BSc (Hons) Psychology, Clinical & Cognitive Neuroscience Bachelor's degree at Royal Holloway, University of London

Introduction to core aspects of psychological research including finding and reading psychological papers, thinking critically about research, ethics, research designs, variables, reliability, validity, correlational and experimental designs, qualitative methods, types of data, distributions, and statistical tests including inferential statistics, chi-squared test, t tests, ANOVA, correlation, linear regression, and non-parametric statistics. Includes Psychology Toolkit component.

Introduction to personality and social psychology including dynamic personality theories of Freud and Jung, theories and research on aggression, pro-social behaviour and conformity, key topics in social psychology, attitudes and values, cross-cultural psychology and leadership.

Introduction to developmental psychology seeking to understand changes in physical, cognitive and social capacities across the lifespan. Covers historical and conceptual issues, research methods, physical development in prenatal period, cognitive and social development during infancy, cognitive development theories, social contexts of development (parents, peers, social relationships, morality, altruism, aggression), and physical, cognitive and social changes of adulthood and ageing.

Core skills and knowledge needed to be successful as an academic psychologist. Covers academic skills for undergraduate psychology studies including finding and reading research journal articles, thinking critically and writing about psychology; typical career paths for psychology graduates and employability development; and conceptual and historical issues underpinning current psychological research.

Introduction to key theories and research findings regarding perception and cognition including sensory perception, attentional modulation of perception, illusions, brightness, colour perception, time, motion and depth, auditory perception, touch, taste and smell, control of eye and head movements, and memory processes (experimental and applied).

Introduction to key neuroscience concepts and research techniques relevant to Psychology including basics of neural function, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, sensorimotor processing, and research methods used.

Introduction to abnormal psychology covering how we define abnormality and its historical development, biomedical model of abnormality, social and cultural approaches to abnormality, philosophy of abnormality, psychodynamic, behavioural and cognitive approaches to abnormality, psychological disorders as classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), and the hierarchy of evidence in clinical psychology research.

Key principles of academic integrity focusing on university assignments. Covers plagiarism, collusion and commissioning as activities that undermine academic integrity, possible consequences of engaging in such activities, with activities and feedback to develop understanding of academic integrity principles.

Learning to use SPSS to analyse, interpret and graph data including one way ANOVA (independent and repeated), factorial ANOVA (independent, repeated and mixed), ANCOVA, complex correlations, linear regression (multiple, categorical predictors, stepwise and hierarchical), logistic regression and factor analysis. Covers research methods topics including advanced experimental design (factorial and quasi-experimental designs), questionnaire design and validation, and qualitative analyses.

Overview of key theoretical and empirical issues in cognitive psychology including selective attention, multisensory perception and problem solving, reasoning, judgement and blindsight, and the impact of unilateral neglect and attention for action.

Understanding of key topics in social psychology with particular focus on over-arching debates within this area of study. Covers application to real-world issues including social psychology of relationships, the self-concept, prejudice and group conflict, attribution theory, group decision-making, situational perspectives on evil, and non-verbal behaviour and social cognition.

Understanding of cognitive development including intelligence across the lifespan, language development, number representation, and development of social understanding including social cognition, emotional development, prejudice and adolescence. Covers research techniques used in developmental psychology and critical analysis.

Theory and research in key areas of personality and individual differences. Explores difference between these two areas of study, methods of evaluating theories of personality, and key topics with consideration for relations between them to develop integrative understanding.

Understanding of why modern psychology requires understanding of neuroscience. Covers neuronal structure, function and information transmission, organisation of the nervous system, methods used to study structure and information processing in the brain, brain's functional architectures, neural basis of learning, brain evolution, and biology and psychopharmacology of reward, reinforcement and psychological disorders.

Four workshops exploring four different areas of employability that psychology graduates typically enter: Mental health (clinical psychology, health psychology, forensic psychology, etc.), Education (teaching, educational psychologist, etc.), Research (PhD, research associate, market research, etc.), and Careers beyond psychology (finance, HR, graduate schemes).

Overview of ways in which applied and developmental perspectives in Psychology can be used to improve society. Covers conceptual issues regarding applied psychology and introduction to various ways that these perspectives can apply to societal issues/advancements.

Overview of ways in which clinical and neuroscientific perspectives in Psychology can be used to improve society. Covers conceptual issues regarding clinical and neuroscience ethics and introduction to various ways that these perspectives can apply to societal issues/advancements.

A piece of research conducted as part of a small group, closely supervised by a member of academic staff. Develops teamwork, presentation and analytical skills, and produces a substantial, independently written report of the study.

Introduction to developmental neurobiology, cognitive and perceptual development and the cognitive and neural bases of Dementia. Covers Normal and Abnormal brain development, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive ageing and lifespan influence on ageing. Develops understanding of brain development across the life span, developmental disease processes, and relation between brain and cognitive development.

Advanced understanding of current issues in Cognitive Neuroscience including Controversies in Cognitive Neuroscience, The Human Brain: Understanding structure in the context of disorders, Primate Association Cortex: Rules and Decisions, The Social Brain, Neuroscience and the illusion of free will. Understanding of mechanisms of brain damage, recovery and techniques employed in rehabilitation including neurodegenerative diseases, acute brain injury, brain plasticity, neural transplants to repair

Understanding of communication, the skill that is the basis of social interaction and that allowed humans to create culture and advanced technology. Covers all aspects of communication from understanding why language exists and how it influences thoughts and behaviour, to understanding how we communicate with others and what can go wrong.

Theory, practice and application of main methods used to study human brain function and behaviour in cognitive neuroscience, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), electro- and magnetoencephalography (EEG/MEG), trans-cranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and behavioural techniques (psychophysics).