BSc (Hons) Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Bachelor's degree at the University of Nottingham

You will explore essential theories and principles in psychology and examine the neural and biological bases of cognitive and other behaviour. Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes: the ways in which we gain information from the world, how that information is represented and transformed as knowledge, how it is sorted and how it is used to direct our attention and behaviour. Biological psychology encompasses physiological, anatomical and genetic processes as a way of understanding

This module introduces you to basic issues in research design and to the statistical representation and analysis of data, with the aid of SPSS. It covers: simple experimental and correlational research designs simple statistical procedures for describing data on different measurement scales basics of qualitative studies. You will also be instructed in the use of state-of-the-art experimental design and analysis software and will be introduced to web-based resources.

You will be introduced to the essential skills you need for cognitive neuroscience and for your degree, such as: data handling working with larger datasets basics of open science writing for different audiences visual data presentation brain structures and anatomy presentations and communication skills working in teams problem solving

You will explore core topics in social and developmental psychology and how these shape and explain behaviour in the world. Social psychology is concerned with trying to understand the social behaviour of individuals in terms of both internal characteristics of the person (e.g. cognitive mental processes) and external influences (the social environment). Our development over the lifespan shapes the way we interact with the world. We will explore different theoretical, applied and experimental ap

This module introduces you to further basic issues in research design, as well as to the statistical representation and analysis of data, with the aid of SPSS. It covers: further experimental and correlational research designs parametric and non-parametric statistical hypothesis testing procedures, including chi-square tests, t-tests and their non-parametric equivalents univariate analysis of variance, zero order and partial correlations, simple linear regression and the use of resampling method

You will receive a series of lectures on cutting-edge methods used in cognitive neuroscience research, covering techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), neuropsychology, magnetoencephalography (MEG) and electroencephalography (EEG). After each lecture, there will be a Q&A session to address any questions you may have.

This module will take a lifespan approach to psychology. The module will cover development, including attachment, social relations, cognitive and language development, cognitive decline, biological aging and cultural development. You'll refer to development across the full lifespan – prenatal, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, older age and death. Cognition will be explored in more depth, including attention, learning, memory, thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, metacognition, language,

You will cover the basic concepts, assumptions and implementation of qualitative and quantitative research. You will develop an initial understanding of basic statistical terms such as simple experimental designs, how to describe data (e.g. means, medians and standard deviations) and you will become familiar with some statistical tests such as t-tests and correlations. We also discuss qualitative methods (from data collection to interpreting findings) and ethical issues relevant to psychology, i

You will consider how, and when, research from psychology and cognitive neuroscience can impact the experiences of older people. This module considers the skills and values that psychologists can bring to diverse teams in pure and applied research and in practice. These include communication, data handling and processing, problem solving, working with individuals and teams, writing for different audiences and critical appraisal. During the module, you will evaluate the role that a trained cognit

You will cover the biological basis of human and non-human behaviour and the diversity of individual differences. You will study brain structure and function, hormones and behaviour, behavioural genetics, neuroscience, psychopharmacology, neuropsychology and comparative and evolutionary psychology. You will also explore diversity in personality, intelligence, cognitive style, emotion, motivation, mood, physical and mental health (including social, biological and cognitive processes) and positive

You will be introduced to practical methods used within the field of psychology and cognitive neuroscience, and which are available within the school. You will learn about functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a modern neuroimaging technique widely used for cognitive neuroscience studies and increasingly in clinical practice. You will plot and analyse data, including data from an experiment carried out here at the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre. You will also learn about studying vis

You will learn the fundamentals of coding for psychologists and explore how data and code are used by psychologists in their various workplaces. You will study the essentials of creating and implementing programmes and algorithms, covering the fundamental expressions, flow control and functions, as well as key methodology such as documentation, debugging and testing as they apply to psychological data or experiment design. You will consider how coding can support a wide range of careers for psyc

You will complete an empirical project reporting on a substantial piece of research (or equivalent) with a psychological focus. Your project will typically involve collecting original empirical data.