Year Two Modules
You will take EIGHT MODULES in your second year of study – four in Semester One and four in Semester Two. Each module is worth 15 credits (or CATS points*).
The modules are defined as either “core”, “compulsory” or “optional”. You MUST take all of the “core” and “compulsory” modules. You can take one “optional” module in Semester TWO. This is outlined below.
Please click on the ‘Module Names’ listed below for an outline of the module(s) and assessment procedures. Specific details are provided by individual Module Coordinators in Module Handbooks or handouts when you begin your module.
Guidelines on signing up to optional modules can be found here.
Semester One
In Semester One, you take TWO COMPULSORY modules and TWO CORE modules. This is listed below:
Module Code Module Type Module Name
CRIM2001 Compulsory Perspectives in Criminology
CRIM2002 Compulsory Crime and Criminal Justice: Historical Perspective
PSYC2019 Core Research Methods & Data Analysis 3
PSYC2021 Core Language and Memory
PLEASE NOTE: It is COMPULSORY that you attend the sessions in PSYC2019 Research Methods & Data Analysis 3. If you are absent from three compulsory sessions without a valid reason, then your marks for the module will be capped at 40%, and further disciplinary action may follow. Please see the Attendance and Compulsory Sessions page for further information.
Semester Two
In Semester Two, you take TWO COMPULSORY modules, ONE CORE module, and ONE OPTIONAL module. Your modules are listed below:
Module Code Module Type Module Name
CRIM2004 Compulsory Criminological Psychology
SOCI2020 Compulsory Research Skills
PSYC2007 Core Developmental Psychology
[Option Code] Option [Your Option Module Choice]
* Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) suggests that a 15 credit course equates to 150 study hours (including both contact time and self-study).