There are many different fields within Psychology. Each approaches the scientific study of the mind and behaviour from a different perspective. Here are just a few of the areas covered in the course: • Cognitive Psychology – the study of mental processing, e.g. memory, language. • Social Psychology – the human in society, e.g. conformity and obedience. • Neuropsychology - brain function and physiology, e.g. stress, aphasia and neuro-imaging. • Developmental Psychology – the human life span, e.g. attachment and the role of fathers. • Individual differences – including mental illness and mental wellbeing, e.g. positive psychology, schizophrenia, CBT therapy. • Evolutionary Psychology – e.g. mate selection and relationships. • Research Methods and Statistics studied in the context of designing and carrying out research. Psychology is fascinating! We aim to stretch students, beyond asking them to think critically and to write coherently, towards a questioning approach to their studies. Ideally, we want to foster academic exploration and, in particular, we aim to provide a thought-provoking course. Studying Psychology demands clear scientific thinking and written expression. It will engage students in the critical analysis of experimental research and theory. It is recognised as excellent preparation for a wide variety of different career paths including medicine. Humans are complex creatures, so to gain insight into their minds and behaviour, psychologists need to devise clever and inventive experiments. Being a comparatively new discipline, Psychology is deep in the process of new discovery. For this reason, scientific research methods and findings are at the heart of any Psychology course. In contrast to other Sciences, like Physics and Biology, where students learn to apply well established findings, Psychology students are constantly analysing and questioning research and weighing up evidence.