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Bachelor of Science (Honours) Mathematics and Psychology (with BPS recognition)


BSc Psychology (with BPS recognition) joint element: First year
Code Module name Credits
Psychology 1 20 AND
Psychology 2 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year

Mathematics element: BSc Mathematics and Psychology (with BPS recognition): First year
Code Module name Credits
Mathematics 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year

Students without the prerequisite for MT1002 will take MT1001 in Semester 1.

Please balance your choices across the academic year.

BSc Psychology (with BPS recognition) joint element: Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ Psychology 1 30 AND
^ Psychology 2 30 AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options AND

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • pass and have an average grade 11 or better in modules marked ^
Mathematics element: BSc Mathematics and Psychology (with BPS recognition): Second year
Code Module name Credits
Linear Mathematics 15 AND
( View list 45 credits from Module List: MT2502, MT2503, MT2505 OR
Analysis 15
Multivariate Calculus 15
Abstract Algebra 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
View list 45 credits from Module List: MT2502, MT2504, MT2505 OR
Analysis 15
Combinatorics and Probability 15
Abstract Algebra 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
View list 45 credits from Module List: MT2503, MT2506, MT2507 OR
Multivariate Calculus 15
Vector Calculus 15
Mathematical Modelling 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
View list 45 credits from Module List: MT2502, MT2504, MT2508 OR
Analysis 15
Combinatorics and Probability 15
Statistical Inference 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
View list 45 credits from Module List: MT2504, MT2505, MT2508 )
Combinatorics and Probability 15
Abstract Algebra 15
Statistical Inference 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic Entry to Honours
Average of the best four grades from range MT2501-MT2508 being 11 or higher.


Entry to Honours

Students who meet the requirements specified above, and who meet all other programme requirements, will be given automatic entry into Honours programmes.

See: )

BSc Honours

The general requirements are 480 credits over a period of normally four years (and not more than five years) or part-time equivalent, of which the final two years form an approved Honours programme of 240 credits, of which 90 credits are at 4000 or 5000 level and at least a further 120 credits at 3000 and/or 4000 or 5000 levels.


BSc Psychology (with BPS recognition) joint element: Third year
Code Module name Credits
Research Design and Analysis 1 15 AND
Research Design and Analysis 2 15 AND
Psychology Review 10 AND
View list At least 20 credits from Module List: PS3031 - PS3034, (PS3035 or PS3036), (PS3037 or PS3038)
Conceptual Issues and Theoretical Perspectives 10
Assessment in Clinical Psychology 10
Developmental Psychology 10
Social Psychology 10
Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience 10
Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology 10
Perception 10
Cognition 10
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

PS3035 cannot be taken with PS3036
PS3037 cannot be taken with PS3038

Mathematics element: BSc Mathematics and Psychology (with BPS recognition): Third year
Code Module name Credits
View list Between 0 and 45 credits from Module List: MT3501 - MT3508 AND
Linear Mathematics 2 15
Real Analysis 15
Complex Analysis 15
Differential Equations 15
Algebra: Rings and Fields 15
Techniques of Applied Mathematics 15
Mathematical Statistics 15
Applied Statistics 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 30 credits from Module List: MT3000 - MT4999 (excluding MT4599, MT4794 - MT4797)
Linear Mathematics 2 15
Real Analysis 15
Complex Analysis 15
Differential Equations 15
Algebra: Rings and Fields 15
Techniques of Applied Mathematics 15
Mathematical Statistics 15
Applied Statistics 15
Numerical Analysis 15
Mathematical Programming 15
MT3852 Automata, Languages and Complexity 15
Groups 15
Real and Abstract Analysis 15
Linear and Nonlinear Waves 15
MT4111 Symbolic Computation 15
Computing in Mathematics 15
Computing in Statistics 15
Topics in the History of Mathematics 15
MT4507 Classical Mechanics 15
Dynamical Systems 15
Fluid Dynamics 15
Solar Theory 15
MT4511 Asymptotic Methods 15
Fractal Geometry 15
MT4514 Graph Theory 15
MT4515 Functional Analysis 15
Finite Mathematics 15
Number Theory 15
Topology 15
MT4527 Time Series Analysis 15
Markov Chains and Processes 15
Population Genetics 15
Bayesian Inference 15
MT4536 Stochastic and Spatial Processes 15
Spatial Processes 15
Quantitative Risk Management 15
Financial Mathematics 15
Mathematical Biology 1 15
MT4553 Theory of Electric and Magnetic Fields 15
Statistical Inference 15
MT4607 Generalised Linear Models and Data Analysis 15
MT4608 Sampling Theory 15
MT4609 Multivariate Analysis 15
MT4613 Statistical Research in Practice 15
Design of Experiments 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

BSc Mathematics and Psychology (with BPS recognition) Third and Fourth Year Programme Requirements:
45 credits in three of: MT3501 - MT3508;
15 Credits: MT4599 or other approved Joint Honours project (Fourth Year Only);
30 credits: MT3000 - MT4999;

BSc Psychology (with BPS recognition) joint element: Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
View list Between 0 and 40 credits from Module List: PS3031 - PS3034 AND
Conceptual Issues and Theoretical Perspectives 10
Assessment in Clinical Psychology 10
Developmental Psychology 10
Social Psychology 10
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 20 credits from Module List: (PS3035 or PS3036), (PS3037 or PS3038) AND
Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience 10
Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology 10
Perception 10
Cognition 10
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
( Psychology Project (30) 30 OR
Joint Project (30cr) 30 ) AND
View list Between 0 and 30 credits from Module List: PS3000 - PS4195
PS3007 Perception, Cognition and Action 15
PS3008 Brain and Behaviour 1 15
PS3009 Brain and Behaviour 2 15
PS3010 Social, Evolutionary and Developmental Psychology 1 15
PS3011 Social, Evolutionary and Developmental Psychology 2 15
PS3012 Conceptual Issues and Individual Differences in Psychology 15
Research Design and Analysis 1 15
Research Design and Analysis 2 15
Conceptual Issues and Theoretical Perspectives 10
Assessment in Clinical Psychology 10
Developmental Psychology 10
Social Psychology 10
Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience 10
Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology 10
Perception 10
Cognition 10
PS3901 Neuropsychology 30
Theoretical Perspectives in Psychology 30
PS3990 Social and Evolutionary Psychology 15
PS3993 Social and Evolutionary Psychology (97) 15
PS3994 Perceptual Processes (1998) 15
Psychology Review 10
Psychology Project (30) 30
Review Essay 15
PS4065 Vision: from Neurons to Awareness 15
Group Behaviour 15
Behavioural Neuroscience 15
Cognitive Psychology and the Emotional Disorders 15
Sex Differences and Gender Development 15
Psychology of Music 15
Psychology of Art: Aesthetics and individual differences in visual function 15
Evolution and Development of Social and Technical Intelligence 15
Origins and Evolution of Mind Reading (Theory of Mind) 15
Neural Basis of Episodic Memory 15
Face Perception and Human Attraction 15
Computer-aided Research 15
The Psychology of Dementia 15
Communicating Psychology and Neuroscience 15
Psychopathology 15
Mechanisms of Behaviour: Integrating Psychological and Neuroscience Perspectives 15
Research Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience 15
The Psychology of Terrorism 15
PS4101 Selves and Identities 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

PS3031 - PS3034 - Select all modules not taken in Year 3.
(PS3035 or PS3036) and (PS3037 or PS3038) - Select to make a total of 20 credits from these modules over Year 3 and 4.

Mathematics element: BSc Mathematics and Psychology (with BPS recognition): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
Project in Mathematics / Statistics 15 AND
View list Between 0 and 45 credits from Module List: MT3501 - MT3508 AND
Linear Mathematics 2 15
Real Analysis 15
Complex Analysis 15
Differential Equations 15
Algebra: Rings and Fields 15
Techniques of Applied Mathematics 15
Mathematical Statistics 15
Applied Statistics 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 30 credits from Module List: MT3000 - MT4999 (excluding MT4599), ID4001
Linear Mathematics 2 15
Real Analysis 15
Complex Analysis 15
Differential Equations 15
Algebra: Rings and Fields 15
Techniques of Applied Mathematics 15
Mathematical Statistics 15
Applied Statistics 15
Numerical Analysis 15
Mathematical Programming 15
MT3852 Automata, Languages and Complexity 15
Groups 15
Real and Abstract Analysis 15
Linear and Nonlinear Waves 15
MT4111 Symbolic Computation 15
Computing in Mathematics 15
Computing in Statistics 15
Topics in the History of Mathematics 15
MT4507 Classical Mechanics 15
Dynamical Systems 15
Fluid Dynamics 15
Solar Theory 15
MT4511 Asymptotic Methods 15
Fractal Geometry 15
MT4514 Graph Theory 15
MT4515 Functional Analysis 15
Finite Mathematics 15
Number Theory 15
Topology 15
MT4527 Time Series Analysis 15
Markov Chains and Processes 15
Population Genetics 15
Bayesian Inference 15
MT4536 Stochastic and Spatial Processes 15
Spatial Processes 15
Quantitative Risk Management 15
Financial Mathematics 15
Mathematical Biology 1 15
MT4553 Theory of Electric and Magnetic Fields 15
Statistical Inference 15
MT4607 Generalised Linear Models and Data Analysis 15
MT4608 Sampling Theory 15
MT4609 Multivariate Analysis 15
MT4613 Statistical Research in Practice 15
Design of Experiments 15
Joint Dissertation (30cr) 30
Joint Project (30cr) 30
Communication and Teaching in Science 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

BSc Mathematics and Psychology (with BPS recognition) Third and Fourth Year Programme Requirements:
45 credits in three of: MT3501 - MT3508;
15 Credits: MT4599 or other approved Joint Honours project (Fourth Year Only);
30 credits: MT3000 - MT4999;

British Psychological Society (BPS) accreditation

Passes in PS3021, PS3022, PS3031, PS3032, PS3033, PS3034, (PS3035 or PS3036 or PN3313), (PS3037 or PS3038), PS4040 and (PS4050 or PS4299 or PN4299) are required for recognition by the British Psychological Society. Due to current to timetable clashes, this may not be possible for degrees in combination with Theological Studies, Economics, History, International Relations, Management, or Social Anthropology. This recognition is required for those who wish to gain employment as professional psychologists.

Study abroad

In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant 91¹û¶³ÊÓƵ School in the Learning Agreement (see ).