Psychology

Course summary

In the first year topics include memory, attachment, social influence, psychopathology, bio psychology and research methods. In year two topics are selected from a choice including gender, relationships, eating behaviour, schizophrenia, and forensic psychology. Issues and debates in Psychology are also examined, with plenty of opportunities for group discussions on interesting topics such as the nature / nurture debate. The subject involves developing a mixture of skills such as critical thinking, evaluation and other higher order thinking skills, as well as essay and report writing, presentations, use of maths and statistics, and scientific investigation.