心理学及咨询学理学士（荣誉学位）

Knowledge and understanding

On completion of this degree, you will have knowledge and understanding of:

• 相关专业机构指定的心理学和咨询领域的核心领域和概念
• 心理学和咨询中使用的证据类型和研究方法
• 伦理问题在心理学和咨询实践中的重要性
• 心理学理论和研究如何应用于实际或专业背景，特别是在咨询实践中。

Cognitive skills

On completion of this degree, you will be able to:

• Construct arguments with appropriate use of psychological concepts, theories and evidence
• Interpret and evaluate the contributions of different kinds of evidence and research methods
• Engage with and justify research questions and hypotheses, using psychological theories and evidence
• 设计和开展研究项目，并分析和解释研究结果。

Practical and professional skills

On completion of this degree, you will be able to:

• 运用基于证据的推理并研究实际、理论和道德问题，特别是有关咨询实践的问题
• Communicate knowledge and/or findings appropriately for particular audiences
• Plan and conduct appropriate psychological investigations
• 确定任务并排列其优先顺序，并遵守工作计划。

Key skills

On completion of this degree, you will be able to:

Communication

• Select, summarise, synthesise and reference appropriate information from different psychological sources, including primary texts
• 以连贯的组织形式呈现书面材料，论点和信息按逻辑顺序排列，并以多种形式有效地传达。

Application of number

• Work with data and to interpret tables, graphs, diagrams and bar charts
• 处理和分析数据。

Information technology

• Process, prepare and present information using computers
• 利用信息技术搜索和访问电子资源。

Learning how to learn

• 培养独立学习能力。
• 培养协作能力
• Monitor and reflect on personal progress, using feedback and identifying own strengths and weaknesses.

This degree has three stages, each comprising 120 credits.

• You’ll start Stage 1 by choosing one of three options – an introduction to psychology and counselling, the social sciences or to health sciences. You’ll follow this with your first core psychology module.
• At Stage 2, you’ll study two modules focusing on counselling and mental health, plus a second core psychology module.
• Finally, at Stage 3, you’ll take an applied approach to the study of counselling and forensic psychology, and complete your degree with a third core psychology module.

Stage 1 (120 credits)

You'll start your degree with one from:

• Exploring psychological worlds: thinking, feeling, doing (D110)
• Science and health: an evidence-based approach (SDK100)

You'll complete Stage 1 with:

• Encountering psychology in context (D120)

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll study both of the following:

• Exploring mental health and counselling (D241)
• Investigating Psychology 2 (DE200)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study both of the following:

• Counselling and forensic psychology: investigating crime and therapy (DD310)
• Investigating Psychology 3 (DE300)

Assessment

Our assessments are all designed to reinforce your learning and help you show your understanding of the topics. The mix of assessment methods will vary between modules.

Computer-Marked Assignments

• Usually, a series of online, multiple-choice questions

Tutor-Marked Assignments

• You’ll have a number of these throughout each module, each with a submission deadline
• They can be made up of essays, questions, experiments or something else to test your understanding of what you have learned
• Your tutor will mark and return them to you with detailed feedback

End-of-Module Assessments

• The final, marked piece of work on most modules
• Modules with an end-of-module assessment won’t usually have an exam

Exams

• Some modules end with an exam. You’ll be given time to revise and prepare
• You’ll be given your exam date at least 5 months in advance
• Most exams take place remotely, and you will complete them at home or an alternative location
• If a module requires you to take a face-to-face exam, this will be made clear in the module description, and you will be required to take your exam in person at one of our exam centres.