Title: Level 2 Module Choices 200809
1Level 2 Module Choices2008-09
2Important Deadlines
- Route changes
- FT students 3rd 17th March online
- PT students 17th March on paper form
- Module choices
- FT students 10th 17th April online
- PT students 17th March on paper form
- Course changes
- 17th March on paper form
3Questions you may have
- What does route mean?
- What route changes are possible??
- How will choices I make now affect what I can
take at level H? - Im a full-time student how do I change from a
dual to a major/ minor route? - Im a full-time student how do I choose modules?
- Im a part-time student what do I do?
- How can I change to a different course?
- What if I need further help or advice?
4What does route mean?
- Your route refers to the overall balance of
modules across subjects. There are three types - Single
- 1 subject, eg BSc Psychology
- Dual
- 2 subjects, equally balanced eg BSc Psych
Health - Major-Minor
- 2 subjects, with more time devoted to the major
than the minor eg BSc Psychology with Health
5What route changes are possible?
- If you are currently taking a dual route
- you can normally choose to stay on a dual route
60 credits per subject or to change to a
Major/Minor route 90 credits of your major and
30 credits of your minor. Moving to major-minor
is subject to modules being available in your
proposed major. - BUT you may be able to apply to change to a
different course.
6What route changes are possible?
- If you are currently taking one of Forensic
Biology, Music Technology, or Nutrition - you will automatically be placed on a major/minor
route for Level I. - If you are currently taking a single route or a
major-minor route - you will normally stay on that route
- BUT you may be able to apply to change to a
different course.
7How will choices I make now affect what I can do
at level H?
- (a) If you continue with a dual route at Level I
- (60 credits in each subject).
- You will be able, at Level H, to
- Either continue the same dual pattern.
- Or opt for Major/Minor (90 credits of major
subject and 30 credits of minor). - Or opt for Single Major (all 120 credits at level
H in one subject.
8How will choices I make now affect what I can do
at level H?
- (b) If you change to major/minor at Level I.
- You must stay as major/minor at Level H .
- You cannot return to a dual pattern (60 credits
of each subject) - You cannot opt for Single Major (120 credits in
your major subject)
9Im a full-time student how do I change from a
dual to a major/ minor route?
- See your subject tutors for advice about
availability of major/minor in your subject and
to discuss the modules you may want to take. - Log on to your student portal between 3rd 17th
March and follow the instructions for changing
route. No extensions will be possible under any
circumstances, although there will be an
opportunity to request a change from July, when
the timetable has been published.
10Im a full-time student howdo I choose modules?
- Full-time students on Combined Honours and Single
Honours degrees will choose optional modules via
the student portal from 10th -27th April. No
extensions will be possible under any
circumstances, although there will be an
opportunity to request a change from July, when
the timetable has been published. - Compulsory modules will be added automatically
and you can view these. If all modules are
compulsory, you will not choose any modules.
11Im a part-time student what do I do?
- Module selection and route changes will be
handled simultaneously. - The procedures will be based on paper forms the
Registrars Office will write to you to explain
procedures in detail and send you relevant forms. - See your subject tutors for advice about
availability of major/minor in your subject and
to discuss the modules you want to take. - The completed Form MUST be submitted to the
Registrars Office Posting Box no later than 17th
March 2008. No extensions will be possible under
any circumstances, although there will be an
opportunity to request a change from July, when
the timetable has been published.
12British Psychological Society
- Modules conferring eligibility for Graduate Basis
for Registration (GBR) of the BPS - PSYI001 Researching the Social World (RSW)
- PSYI002 Mind, Brain and Behaviour (MBB)
- All students are required to take RSW
- BA/BSc Combined Hons
- Option of MBB
- BSc Single Hons Psychology/Sport Psychology
- Take MBB
13Qualifying Exam for BPS
- Guides our curriculum for BPS accreditation and
GBR - Areas to be covered during the next two years
- Cognitive Psychology
- Psychobiology
- Research Methods
- Social Psychology
- Human development
- Individual differences
- Conceptual and Historical Issues
- Practical Work
14Level 2
- BPS Taught Curriculum
- Researching the Social World
- Quantitative (ANOVA, multiple regression and
questionnaire design) and qualitative (interviews
and observational studies) research methods. The
module also covers critically appraising research
studies, considering ethical issues and writing
up research reports - Attitudes research methods and ethics in social
psychology language and conversation social
cognition prejudice aggression relationships
leadership social influence altruism.
15Level 2
- BPS Taught Curriculum
- Mind, Brain and Behaviour
- Pain perception, altruism, obsessive-compulsive
disorder, sexuality, visual perception, memory
and language. The module emphasises the benefits
of comparing different philosophical approaches
within cognitive science, evolutionary psychology
and neuropsychology.
16Level 2
- Non-BPS Curriculum
- Applying Psychology Explorations of Mind, Body
and Spirit. - Case studies will be drawn from a wide base
representing the breadth of psychology as a
discipline and will feature some of the
following Forensic psychology, Psychology of
Education and Learning, Alternative medicine,
Dreams, Psychology of Design, Counseling
Psychology, Depth Psychology, Sports Psychology,
Transpersonal Psychology and spiritual beliefs
and experiences and Parapsychology. Students will
study each of these domains from a number of
standpoints, exploring for instance how does
each area apply psychological knowledge in
practice How does each develop research within
its own domain? How does each domain allow us a
better understanding of the human condition? How
does each domain imagine mind?
17Level 2
- Non-BPS Curriculum
- Psychologising Exploring methods in Psychology
- Only available to BSc Single Hons students
- Psychology as a discipline within the social
sciences will be examined from different
perspectives. Different research methods will be
examined and set within their historical and
disciplinary context e.g. case studies,
experimental designs, narrative and textual
approaches, ethnology, conceptual metaphor
theory. There will also be engagement with the
practical skills linked with undertaking research
such as critical reading, scientific writing,
editing and structuring, handling data, making
decisions about research approaches and analytic
techniques.
18To recap
- BA/BSc Combined Hons
- Do I want to do the BPS route (DUAL)?
- Yes
- Researching the Social World
- Mind, Brain and Behaviour
- No
- Researching the Social World
- Applying Psychology Explorations of Mind, Body
and Spirit - Do I want to Major in Psychology and Minor in
another subject? - Yes
- Researching the Social World
- Mind, Brain and Behaviour
- Applying Psychology Explorations of Mind, Body
and Spirit - Do I want to Minor in Psychology and Major in
another subject? - Yes
- Researching the Social World
- BSc Single Hons Psychology
- You will be following BPS route
- Researching the Social World
19Criminology Students
- The modules you will undertake in your second
year will be - The Criminal Justice System
- Will consider psychological and sociological
approaches - Understanding Criminal Behaviour
- Crime and Deviance
- Sociological Theory and Practice
- Will include relevant research techniques
- Please contact Ian Marsh if you require further
information - marshi_at_hope.ac.uk
- GLB007
- Tel 0151 291 3144
20How can I change to a different course?
- Sometimes it is possible to change from Combined
to Single Honours if - your subject is available as a Single Honours
degree at level I in 2008-09 - you have completed level C modules which are
suitable for the Single Honours degree in your
subject and - the Course Co-ordinator of the Single Honours
degree is in agreement. - You can also request other changes please seek
advice from the APAS Office.
21How can I change from Combined to Single Honours?
- See the Course Co-ordinator of the Single Honours
degree to check your eligibility - Get a Change of Course Details Form from the
Registrars Office webpages or the Gateway
building. - Complete the form and ask the Co-ordinator of
your proposed course if they will approve your
change via the form. - Return the form to the Registrar's Office Posting
Box or counter by the deadline of 17th March. No
extensions will be possible under any
circumstances, although there will be an
opportunity to request a change from July, when
the timetable has been published.
22What if I need further help or advice?
- If you need further help or advice about any
changes described in this presentation, you
should first speak to subject tutors and course
co-ordinators. - If you would like further advice about the
academic implications of your choices, please
contact the APAS Office on 0151 291 3687 and ask
for an appointment with an adviser.