioal challeges ad the academic tools to develop your learig, ad give you a solid groudig i empirical methods, theories ad discoveries. As well as gaiig a scietific uderstadig of the complex iteractios betwee mid, brai, behaviour ad experiece, you will also develop the ability to coduct your ow idepedet research.

3 WHY CHOOSE OXFORD BROOKES? Psychology at Oxford Brookes may be take as a sigle hoours subject, or combied with aother field. Combiatios iclude Athropology, Eglish, Philosophy, Sociology, Educatio Studies, Music, TEACHING AND LEARNING Your academic adviser will be allocated whe you start, ad will provide academic ad departmetal support for you throughout your studies. I recogitio of their outstadig work to support teachig ad learig, oe of our laboratory techicias was amed wier of the atioal Techicia Demostrator Award. Busiess Maagemet, ad Sport, Coachig 04 The award is sposored by the Higher Educatio 05 ad Physical Educatio. See page 14 for more Academy Psychology Network i collaboratio with the iformatio about these combiatios. Associatio for Techical Staff i Psychology (ATSiP). Distictive features Accredited by the British Psychological Society Choice of sigle or combied hoours 95% of our Psychology research is iteratioally recogised, as assessed i the 2014 Research Excellece Framework Dedicated support staff Studets ca take part i a Europea or iteratioal study exchage while at Brookes. Established reputatio Based o the Gipsy Lae site, Headigto Campus, Psychology at Oxford Brookes has over recet years ivested heavily i the developmet of a researchled ethos. The departmet also has a log record of excellece ad iovatio i teachig. This icludes regular studet evaluatio of teachig, which helps to shape future practice ad esures our studets are gettig the most out of their educatio. Oxford boasts the highest proportio of kowledge itesive employees of ay Eglish city ad Psychology at Oxford Brookes has excellet liks with local idustry. Studet choice O top of your compulsory modules we offer a wide rage of further modules, allowig you to gai specialist kowledge or pursue persoal iterests i particular areas. Professioal recogitio Psychology at Oxford Brookes is widely recogised as a leadig provider of a first class, academically soud ad research iformed educatio. I the first year of your degree you are required to complete a umber of compulsory modules, givig you a solid groudig i empirical methods ad theories. I order to gai recogitio by the British Psychological Society you will study various compulsory modules, but withi this framework you ca choose modules which tailor your studies to your iterests ad specialism. Research semiars Durig semester time we host research semiar series by visitig experts from aroud the UK ad elsewhere, esurig that your learig is iformed by the very latest developmets ad academic thikig. Research groups ru additioal semiar meetigs, where all studets are welcome. I-house expertise We have some specific areas of iterest ad expertise i our Psychology team at Oxford Brookes: Developmetal Psychology We have several developmetal psychologists i our team cocered with both typical ad atypical cogitive, liguistic, social ad motor developmet. We have a dedicated research space - Brookes Babylab where families come to take part i a broad rage of studies o child developmet. Literacy We are well kow for our work o the developmet of literacy particularly i childre who struggle with readig ad writig. This icludes projects o childre ad adults with dyslexia ad specific laguage impairmet, deaf childre ad those diagosed with motor difficulties. Other studies have focused o the developmet of hadwritig assessmets ad the readig skills of adults i further educatio. Motor Behaviour We have specific expertise i the assessmet ad aalysis of huma movemet with a special iterest i childre ad adults with Developmetal Coordiatio Disorder (DCD). Our Perceptio ad Motio Aalysis (PuMA) Lab houses 3D motio aalysis equipmet for the detailed examiatio of motor difficulties. Applied Social Psychology I this area we ivestigate the way that idividuals beliefs, actios ad aspiratios are itertwied with both their immediate social groups ad also the wider culture i which they are embedded. Our recet research has eabled us to: advise maufacturers ad policy makers of the key factors that determie whether people adapt to iovative gree techologies successfully; advise the British Army o the itegratio of full ad part time members; highlight persoal ad cultural differeces i the determiats of orga doatio. Visio ad Memory We have expertise i specific aspects of adult cogitio, icludig visual attetio, visual perceptio (object affordaces), ad iteractios with actio processig. We also do work o autobiographical memory ad sematic ad episodic memory cotributios to self-idetity. Psychology at Oxford Brookes delivers a highly respected teachig programme with a reputatio for producig professioal, employable graduates. We combie the teachig of a strog, cotet-based disciplie with the provisio of practical ad relevat skills traiig. A active research culture uderpis all the teachig ad learig i the departmet ad you will have the opportuity to work alogside leadig researchers. With aroud 350 udergraduates ad 50 postgraduates, we deliberately keep our departmet fairly small, fosterig a friedly, stimulatig atmosphere of shared kowledge. We teach you ot just about psychology, but how to be a psychologist. You will become part of a ethusiastic departmet, taught by staff who are recogised experts i their field, coverig may varied aspects of psychology. There is a supportive relatioship betwee udergraduate ad postgraduate studets, resultig i complemetary learig at all levels. How you ll lear I our modules a variety of teachig methods are used. However, most modules are taught usig a combiatio of the followig: lectures semiars practical classes i statistical aalyses ad empirical methods small group work ad presetatios laboratory work. Assessmet methods also vary ad iclude essays, practical work, studet presetatios ad exams. Olie resources Key referece documets relatig to learig ad assessmet are always available olie. These iclude otes o how to write essays or preset practical reports, as well as course work guidelies, lecture schedules, your learig outcomes ad the modules markig criteria. Support Throughout your time at Brookes you will receive excellet support from our dedicated staff, both academically ad persoally. Our studet support co-ordiators are there to support you i all aspects of your academic career, from module choices to ay persoal issues you may experiece. Upgrade is a free service available to all Oxford Brookes studets at ay level. Upgrade staff offer advice o all aspects of study, from plaig ad writig essays to statistical aalysis, either o a oe-to-oe basis or as a drop-i sessio. upgrade Example Module 1 Foudatios i Social Psychology Typically take i the first year this module focuses o the may differet types of social cotext that people fid themselves i. Topics covered i this module iclude the group mid, crowd behaviour, theories of persoality, social learig, ifluece ad the social self. These topics will be covered through lectures but you will also meet i groups of 8-10 studets with a member of the teachig staff to discuss the module topics ad prepare a essay for the module assessmet. These small group meetigs provide a great opportuity to meet ad get to kow other studets as well as gettig to kow your tutor. Example Module 2 - Developmetal Psychology Typically take i the secod year, this module focuses o the psychological developmet of the child. This module reveals that much of our competece as humas i both uderstadig our world ad gettig o with others develops early i childhood. The first part of the module focuses o cogitive developmet ad the secod part o social developmet ad topics covered may iclude: perceptio ad cogitio i ifacy; memory ad learig; writte laguage ad commuicatio; emotioal ad social developmet. As part of this module you will be put ito study groups ad asked to carry out formative work each week. This study group activity will help you prepare for assessmets as well as developig your teamwork, commuicatio ad critical thikig skills. Example Module 3 Abormal Psychology Typically take i the 3rd year this module covers approaches to the psychological study of psychiatric disorders. Topics covered i the module iclude the study of abormality, axiety disorders, mood disorders, schizophreia, sleep ad isomia, ad eatig disorders. A major part of the module is a case study report o a particular disorder. You will be expected to use origial sources for this ivestigatio such as joural articles ad you will be asked to preset, explai, ad justify your hypotheses about the causes of a example perso s problems.

4 PRACTICAL AND RESEARCH SKILLS RESOURCES AND FACILITIES Our commitmet to research-led teachig meas that all our teachig staff are recogised experts i their field ad throughout your degree you will be itroduced to may empirical research techiques, culmiatig i your ow idepedet study. Cuttig edge research requires the most up to date techologies ad as a psychology studet you will have access to our fully equipped, dedicated psychology laboratories, ad to customised software eablig you to ru your ow experimets ad aalyse the results. As part of your first year studies you will lear about the coduct of real research by participatig i actual studies. You will be itroduced to curret theories, methods ad fidigs i: experimetal psychology, the study of social ad persoal iflueces o behaviour, childre s social ad cogitive developmet, basic psychological ivestigative procedures ad data iterpretatio, biological aspects of psychology, iterpretig ifluetial studies i psychology. I your secod year you will receive a further groudig i empirical techiques icludig statistical aalysis, questioaire desig ad qualitative iterview methods. You will practice writig psychology research reports as well as studyig may differet advaced aspects of psychology i social, developmetal, cogitive ad biological psychology. I your fial year you will be ecouraged to udertake your ow research project which you will desig, carry out ad documet. You may also take hoours modules that will provide a overview of the historical ad coceptual developmet of psychology ad topics modules were you ca choose to study areas of iterest that will reflect the cuttig-edge research kowledge of our staff members. The programme team provides high levels of feedback, both writte ad oral, to the studets o their assigmets ad moitors their progressio throughout the programme. British Psychological Society Accreditatio Report 2015 The Toolkit You will acquire a set of flexible skills to ehace ot oly your study of psychology, but your ability to deal with challeges i the future. These iclude: iterviewig, survey ad observatio skills, workig ad presetig iformatio i groups, measuremet ad evaluatio of behaviour, use ad iterpretatio of statistics, computer ad word processig skills, use of psychological kowledge to solve problems ad desig experimets, orgaisatio, plaig ad prioritisatio abilities. These skills are taught etirely withi the course ad do ot require prior experiece. Udergraduate Research At Oxford Brookes, we believe that research is ot just for graduates. Udergraduates ofte have the opportuity to work alogside departmetal staff as research assistats, gaiig ivaluable experiece i the skills required for effective research desig, collectio of data ad presetatio of results. I additio, studets are actively ecouraged to hoe their academic writig skills by cotributig to peerreviewed publicatios such as PsychTalk, the British Psychological Society s studet joural. The prestigious British Psychological Society s Aual Coferece also offers a great opportuity for studets to preset their fial-year research projects to delegates (see photo above). 95% of our Psychology research is iteratioally recogised, as assessed i the 2014 Research Excellece Framework Babylab This purpose-built lab comprises a comfortable play area i which parets ca iteract with their babies ad childre i a relaxed eviromet. A oe way mirror alog with remotely cotrolled cameras allow for o-ivasive observatio ad recordig of activity ad behaviour. This facility gives psychologists isight ito the cogitive developmet of babies. We also have a eye tracker specially desiged for ifat observatios. The device uses ifrared techology to determie where the baby is lookig o a give image ad for how log attetio is focused. Traditioal eye trackers are ot suitable for use with childre who ted to be more active tha adult participats. High desity EEG ad ERP This lab has resources for doig high desity EEG (electroecephalogram) ad ERP (evet-related potetial) acquisitio ad aalysis for cogitive eurosciece research. The goal of the research is to uderstad the relatio betwee cogitive processes ad brai activity, with emphasis o visual attetio, visual perceptio (object affordaces), ad iteractios with actio processig. Visual Cogitio Lab This lab is housed i a purpose built room with darkeed walls ad adjustable lightig. A umber of PCs with specialist software ad coected to visual displays allow for experimet geeratio ad stimulus presetatio. Here we coduct experimets o visual maskig, visual attetio, ad other aspects of visual cogitio. Eye-trackig Lab Here we have ear-ifrared video-based trackig systems to track the eye-movemets of adults durig various tasks. I curret research we itegrate these with digitisig graphics tablets to ivestigate the writig behaviours of studets with ad without dyslexia. Perceptio ad Motio Aalysis (PuMA) Lab This is desiged to measure aspects of perceptual-motor skill, with space to assess gross motor balace as well as fie motor reach-ad- grasp actios. 3D motio aalysis equipmet, icludig a optical trackig system, allow us to aalyse motor behaviour i detail. Oxford Brookes Library With over half a millio books, DVDs ad CDs, a vast rage of databases, e-jourals ad referece materials, the uiversity library provides all the resources you eed for your study of psychology. We have a dedicated psychology libraria who is o had to aswer your equiries, teach you iformatio skills ad guide you aroud the electroic resources o offer. The library also offers regular traiig sessios o accessig ad makig the best use of key resources i your specific subject area. We also have a specialist psychological test library, cotaiig a wide variety of stadardized tests to measure behaviours such as readig, spellig, writig, attetio, itelligece ad persoality. PC Lab We have a dedicated PC lab for udergraduate studets with 50 computers. This is available to studets out of ormal workig hours, for their projects ad other academic work. The Joh Hery Brookes Buildig was rated oe of the top buildigs i the UK i 2014, wiig multiple awards icludig: Educatio Estates Award for studet experiece; a Royal Istitute of British Architects (RIBA) Natioal Award; three RIBA regioal awards; ad Oxford Preservatio Trust Award.

5 OUR RESEARCH Psychology research at Oxford Brookes Uiversity iforms developmets i educatio ad health, ad cotiues to attract sigificat fudig awards from bodies icludig the Ecoomic ad Social Research Coucil, Burdett Trust for Nursig, Techology Strategy Board, the Leverhulme Trust, ad commercial orgaisatios. Our research ejoys a iteratioal reputatio, attractig high quality studets ad staff. May members of the departmet have collaboratios with researchers i Oxfordshire ad across the UK, Europe, Australia ad the USA. Active Research Psychology is taught i a friedly ad supportive atmosphere by staff udertakig their ow research i their field, which meas that your learig is iformed by the very latest academic thikig. The mai research iterests of our academic teachig staff are focused aroud cogitio ad eurosciece, developmetal ad child psychology, applied social psychology ad health. Research studies which have recetly received exteral grats iclude: car users attitudes ad expectatios of electric vehicles support to the families of army reservists by ivestigatig eeds, curret provisios ad gaps a assessmet of the impact of cochlear implats o deaf childre s literacy early laguage developmet uder difficult circumstaces autobiographical memory ad the self the use of sesory weighted blakets i childre with autistic spectrum disorders locomotor ad avigatioal abilities of childre ad adults the developmet of orms for a test to measure the speed of hadwritig health visitor evaluatio of mother-child iteractios sleep disturbace i childre with Developmetal Coordiatio Disorder ad more Developmetal Psychology Idustry Liks I this area studets ca egage i iovative research to explore a rage of topics icludig childhood sleep, laguage ad literacy developmet, the developmet of social ad emotioal skills ad motor developmet. Studets have preseted posters based o their fial year projects at the British Psychological Society Aual Coferece o topics as varied as mother-child iteractio, Developmetal Coordiatio Disorder, ad predictors of irregular word readig ad spellig i childre. Our reputatio for excellece i research esures that we are called o by idustry ad commercial orgaisatios. A 40-strog fleet of battery powered Miis has bee put to the test i a project joitly ru by Oxford Brookes, BMW, Scottish ad Souther Eergy, SEEDA (South East Eglad Developmet Agecy), ad the local coucils. This work also led to the award of a 650,000 grat from The Techology Strategy Board for further work o the theme of reduced carbo emissio. Adult Cogitio ad Neurosciece This has a focus o prospective memory, autobiographical memory, visual cogitio, perceptio ad actio ad motor cogitio. I Adult Cogitio ad Neurosciece a variety of equipmet ad testig facilities are available for research projects, icludig our specialist visual cogitio ad eurosciece labs. Recet studet projects have icluded work o the impact of textig o recall of lecture material, the effect of roadside advertisig o drivig performace, ad the role of colour i visual scee recogitio. The aim was to establish how a large umber of zeroemissio vehicles cope with the demads of day-to-day drivig. The project was cetred i the Thames Valley ad looked at the way 80 voluteers drove their electric Miis i two back-to-back six moth trials. By carryig out a assessmet of car users expectatios ad experieces of the electric cars we gaied a idicator of future public acceptace of low carbo vehicles. Fidigs were highlighted i the fial report to the UK Govermet. Ivy Migue, origially from Keya, studied combied Psychology ad Law. She has always bee iterested i huma behaviour, why we do, say or thik the way we do ad wated to have a better uderstadig of the subject. I chose Oxford Brookes because I wated a multicultural ad diverse uiversity with high research ratigs. Through my lectures I have leart how to thik outside the box ad have become much more ope to ew ideas ad skills. My iterpersoal ad other marketable skills have bee improved greatly, ad as a studet rep I have leart to egotiate ad suggest solutios. I have had a woderful time so far. The studet ad academic experiece has bee ivaluable ad the support available to studets is amazig. Brookes is defiitely the place for you if your ideal studet experiece is livig i a relatively small city with a lively studet populatio, with lots of gree sites ad beautiful architectural buildigs. Applied Social Psychology I this area our studets have coducted research o importat cotemporary issues, icludig people s attitudes to bige drikig, ad attitudes to orga doatio. Iterviews play a large part i studets social psychology research ad have recetly bee coducted with a wide rage of people, from professioal jazz musicias ad elite sports performers, to people livig i regios of iteratioal coflict. Recet studet projects have icluded a study ivestigatig what iflueces attitudes to driver-less cars, pre-sleep use of social media ad its role i predictig isomia i uiversity studets, ad factors ifluecig blood doatio amogst youg o-doors. Impact Case Study Just oe example of the way that our research has real-life impact is the work of Prof Aa Barett, who has utilised her expertise i motor developmet to develop assessmet tools to support idividuals, health ad educatio professioals. Aa led a project to re-stadardise the Movemet ABC-2 Test, which is iteratioally recogised as the gold stadard for idetifyig childre with motor difficulties. It provides health ad educatio professioals with a reliable assessmet tool, improvig the support for childre ad their families. A Paediatricia at Staford Uiversity, USA has commeted: The MABC-2 is a extremely importat ad robust tool for both care providers ad ivestigators i log-term eurodevelopmetal outcomes amog high risk ifats. With a special iterest ad expertise i the developmet of hadwritig skill, Aa has also developed a ew hadwritig assessmet tool, the Detailed Assessmet of Speed of Hadwritig (DASH) for 9-25 year olds. This is ow widely used i schools ad uiversities i the UK ad abroad to idetify ad support those with hadwritig difficulties. +Aa Barett research highlight to add here?

6 A CAREER IN MODULES PSYCHOLOGY YEAR If you pla to follow a career i psychology, your degree from Oxford Brookes will provide a excellet foudatio. I order to study psychology you eed to demostrate itellectual rigour alogside aalytical ad scietific skills; a combiatio of factors which make our udergraduates highly attractive to employers across a broad rage of fields. Throughout your psychology degree you will develop may trasferable skills which graduate employers are lookig for, icludig the ability to commuicate, preset your fidigs, umeracy ad data maipulatio, teamwork ad egotiatio strategies. The British Psychological Society (BPS) is carryig out a logitudial study of psychology graduate career destiatios ad Oxford Brookes graduates are takig part i this study. From those who respoded to the survey about two thirds (65.7%) of the first cohort followed by the BPS stated they were i a job i the field of psychology (Coulthard, p.9). Professioal Recogitio Udergraduates with vocatioal ambitios i psychology ca follow fields of study which are accredited by the British Psychological Society as coferrig eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership, provided the miimum stadard of a lower secod class hoours is achieved, the Psychology project is passed ad the required modules are udertake. This is the first step towards becomig a Chartered Psychologist. You may study psychology as part of a combied hoours or as a sigle hoours degree whilst maitaiig accreditatio by the British Psychological Society (BPS) provided you follow the approved BPS pathway through your course. Studets studyig Combied Hoours degrees will ormally be expected to major i psychology i order to gai BPS recogitio. Our graduates pursue successful careers i may fields icludig occupatioal, educatioal ad cliical psychology, marketig, educatio, ad the civil service. Some of our studets choose to eter postgraduate study ad to cotiue with their academic research careers. Psychology has a close relatioship with the uiversity careers service ad a weekly set of careers talks are held durig both semesters. These iclude specific guidace o psychology careers ad advice o becomig a professioal psychologist, icludig cliical psychology. For the last few years a extremely successful speed etworkig careers evet has bee held with local psychology employers ad recet graduates. Some modules o the course, such as Abormal Psychology, ivite outside speakers to talk about their professioal work ad outlie careers opportuities related to their field such as assistat psychologists, behaviour therapists ad various roles related to special educatioal eeds. A umber of our studets take advatage of our Oxford locatio ad udertake some volutary work with the may charities or orgaisatios based i Oxford i order to build experiece that will help them progress towards vocatioal traiig after graduatio. Studets have recetly udertake work at Headway, who work with those with brai ijuries, at the Oe-Eighty charity, who work with youg people o the friges of educatio, ad assistig with tutorig at Gredo Ope Priso. For further iformatio visit Foudatios of Cogitive Psychology This module provides a itroductio to some key areas i Cogitive Psychology.Topics covered iclude research methods, learig, thikig ad problem solvig, memory, perceptio, laguage, cosciousess ad itelligece. Foudatios of Social Psychology The module provides a geeral itroductio to the subject matter of social psychology. Social psychology, sice its formulatio, has emphasised the role of cotext, eviromet ad culture. I this way the course examies a host of differet areas where the idividual, groups, crowds ad societal groups egage. A Itroductio to Psychological Research This double compulsory module demostrates how research is coducted i Psychology with a strog practical emphasis from the start. Studets coduct ad take part i simple psychological studies ad surveys the aalyse the data ad write up reports. Studets lear how psychological variables ca be measured ad how the desig of a study ca be used to test hypotheses about huma thought ad behaviour. Foudatios of Biological Psychology This module provides a itroductio to the fudametal cocepts ad fidigs of Biological Psychology. It draws o a variety of ideas from Neurophysiology, Psychopharmacology, Neuroaatomy ad Perceptio i relatio to huma behaviour. Foudatios of Developmetal Psychology This module provides a itroductio to some key areas i developmetal psychology with a emphasis o social ad emotioal developmet from ifacy to the ed of childhood. Learig from Ifluetial Papers i Psychology This module provides a itroductio to ifluetial psychological research ad allows studets to participate i sessios that address skills essetial for critically evaluatig material; describig ad demostratig a uderstadig of psychological data; plaig, orgaisig, ad writig reports ad essays; referecig; usig library resources ad search egies; ad uderstadig oe s ow academic developmet. Psychology ad Cotemporary Issues This module provides a opportuity to take a evidecebased approach to psychological issues that have featured i the media. The aim is to ecourage studets to evaluate recet reportig of issues of public cocer ad the psychological theory ad research that uderpis (or cotradicts) geerally accepted opiios. TOP-UP MODULES May of our studets also take modules from other subjects that provide a overlap with their Psychology studies ad complemet the approaches covered by Psychology: Itroductio to Biological Athropology Itroductio to Social Athropology Social Differeces ad Divisios Uderstadig Society 2: Trasformatios Costructios of Childhood Itroductio to Philosophy

7 MODULES MODULES YEAR 2 AND 3 HONOURS The modules described below are take towards the ed of a degree programme ad allow studets to demostrate a systematic uderstadig of key aspects of their field of study. Studets will be able to critically evaluate argumets ad demostrate skills ecessary for decisio makig i complex ad upredictable cotexts. Persoality ad Idividual Differeces Psychological methods ad priciples applied to the descriptio ad explaatio of differeces i persoality, ability ad attitude. A umber of theoretical approaches to the ature ad developmet of huma abilities are also covered, icludig psychometrics, iformatio processig, theories of itelligece ad cogitive abilities. Cogitive Psychology Cogitive psychology is the study of metal processes; how we gai iformatio from the world, represet ad trasform that kowledge ad the use it to direct our attetio/behaviour. This module will cosider research ad theories regardig cogitive processes such as perceptio, memory, thikig ad laguage. Emphasis is also give to the research methods used i the disciplie. Biological Psychology The module is to provide a geeral descriptio of the field of physiological psychology, icludig its philosophical assumptios, its experimetal methods, its theories ad its major empirical fidigs. Areas explored will iclude the physiology of sesory systems, euroimagig techiques, eural substrates of memory, structure ad fuctio of the ervous system, ad brai ijury ad disorders. Social Psychology This module offers a overview of the major psychological iflueces o social behaviour, ad the effects of social factors o idividual psychology. You will lear of importat perceptio processes such as social cogitio, attitude-chage, ad attributio. Group processes such as iter-group coflict, orms, leadership, social idetificatio, prejudice, ad iterpersoal attractio will also be addressed. Developmetal Psychology This module focuses o the causes of developmet i childhood. It does this by evaluatig the state of our empirical kowledge of a variety of topics ragig from ifat behaviour to childre s uderstadig of the thoughts ad emotios of others. Cross-Cultural Perspectives i Psychology This module examies the relevace of cross-cultural iflueces o child developmet, laguage ad thought, emotio, socialisatio, itercultural commuicatio, attributio theory ad persohood. The module is also cocered with the applicatio of academic psychology to developig coutries. Advaced Statistics ad Experimetal Method for Psychology This module covers advaced procedures aroud the desig ad aalysis of ivestigative procedures used i psychology. The developmet of your skills i the use of statistical tests is pushed forward. You will lear further about experimetal desig ad applicatio of theory to coductig ad aalysig a experimet. You will lear more about the computer package SPSS for aalysis of data. Questioaires Desig for Psychology The module provides a itroductio to the questioairebased ivestigatio ad its use i psychology. The module allows studets to: acquire a rage of questioaire based research skills for ivestigatig behaviour, beliefs ad attitudes; build the capacity to coduct research idepedetly both as a idividual ad as part of a team. Studets will gai experiece i developig a questioaire ad admiister it to a umber of respodets. Abormal Psychology The module covers various approaches to the psychological study of psychiatric disorders. These disorders will be examied withi the cotext of curret psychological research to give you a uderstadig of which clusters of symptoms suggest particular disorders, ad the various approaches to treatig ad maagig these disorders. Uderstadig Developmetal Disorders We focus o developmetal disorders that are defied behaviourally, such as Dyslexia, Specific Laguage Impairmet, Developmetal Coordiatio Disorder ad Autism Spectrum Disorder. You will lear about the ature of the difficulties experieced i these disorders ad the frameworks for explaiig the uderlyig causes. You will also lear how these disorders are diagosed ad assessed ad have the opportuity to look at some appropriate itervetios. Topics i Cogitio / Developmetal Psychology / Social Psychology Studets ca choose oe or more of these three modules. Each module offers studets much choice ad the opportuity to choose a optio to study withi cogitive, social or developmetal psychology i real depth. This will require the use of critical research skills applied to curret research issues i the field. Studets will parter with a member of staff to develop a critically based appraisal of the chose research area. Qualitative Methods i Psychology The module provides a itroductio to qualitative methods i psychology, coverig data collectio, data aalysis ad iterpretatio. The module will allow studets to acquire a rage of research skills ad qualitative methods for ivestigatig experiece ad behaviour. Studets will develop a iterview schedule ad coduct iterviews that will be coded ad aalysed i detail. Explaatory Cocepts i Psychology A systematic overview of the historical ad coceptual developmet of cotemporary psychology, examiig major theoretical positios ad empirical research associated with each ad pullig together the big questios ad issues tackled through your degree. Psychology Project / Iterdiscipliary Project / Idepedet Study I these three modules, workig with a idividual supervisor, studets will carry out a research project. This ivolves selectig a appropriate desig, producig a research proposal, data collectio, aalysis ad producig a comprehesive research report. Projects are taught usig a appreticeship model workig with a member of staff. For those seekig the BPS Graduate Basis for recogitio the Psychology Project is madatory ad this double module must be passed. ALTERNATIVE MODULES For studets takig sigle hoours psychology up to 4 of the followig additioal modules are available timetable ad schedule permittig. See a selectio below: Approaches to Challegig Behaviour i Health ad Social Care Desig for Olie Commuicatio Crime ad Society Geder ad Society Motivatig Health Behaviour Persuasive Commuicatio Philosophy of Mid Philosophy of Sciece Psycholiguistics Psychology of Learig Race, Ethicity ad Exclusio Sociology of Work Sports Psychology The Social World of Childhood

8 COMBINATIONS WITH PSYCHOLOGY Studets who apply for the combied hoours programme ca choose to study aother subject alogside Psychology. We curretly offer Psychology with the followig combiatios. Athropology Brookes is distictive amog UK uiversities i teachig biological ad social athropology i tadem. Biological athropology explores our evolutioary history, our respose to evirometal challeges ad our relatioship to the other primates, while social athropology helps you to appreciate ad respect the customs ad beliefs of other societies. Busiess Maagemet The Busiess Maagemet course gives you the skills ad uderstadig to succeed i a rage of orgaisatios. Through active learig approaches, you will develop both the practical isights ad skills ecessary to make decisios i the complex busiess world of today. Such skills, alog with a broad kowledge of busiess ad maagemet, will eable you, to add value to a orgaisatio right from the start of your career. Educatio Studies I today s fast chagig world, educatio plays a pivotal role. This course equips you with a depth of uderstadig about educatio s role i a diverse society, both withi ad beyod the UK. It takes a broad, academically rigorous approach whilst givig you the opportuity to focus o key issues i educatio of particular iterest to you. Music Studyig music at Brookes will eable you to costruct a programme of work aroud your passios ad iterests. We cover popular music ad cotemporary studio compositio as well as fresh ad challegig approaches to classical music. Oxford is home to leadig historic ad cotemporary cocert veues, ad has a vibrat music scee givig you the opportuity to perform ad ejoy a wide rage of music. Eglish You will have the chace to approach literature i ispirig ew ways, with modules such as Literatures of Madess ad Comedy, Creativity, Critique. You will be taught by tutors who excel i iovative teachig. Philosophy Philosophy at Oxford Brookes tackles some of the most excitig ad fudametal questios about huma ature ad our place i the world, such as whether the mid is a computer ad if it is ratioal to believe i God. Philosophy explores the way we thik ad reaso as well as the assumptios that uderpi what we thik we kow about ourselves ad the world. Sociology Sociology studies huma social life, groups ad societies. A wide-ragig subject, it aalyses social relatioships ad social istitutios, ad the ways i which they shape people s lives. Sociologists focus o may topics, ragig from global social processes to chagig idetities ad persoal relatioships. Studyig Sociology at Oxford Brookes will icrease your kowledge ad uderstadig of the social world i the 21st cetury. Our flexible course allows you to pursue your ow areas of iterest withi the subject. Sport, Coachig ad Physical Educatio This excitig course is desiged for people iterested i developig a uderstadig of the issues surroudig sport, coachig ad physical educatio. The course provides a broad, multi-discipliary study of the topic area. It will give you the skills ad kowledge required to eter a variety of professios associated with the sport ad physical educatio eviromet, icludig sports coachig, physical educatio ad sports developmet. DURATION FULL TIME: 3 years PART TIME: up to 6 years HOW TO APPLY Cara Law Applicatio is through UCAS. See our website for course codes. Offers for combied hoours will ormally lie betwee the offers quoted for each subject. TYPICAL OFFERS BSc Psychology I applied to study Psychology at The social ad developmetal Oxford Brookes mostly because modules have bee key to my I was really impressed by the diversity ejoymet ad experiece at Brookes. 14 of the research beig udertake withi the Psychology Lecturers prepared egagig material ad ecouraged 15 departmet. I atteded a ope day ad was really struck by the welcomig atmosphere of the campus, ad the friedliess of the staff withi the departmet The format of the course meas that the first year is about layig dow foudatios of learig, which are the topped up i the secod year, whilst the third year is about takig this kowledge ad applyig it more specifically withi Topics modules. This has really helped to build my cofidece i my kowledge ad ability. The psychology staff are really approachable i the first istace, but there is extra help from subject support coordiators, as well as the library upgrade team. They ca help with writig essays, lab reports ad with statistics. The library facilities are excellet, ad the librarias are really helpful, whether it s showig how to use the databases to fid joural articles or just fidig a book! Access to resources has ever bee a problem. I ve really loved my time at Oxford Brookes ad I kow I am ot ready to stop learig. I ve had some amazig opportuities ad the fact that I wat to stay here to complete further study should say it all really! KEY FACTS: A-LEVEL: BBB or equivalet. IB Diploma: 33 poits BTEC: DDM UCAS tariff for 2017: 120 UCAS poits Other typical offers: AB at A-level ad BB at AS-level. Equivalet grades i vocatioal A-levels. Other academic qualificatios that fulfil the etry requiremets iclude: A recogised foudatio or access course Europea Baccalaureate Further EU qualificatios are also accepted TEACHING LOCATION Headigto Campus, Gipsy Lae Site CONTACT Hope Hodgso-Kig BSc Psychology me to be a critical ad aalytical researcher. Modules have bee structured i a way that builds o my kowledge ad allows me to progress i my uderstadig of psychological theorists, topics ad cocepts each year. Oe aspect of the psychology departmet I have foud particularly beeficial is beig assiged to a academic advisor from the start of the degree. They are always available to give you advice ad feedback o work ad modules i order to aid learig, but also support i other aspects of uiversity experiece. My advisor has bee a huge support throughout my time at uiversity ad I have ejoyed buildig a relatioship with her ad learig from her over the years. I am curretly i the process of workig to publish my research ad feel very fortuate to have bee able to have the opportuity to work alogside the expertise of my supervisor ad practically apply my kowledge from the degree. I would highly recommed the course as I believe the rage of topics would egage ad suit all iterests ad the teachig ad support is excellet. +44 (0) psychology@brookes.ac.uk ACADEMIC FACULTY Faculty of Health ad Life Scieces Specific etry requiremets: GCSE: Mathematics or Statistics at Grade B or equivalet GCSE Mathematics at Grade C may be cosidered if a studet has A-level Psychology Grade A or B, or is predicted to achieve this Adult learers over 21 who do ot have these qualificatios should cotact the Admissios Office o or admissios@ brookes.ac.uk

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