Biology and Psychology BSc Honours
UCAS Code: CC18
(3 Years)
Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.
Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.
Stage 1
Compulsory modules
- ACE1013 Introduction to Genetics
- ACE1050 Developing skills to make sense of global challenges - sustainable development
- BIO1002 The Animal Kingdom
- BIO1005 Evolution
- BIO1006 Ecology 1
- BIO1019 Introductory Biochemistry for Biologists
- PSY1002 Developmental and Social Psychology
- PSY1004 Cognitive Psychology
- PSY1005 Sensation and Perception
- PSY1006 Instinct, Learning and Motivation
- PSY1008 Personality and Abnormal Psychology
Stage 2
Compulsory modules:
- BIO2007 Vertebrate Biology
- BIO2013 Animal Behaviour
- BIO2020 Experimental Design and Statistics for Biologists
- PSY2001 Developmental Psychology
Optional modules
You take 40 credits from the following list:
- ACE2053 Developing Graduate Skills for Professional Practice
- BIO2002 Biodiversity and Conservation 1
- BIO2008 Evolutionary and Population Genetics
- BIO2009 Ecology 2
- BIO2014 Animal Physiology
- BIO2022 Molecular Biology and Development
- BIO2023 Cell Biology 2
- PSY2002 Visual Perception
- PSY2006 Comparative Cognition
- PSY2014 Cognitive Neuroscience
Other optional modules may also be available.
Stage 3
Compulsory modules
- BIO3014 Evolution and Behaviour
- BIO3016 Mechanisms of Behaviour
- PSY3013 Eating Disorders: Diagnosis, Assessment and Treatment
- PSY3024 Personality Disorders
- PSY3025 Forensic Psychology
Optional modules
You take 70 credits from the following list:
- ACE3901 Joint Honours Project
- BIO3022 Residential Field Course
- NCL3007 Career Development for final year students
- PSY2016 Abnormal Psychology and Psychiatry
- PSY3009 Cooperation
- PSY3016 Sex and Human Nature
- PSY3018 The Damaged Brain: Case Studies in Neuropsychology
- PSY3020 Face Perception
- PSY3027 Disorders of Development: A Psychological Perspective
Please note: This degree is not accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
