Year One


Year Tutor

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The Year Tutor for Year 1 is Dr Anne McBride. For any academic queries relating to Year 1 modules, please contact Anne on amcb@soton.ac.uk.

In the first year of BSc Psychology, we lay the foundations for understanding the basic principles of psychological theory, of the research methods and analysis that will be used, and introduce you to practical psychology experiments. You will also gain deeper understanding of individual differences and behavioural neuroscience. We also require you to select two options either from Psychology or outside of it  to widen your perspective and get experience with subjects you may not have tried previously.  You can also opt for taking a minor path in another discipline, such as Criminology, Education, Sociology or Philosophy (for the list of all available minor paths please check  this link). In this case your two options should be modules from your minor degree path. Please contact the School Office to check which modules you are eligible to take (psyc-studentoffice@soton.ac.uk).

Coherence…

Modules taught in Year One closely interrelate.

Year One includes two data analysis units (PSYC 1010 and PSYC 1019), the latter of which includes practical classes which are linked with three lecture‑based units (PSYC 1016, PSYC1017, and PSYC 1018), as well as a key skills course (PSYC 1005). The practical classes provide you with hands‑on experience of how psychologists run studies to test hypotheses and theories, and also teach you how to write up the results of an empirical study as a paper. The lecture modules provide the theoretical and empirical background for the practical classes: they specifically help you write introduction and discussion sections of the research paper. In addition, the data analysis modules provide you with the numerical expertise to analyse and interpret results for the research paper. Finally, the tutorial‑based module, PSYC 1005, has been carefully designed to interface with and support your other first-year activities in two ways. First, it enables you to acquire, practice and explicitly reflect on the key skills that you will need to study across all three years (e.g., essay writing, time management, delivering oral and written presentations, having group discussions). Secondly, it provides additional tutorial support for the three substantive lecture units. As the year progresses, there will be a steady increase in the complexity and challenge of the academic demands that will be made on you. In addition, Year One features two internal option modules, one in each Semester (PSYC 1014 and PSYC 1015), that enable students to build their knowledge of particular areas of psychology.

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