COMBINED HONOURS

Final Awards:

Equal - BSc (Hons) Psychology and Subject X (ordered alphabetically) Minor - BA/BSc Subject X with Psychology

The following provides the structure for the Psychology curriculum associated with approved combinations. For curriculum details of the “other” approved subject, refer to the relevant subject Programme Specification (see Section 3b for details)

Options – the following structures provide a list of all option units approved for delivery as part of this Combined Honours subject. Whilst approved, these are not all necessarily available to students in a given year.

Level 4

Core Units

Code Occ Status Unit Title No of

credits

2F4Z0005 9 Foundations of Psychology 30

2F4Z0012 9 Investigating Psychology (Combined Honours)

30

On successful completion of Level 4 – interim exit award: CertHE Psychology and Subject X

Level 5

Major Subject: BSc (Hons) Psychology with Subject X

Core Units

Code Occ Status Unit Title No of

credits 2F5Z0001 9 Applied Social and Developmental

Psychology

30 2F5Z0002 9 Cognitive and Neuropsychology 30

2F5Z0003 9 Individual Differences 30

On successful completion of Level 5 – interim exit award: DipHE Psychology with Subject X Combined Honours (CH) students Majoring in Psychology must undertake the mandatory units:

Applied Social and Developmental Psychology, Cognitive and Neuropsychology, and Individual Differences. These 90 credits are core to provide eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the BPS and must be passed.

Students taking the CH route, who are not seeking BPS accreditation, may undertake any combination of Psychology units up to the credits required by the Combined Honours Framework (See Combined Honours Programme Specification). Typically, Combined Honours (CH) students majoring in Psychology are expected to undertake the core units, which confer eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered

Membership (GBC). Deviation from the ‘typical’ route must be agreed by the relevant Programme Leader(s).

Equal Subject: BSc (Hons) Psychology with Subject X

Option Units

Choose 2 from options listed

Code Occ Status Unit Title No of

credits 2F5Z0001 9 Applied Social and Developmental

Psychology

30 2F5Z0002 9 Cognitive and Neuropsychology 30

2F5Z0003 9 Individual Differences 30

2F5Z0004 9 Culture, Society, Community & Self 30 On successful completion of Level 5 – interim exit award: DipHE Psychology and Subject X

Combined Honours (CH) students Equalling in Psychology must take 60 credits in Psychology and 60 credits in their other subject.

Students, who are Equalling in Psychology are not eligible for BPS accreditation and hence may undertake any combination of psychology units up to the 60 credits required by the Combined Honours Scheme.

Minor Subject: BA/BSc (Hons) Subject X with Psychology

Option Units

Choose 1 from options listed

Code Occ Status Unit Title No of

credits 2F5Z0001 9 Applied Social and Developmental

Psychology

30 2F5Z0002 9 Cognitive and Neuropsychology 30

2F5Z0003 9 Individual Differences 30

2F5Z0004 9 Culture, Society, Community & Self 30 On successful completion of Level 5 – interim exit award: DipHE Subject X with Psychology

Combined Honours (CH) students Minoring in Psychology must take 30 credits in Psychology and 90 credits in their other subject.

Combined Honours (CH) students Minoring in Psychology are not eligible for BPS accreditation and hence may undertake any Psychology unit to fulfil the 30 credits required by the Combined Honours Scheme.

Level 5 interim exit awards are determined by the Combined Honours Framework.

Named Route: BSc (Hons) Psychology

Core Units

Code Occ Status Unit Title No of

credits

2F6Z0005 9 Dissertation 30

Option Units

Choose 3 from options listed

2F6Z0006 9 Applied Psychology 30

2F6Z0002 9 Child, Community and Society 30

2F6Z0003 9 Clinical and Forensic Issues in Psychology 30 2F6Z0009 9 Contemporary and Historical Issues in

Psychology

30 2F6Z0008 9 Health and Psychological Interventions 30 2F6Z0007 9 Key Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience and

Anomalous Psychology

30

2F6Z0010 9 Educational Psychology 30

2F6Z0011 9 Coaching: Psychological Theory and Practice 30

Combined Honours students taking Named Route must take the dissertation (mandatory unit) plus three options (elective units) (120 credits). Level 6 (Honours) candidates awarded a lower-second or higher classification for BSc (Hons) Psychology (with Combined Honours) will normally be eligible to apply for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society.

On successful completion of Level 6 – Final exit award: BSc (Hons) Psychology

Major Subject: BSc (Hons) Psychology with Subject X

Core Units

Code Occ Status Unit Title No of

credits

2F6Z0005 9 Dissertation 30

Option Units

Choose 2 from options listed

2F6Z0006 9 Applied Psychology 30

2F6Z0002 9 Child, Community and Society 30

2F6Z0003 9 Clinical and Forensic Issues in Psychology 30 2F6Z0009 9 Contemporary and Historical Issues in

Psychology

30 2F6Z0008 9 Health and Psychological Interventions 30 2F6Z0007 9 Key Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience and

Anomalous Psychology

30

2F6Z0010 9 Educational Psychology 30

Combined Honours students Majoring in Psychology must take the dissertation (mandatory unit) plus two Psychology options (elective units) and one option from their other subject (120 credits).

Level 6 (Honours) candidates awarded a lower-second or higher classification for BSc (Hons) Psychology (with Combined Honours)will normally be eligible to apply for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society.

On successful completion of Level 6 – Final exit award: BSc (Hons) Psychology with Subject X

Equal Subject: BSc (Hons) Psychology and Subject X

Option Units

Choose 2 from options listed

Code Occ Status Unit Title No of

credits

2F6Z0005 9 Dissertation 30

2F6Z0006 9 Applied Psychology 30

2F6Z0002 9 Child, Community and Society 30

2F6Z0003 9 Clinical and Forensic Issues in Psychology 30 2F6Z0009 9 Contemporary and Historical Issues in

Psychology

30

2F6Z0008 9 Health and Psychological Interventions 30 2F6Z0007 9 Key Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience and

Anomalous Psychology

30

2F6Z0010 9 Educational Psychology 30

2F6Z0011 9 Coaching: Psychological Theory and Practice 30

Combined Honours (CH) students Equalling in Psychology must take 60 credits in Psychology and 60 credits in their other subject.

Students within the CH scheme who are Equalling in Psychology are not eligible for BPS accreditation and hence may undertake any combination of Psychology units up to the 60 credits required by the

Combined Hours Scheme.

On successful completion of Level 6 – Final exit award: BSc (Hons) Psychology and Subject X

Minor Subject: BA/BSc Subject X with Psychology

Option Units

Choose 1 from options listed

Code Occ Status Unit Title No of

credits

2F6Z0006 9 Applied Psychology 30

2F6Z0002 9 Child, Community and Society 30

2F6Z0003 9 Clinical and Forensic Issues in Psychology 30 2F6Z0009 9 Contemporary and Historical Issues in

Psychology

30 2F6Z0008 9 Health and Psychological Interventions 30 2F6Z0007 9 Key Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience and

Anomalous Psychology

30

2F6Z0010 9 Educational Psychology 30

2F6Z0011 9 Coaching: Psychological Theory and Practice 30

Combined Honours (CH) students Minoring in Psychology must take 30 credits in Psychology and 90 credits in their other subject.

Combined Honours students who are Minoring in Psychology are not eligible for BPS accreditation and hence may undertake any Psychology unit to fulfil the 30 credits required by the Combined Hours Scheme.