BSc (Hons) Psychology 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 transformer as knowledge, how it is sorted and how it is used to direct our attention and behaviour. This is our ability to perceive, comprehend, attend store and retrieve information gained from the world. B

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.

This module introduces you to the essential skills you need for your degree and your career as a psychologist, such as: recent technological developments such as generative AI data handling working with case studies writing for different audiences visual data presentation presentations and communication skills basics of open science 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

The aim of the module is to provide a broad understanding of the behavioural and biological mechanisms underlying drug and behavioural addictions. There are three key components to the module: identify the key brain substrates identify common themes of addiction and the underlying psychological mechanisms review the evidence on popular drugs of abuse in particular detail.

This module will provide a broad overview of some key theoretical approaches in psychology, in the context of their application to therapy. Three fundamental schools of thought will be examined: the psychodynamic school, the humanistic school, and the cognitive behaviour school, which have strongly influenced the development of contemporary psychological therapy. Lectures will examine the historical context and philosophical origins of a range of different therapies (e.g. psychoanalysis, person-

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

This module explores how, and when, psychologists can change either individual or group behaviour. You will learn about how different areas of psychology, such as social, health, environmental, clinical or academic research, can be applied. The module considers the skills and values that psychologists need to effect change. This includes communication, data handling and processing, problem solving, working with individuals and teams, writing for different audiences and critical appraisal. During

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 explore the basic concepts, assumptions and issues relating to regression, multivariate analysis, reliability and validity issues and basic qualitative and quantitative techniques. You should be familiar with statistical software such as SPSS and with quantitative methods including ANOVA. This module continues from semester one, including more advanced ANOVA designs. We will cover two multivariate tests (factor analysis and multiple regression) and methods for non-laboratory investigati