Year 1: Introductory psychology; individuals in society; research methods in psychology; globalisation and society; history and social change; critical thinking. Year 2: Research methods (psychology and sociology); biological psychology; classical social theory; self and society; cognitive psychology; work welfare and consumption. Year 3: Development and intelligence; research methods; contemporary sociological theories; understanding collective behaviour; personality and social psychology; plus options from sociology of gender; science and society; cultural theory and popular culture; sociology of health; Scottish culture and society; sociology of leisure and tourism; propaganda, public relations and misinformation; controlling crime; applied psychology; abnormal behaviour; psychology and the law; social influence; behaviour and health; biological and cognitive psychology; evolution of mind: origins of intelligence; growth and development; sport and exercise psychology. Year 4: Psychology or sociology project (on a topic of students' choice); plus options from: science and society; penal institutions; media, self and society; contemporary cultural analysis; images of the city; the social organisation of sexuality; conversation and discourse analysis; political sociology; visualising the environment; human rights; killing and dying in the 21st century; advanced social psychology; communication and consciousness; advanced biological psychology; psychology in education and health; advanced cognitive psychology; clinical psychology, evidence-based investigative interviewing; advanced forensic psychology; there is an opportunity for students to apply for a place on the community links module which provides experience of working with organisations operating within the voluntary, public and social enterprise sectors.
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In the first 2 years of this course students study the foundations of psychology and sociology including the theoretical frameworks and practical research methods that both disciplines use to investigate, analyse and interpret human behaviour; they also learn relevant information technology skills and develop an ability to present and communicate sociological and psychological research data; in the 3rd year students are given a choice of topics across disciplines of sociology and psychology, and in the 4th year they formulate and complete a research project on a topic of their own choice which culminates in the completion of an Honours dissertation.