Course summary
This Psychology programme engages students with academic knowledge and practical skills required by graduates in modern society. Our dedicated laboratory and teaching spaces at the Swansea SA1 campus provide an excellent learning environment. The focus on doing, rather than simply learning about psychology also provides a truly unique skillset, guided by an expert team of academic psychologists through an innovative blend of traditional lectures, practical workshops, and small group tutorials. Throughout the course you will explore links between psychological theory, research, ethics, and practice, and focus on producing scientific understanding of links between the mind, brain, and behaviour. You will experience how we can try to influence these processes to improve individual, organisational, and societal health and wellbeing. You will have regular opportunity to discuss and debate cutting edge research and real-world applications of psychology with fellow students and tutors. The development of team-working skills and independent learning are supported throughout the degree, along with developing strong critical thinking, writing, analytical and problem-solving skills, plus other transferable skills considered desirable by employers and post-graduate courses.
Modules
Year One – Level 4 (Cert HE, Dip HE & BSc) Cognition and Emotion (20 credits; compulsory) Developmental and Social Psychology (20 credits; compulsory) Learning in the Digital Era (20 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module) Psych Lab (20 credits; compulsory) Research Methods I (20 credits; core) Understanding the Self (20 credits; compulsory). Year Two – Level 5 (Dip HE & BSc) Individual Differences Across the Lifespan (20 credits; compulsory) Psychology for Work (20 credits; compulsory) Research in Action (20 credits; compulsory) Research Methods II (20 credits; core) Social Psychology: Global Perspectives (20 credits; compulsory) The Brain, Biology and Cognition (20 credits; compulsory). Year Three – Level 6 (BSc) CBT and the New Cognitive Therapies (20 credits; optional) Clinical Psychology: Treatment and Approaches (20 credits; optional) Cognition in Action (20 credits; optional) Health Psychology (20 credits; optional) Mental Health in Children and Young People (20 credits; optional) Psychology Empirical Project (40 credits; core) Social Knowledge and Identity (20 credits; optional) The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (20 credits; optional). Each student chooses four of the eight optional modules in Year Three (Level 6).
Assessment method
The programme uses a range of different assessment methods to provide students with the opportunity to extend their practical and academic skills and encourage independent learning. These include innovative assessment methods such as academic posters, in-class skills assessments, group and individual presentations, research reports and research proposals, as well as traditional assessments such as academic essays and exams. Your overall degree classification marks will be calculated from Years Two and Three of your studies. This classification will be calculated as 33% at Level 5 and 67% at Level 6.
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 96 - 112 points
Student Outcomes
There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £9250 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
EU | £13500 | Year 1 |
International | £13500 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
College Road
Carmarthen
SA31 3EP