UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE

SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY

Psychology and Criminology

Course Handbook

2010 - 2011

PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THIS HANDBOOK.

IT WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH YOUR YEARS

AT THE UNIVERSITY AND SUPPLY YOU WITH

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COURSE.

An electronic copy is available on the Psychology website.

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for a range of academic and administrative services. It spells out what is expected of you as

a student and the contribution that can be made to gain the most benefit from your time at

UCLan.

You will get the best out of your time at UCLan if you are committed to:

Preparing for classes and attending punctually

Completing your work to the best of your ability and submitting it on time

Not committing plagiarism

Keeping up to date with course information through UCLan email or other channels

Using the feedback you are given to improve subsequent work

Making appropriate use of teaching staff‟s time

Taking responsibility for your personal development planning and skills development

Treating staff, fellow students and neighbours in the local community with respect at

all times

We aim to:

Start and end all classes on time

Give you one week‟s notice of changes to your classes

Give you feedback on assessed work within 15 working days

Give you clear, legible and informative feedback on your work

Be available for timed appointments

Treat you with respect at all times

Support you in your preparation for the work place

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and remove discrimination in relation to race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual

orientation and age. During your time at UCLan we expect you to be able to

experience "an integrated community based on mutual respect and tolerance where

all staff and students can feel safe, valued and supported."

contribute to creating a positive environment where discriminatory practices and

discrimination no longer happen.

Please review the UCLan Equality and Diversity Policy for further information.

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1. Welcome to the School of Psychology ................................................................................................. 5

1.1 Scope of this Handbook ..................................................................................................................... 5

1.2 How and when to use this Course Handbook..................................................................................... 6

1.3 What this Course Handbook does not tell you ................................................................................... 6

1.4 Jargon-busting! ................................................................................................................................... 7

1.5 Staff Contacts ..................................................................................................................................... 8

2. The Role of the Personal Tutor .......................................................................................................... 12

2.1 Who to Approach for Advice ............................................................................................................. 13

2.2 Communication ................................................................................................................................. 14

2.3 Data Protection ................................................................................................................................. 14

2.4 Elective Modules ............................................................................................................................... 14

2.5 Accreditation Of Prior Learning......................................................................................................... 14

2.6 Progression ....................................................................................................................................... 14

2.7 Study Time ........................................................................................................................................ 15

2.8 Attendance Requirements ................................................................................................................ 15

3. Main Teaching Methods ..................................................................................................................... 16

3.1 Learning Resources.......................................................................................................................... 16

3.2 Career Opportunities ........................................................................................................................ 16

3.3 Student Support ................................................................................................................................ 17

3.4 Study Skills ....................................................................................................................................... 17

3.5 Examinations .................................................................................................................................... 17

3.6 Have I Passed? Assessment Board Decisions ................................................................................ 18

3.7 Special Educational Needs and Disability ......................................................................................... 18

3.8 Personal Development Planning ...................................................................................................... 19

3.9 Part-time Students ............................................................................................................................ 19

4. Health and Safety ............................................................................................................................... 19

5. Conduct .............................................................................................................................................. 19

6. Students‟ Union .................................................................................................................................. 20

6.1 Student voice .................................................................................................................................... 20

6.2 Course Representatives ................................................................................................................... 21

6.3 Student Staff Liaison Committee Meetings (SSLC) .......................................................................... 21

6.4 Student Representatives .................................................................................................................. 21

6.5 Module Evaluation Questionnaires ................................................................................................... 22

6.6 Complaints ........................................................................................................................................ 22

7. Awards, Aims, Assessment & Learning Outcomes ............................................................................ 23

7.1 Awards with Psychology and Criminology in the Title ....................................................................... 23

7.2 British Psychological Society (BPS) Recognition - GBC ................................................................... 23

7.3 Aims and Learning Outcomes of the Psychology and Criminology Degree Programme ................. 23

7.5 Types of Assessment - Examinations .............................................................................................. 24

7.6 Types of Assessment - Coursework ................................................................................................. 26

7.7 Extenuating Circumstances .............................................................................................................. 27

7.8 Late submissions .............................................................................................................................. 28

7.9 Feedback Following Assessments ................................................................................................... 28

7.10 Cheating, Plagiarism Or Collusion .................................................................................................. 28

7.11 Appeals Against Assessment Board Decisions .............................................................................. 30

7.12 Learning Outcomes And How They Relate To Assessment .......................................................... 30

8. Year 1 Modules & Rules On Module Choice ...................................................................................... 32

8.1 Year 1 To Year 2 Progression Rules ................................................................................................ 32

8.2 Progression Choices at the End of Year 1 ...............................................................................31 9. Year 2 Modules & Rules On Module Choice ...................................................................................... 33

9.1 Joint Honours Degrees.....................................................................................................................33 9.2 Major/Minor Degrees........................................................................................................................35 9.3 Year 2 To Year 3 Progression Rules ................................................................................................ 38

10. Year 3 Modules & Rules On Module Choice ................................................................................... .38

10.1 Joint Honours Degrees...................................................................................................................40

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10.2 Major/Minor Degrees.....................................................................................................................41 10.3 Specific Regulations For Awards .................................................................................................... 43

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INTRODUCTION

1. Welcome to the School of Psychology

We would like to offer you a warm welcome to the School of Psychology. We hope that you

will enjoy studying at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), and that you will find

your course both interesting and rewarding.

The School of Psychology There are over 50 academic staff, seven technical staff, five administrative staff, and over 20 full or part-time research students. Psychology at Degree level began in 1974 when we enrolled 24 students. Since then numbers have steadily increased; we now enrol over 200 students on to the first year of the BSc (Hons.) Psychology programmes and we also enrol a similar number on Psychology in Joint or Combined Honours programmes. Other students also do some Psychology modules as part of their Neuroscience, Sports Science and Criminology degrees. Taught Masters' programmes were introduced in 1992. In March 1999 the School received the highest possible rating [24/24 points] from the Quality Assurance Agency for the quality of education it provides. In June 2005, the School of Psychology moved into the newly built Darwin Building.

Criminology

Criminology is located in the School of Education and Social Science, Livesey House. The School of Education and Social Science is a busy department. Besides being the home for the subject of Criminology and Criminal Justice, it is also the home for the subjects of Sociology, Politics, Race & Ethnic Studies, History, Religion Culture and Society, Education, Deaf Studies, Ethnicity and Human Rights and Combined Honours. Criminology, at degree level, began formally in 1999, having previously been taught as options on Social Science and Law courses. It is a popular subject and we now enrol over 250 students on to the first year in a range of courses that include Single Honours, Joint Honours and Combined Honours. There are over 45 academic staff, administrative staff and research students in the School of Education and Social Science.

1.1 Scope of this Handbook This handbook outlines rules and regulations about course structure, progression, and exit award criteria for the Psychology and Criminology Degree. It also provides some information on the alternative degree routes, unclassified and sub-degree awards within this program of study. It is a definitive statement of the subject specific regulations concerning any programme of study that leads to an award (at Certificate of Higher Education level or above) that includes

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Psychology and Criminology in the title (Joint, Major or Minor). For Single Honours routes refer to the appropriate Course Handbook. For each Level (4, 5 and 6), you will find the following information: 1. A list of the modules available at that Level. 2. Rules about choices of modules from that list. These rules depend upon your intended

exit award and are given under the relevant subsections. 3. For first and second year full-time students, rules about progression to the next year.

These rules tell you how many, and where appropriate which, modules you need to pass to be allowed to continue.

4. Progression choices at the end of each year. The possibilities are detailed in the two

sections headed 'Progression Choice at end of Year 1' and 'Progression Choice at end of Year 2'.

At the end of the handbook is a section detailing the specific regulations for each award.

Note to Part-Time Students All awards can be obtained by part-time study. The regulations and programme descriptions are presented by year, which is the most convenient for full-time students. Part-Time students should consider these as presented in terms of Levels. The rules for part-time students are the same as for full-time students. However, part-time students may 'straddle' Levels (e.g., take Level 5 modules before having completed Stage 1) if they have the necessary prerequisites. There is no separate student handbook for part-time students, but supplementary documentation is available which explains the routes, rules, and choices from a part-time perspective.

1.2 How and When To Use This Course Handbook

The University operates a Modular Credit Accumulation & Transfer Scheme (MODCATS).

One of the main purposes of this handbook is to give you sufficient information to be able to

follow the rules and regulations for the main Psychology programmes. It contains advice and

some (although not exhaustive) coverage of the general regulations of MODCATS. (Full

Academic Regulations are published on the University website.) You should aim for a good

knowledge of the contents of this Course Handbook and consult it at the following times:

START OF YEAR 1: Look through the whole handbook to get an idea of what is available.

Read carefully through to the end of the information on Year 1.

MID YEAR 1: In Semester 2 during Progression you will be asked to register for the

modules you intend to take in Year 2. Read the section on progression rules and Year 2.

START OF YEAR 2: Read the Year 2 information again.

MID YEAR 2: In Semester 2 during Progression you will be asked to register for the

modules you wish to take in Year 3. Read the section on progression rules and Year 3. You

will also be given up-to-date information on what modules are available, and on the project.

START OF YEAR 3: Read the Year 3 information again. Check your registration, taking

account of any fails you may have to ensure that you have the necessary prerequisites for

your choices, and that your chosen modules fulfil the requirements of your award.

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You can see which modules you are registered for by looking at myUCLan on the University

website.

1.3 What This Course Handbook Does Not Tell You

All students are subject to the general regulations of the University. Most of the important

rules and the ones most likely to be relevant to you have been included. Nevertheless,

please note that there could be aspects of the general regulations not included here that are

or become relevant to you. It is your responsibility to find out about general regulations

contained in the central documentation if they become relevant (e.g. if you fail modules).

Some of our modules are taken by students on other courses e.g. Neuroscience, Sport

Science, Criminology and Forensic Science. These courses have their own Handbooks.

Also, no mention is made of regulations for programmes of study that include some

Psychology but do not include Psychology in the title of the exit award.

The Psychology Assessment and Policy Handbook gives further information on

assessment. You are given a copy of this at the start of the course and it is on the

Psychology website. Make sure you read it and keep it for future reference. An electronic

copy is available on our website.

1.4 Jargon-busting!

Some definitions…….

Level 4, 5, 6 The depth of coverage of material. Essentially, Levels 4-6 represent the level

of teaching associated with Years 1-3 of a full-time honours degree. Usually,

students will take modules at a particular level in a particular year, although in

some cases students might take Level 5 modules in Year 3 or vice versa.

Stage 1 Year 1 or Level 4. Marks do not contribute to the degree, but you must pass

the year. ‘Stage 1 complete’ means you have passed all the modules and

can proceed to Stage 2.

Stage 2 Year 2 and Year 3, or Levels 5 and 6. Marks from both years contribute to the

final award, with Level 5 and 6 modules weighted 2:3 (giving a greater

weighting to your Year 3 performance).

Module A unit of study with its own title, learning outcomes and assessment schedule,

for which one grade is awarded at the end. Students take six modules a year

(i.e. 6 at Stage 1 and 12 at Stage 2).

Credits The value of a module. Some modules are half modules (10 credits), others

are double modules (40 credits), most are single modules (20 credits). The

six module requirement refers to the total value. Over the three years, this will

be a mix of half, single and double modules. Much of this handbook is about

explaining which six modules (120 credits) you need to do each year.

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Prerequisite A module you need to have passed in order to take a further module e.g., all

the Level 5 Psychology modules have Level 4 prerequisites.

Semester The academic year is split into two semesters. Semester 1 starts in

September with induction week. Examinations (if any) are held at the end of

the semester. Semester 2 starts in January. Examinations are held at the end

of the semester. Almost all Level 5 and Level 6 Psychology modules, except

for the final year project, run for one semester. Most of the Level 4 modules

run across both semesters, and are referred to as 'year long‟, with

examination at the end of Semester 2. Semester dates and examination

weeks are included on the University Academic Calendar, on the web.

1.5 Staff Contacts

The following are types of staff who you will, or may, find yourself contacting:

Head of Psychology Chris Anderson

Head of Criminology Terry Hopton

Student Experience Co-ordinator: Lynda Holyoak

Psychology Programmes Co-ordinator: Andrew Churchill (Acting)

The Psychology Programmes Co-ordinator, can advise any student on their programme of

study, module choices, progression etc. However, if you want more detailed information on

one of the routes, please contact the Course Leader.

Personal Tutor A member of staff assigned to act as Personal Tutor and to provide

general support (see foreword for a fuller description). Your Tutor will, among other things, help you with planning your profile of study and

filling in relevant forms etc. However, note that you have the ultimate responsibility for ensuring that you are correctly registered for an appropriate set of modules.

Course Leader The member of staff responsible for the operation of the particular degree route. These are:

B.Sc. Psychology and Criminology Faye Skelton

B.Sc. Psychology Andrew Churchill

B.A. Criminology Nick Currie

Year Tutor A member of staff responsible for the operation of a particular year of study. In the First Year the tutors responsible are Barry McCarthy (Psychology) and Nick Currie (Criminology). During Years 2 and 3 the relevant Year Tutor will be determined by which degree route is undertaken. The year tutor is the person who is your 'first point of call'

for any queries. Please note that in Year 1 (and in Year 2 for those

students who Major in Psychology) extensions for any Psychology

coursework must be obtained from the relevant Year Tutor. The person for whom the work is for, or the module leader (see below), cannot authorise extensions.

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Psychology

Year One Tutor Barry McCarthy

Year Two Tutor Val Service

Year Three Tutor Paul Seager

Criminology Nick Currie

Extenuating Circumstance & Special Needs: Noreen Caswell

Careers Advice: Amanda Heath

Module Leaders for Level 4 and Level 5 Psychology modules are shown in the table

below.

Code Title Module Leader

PS1000 Introduction to Psychological Enquiry VJ Willan

PS1100 Social and Developmental Psychology Gayle Brewer

PS1200 Psychobiology and Cognition Amanda Heath

PS1400 Psychology in Practice Gayle Brewer

PS1500 Current Topics in Psychology Sarita Robinson

PS1610 A Monkey in the Mind Gayle Brewer

PS1620 Psychology of the Paranormal Paul Rogers

PS1630 Topics in Forensic and Criminal Psychology Amanda Heath

PS1640 Psychology of the Media Gayle Brewer

XS1501 Introduction to Coaching and Sport Martin Baines

PS2100 Social Psychology Barry McCarthy

PS2150 Introduction to Cross-cultural Psychology Maz Thanzami

PS2200 Developmental Psychology Pam Qualter

PS2350 Health Psychology Noreen Caswell

PS2400 Cognitive Psychology Amanda Heath

PS2500 Physiological Psychology Andy Wickens

PS2600 Introduction to Applied Psychology Cath Sullivan

PS2700 Methods in Psychology Kathryn Gardner

PS2800 Introduction to Forensic Psychology Paul Seager

PS2850 Techniques in Biopsychology Chris Atherton

PS2900 Sport Psychology Jamie Taylor

Name- Tel Room E Mail @uclan.ac.uk

Anderson Christine 3421 105 MCAnderson

Archer John 3430 202 JArcher

Atherton Christine 4469 223 CJAtherton

Brewer Gayle 5173 108 GBrewer

Bridges Nikola 3879 220 NJBridges

Bryce Jo 3437 208 JBryce or jobryce@hotmail.com

Caswell Noreen 4457 201 Ncaswell1

Chu Simon 5178 215 SChu

Churchill Andrew 3427 201 AChurchill

Davies Michelle 3728 116 MDavies3

Eslea Mike 3424 211 MJEslea

Fisk John 4465 205 JFisk

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Frowd Charlie 3439 203 CFrowd

Gardner Kathryn 4463 206 KJGardner

Graham-Kevan Nicola 3726 111 NGraham-Kevan

Heath Amanda 3448 115 AJHeath

Heim Derek 3432 114 SDHeim

Holyoak Lynda 3429 102 LHolyoak

Hutchinson Jane 3876 107 JMHutchinson

Ireland Carol 3440 209 CAIreland

Ireland Jane 3447 231 JLIreland1

Judge Jeannie 5170 210 JJudge

Khan Roxanne 5175 114 RKhan2

Mann Sandi 3441 209 SMann

McCarthy Barry 3431 118 BMCCarthy

Morley Andy 3449 212 AMMorley

Munoz Luna 3443 213 LMunoz

Qualter Pam 3877 207 PQualter

Robinson Sarita 4494 213 SJRobinson1

Rogers Paul 4473 116 PRogers

Roy Mark 3752 113 MPRoy

Seager Paul 3426 104 PBSeager

Service Val 3434 221 VService

Shaw Dave 3435 109 DFShaw

Skelton Faye 5171 217 FCSkelton

Spooner Alice 4472 203 ASpooner

Sullivan Cath 3428 216 CSullivan

Tarling Rachel 3880 223 RTarling

Taylor Paul 4474 217 PJTaylor

Thanzami Maz 4495 219 VThanzami

Wickens Andy 3444 218 AWickens

Willan VJ 3727 214 VJWillan1

Module Leaders for Level 4 and Level 5 Criminology modules are shown in the table

below.

Code Title Module Leader

CJ1101 Crime and Society Jill Nield

CJ1102 Key Thinkers in Criminology Terry Hopton

CJ1004 Crime and Morality Terry Hopton

CJ1005 Introduction to Criminal Process and Procedure

Sue Uttley

CJ1006 Introduction to Criminal Justice Nick Currie

CJ2101 Critical Thinkers in Criminology Nick Currie

CJ2102 Research Methods Dave Orr

CJ2003 Media and Crime Terry Hopton

CJ2005 Drugs and Crime Jill Nield

CJ2007 Sex, Violence and Crime Helen Monk

CJ2012 Victims, Communities and Crime Jill Nield

CJ2013 Corporate Crime Dave Orr

CJ2016 Sex, Violence, and Policing Dave Orr

CJ2017 Popular Culture, Resistance and Social Control

Nick Currie

CJ2018 Prostitution, Infanticide and Punishment Sue Uttley

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CJ2021 Youth Justice Jane Harris

CJ2028 Fugitive Thought David Scott

Name- Tel Room E Mail @uclan.ac.uk

Debbie Conroy 3979 202 DConroy

Nick Currie 3977 118 NCurrie

Jane Harris 3113 109 JHarris5

Terry Hopton 3986 109 TCHopton

Helen Monk 3984 117 HLMonk

Jill Neild 3982 119 JNeild

Dave Orr 3976 118 Dorr

Tim Owen 2714 108 TOwen1

David Scott 2714 321 DScott

Tara Styles 3979 202 TStyles

Sue Uttley 2249 321 SMUttley

Administrative Staff: The School Office in Darwin Building Room 120 is home to a team

of friendly and helpful staff, led by Julie Orritt. They can advise you

on administrative aspects of your course.

Technical Staff: Kit Jordan leads the team of technicians based in the Technicians‟

Workshop, Darwin Building Room 338. Amongst other things, they

are responsible for maintaining the equipment and overseeing the

laboratory and computing facilities. For example, if you want to

book a lab room or borrow equipment, you would do this through

one of the technicians. They can also offer technical help and

advice.

Phone Numbers: The phone numbers listed are the extension numbers for the staff.

Should you wish to phone anyone from an external number then you will need to include the

Preston dialling code (01772) AND 89 in front of the extension number.

Should you be unable to contact the member of staff by phone you could either e-mail them,

or leave a message either on the voicemail system or through the School Office.

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2. The Role of the Personal Tutor

At the beginning of Year 1 you will be assigned to a Seminar Group. Each group has a

member of staff who helps run seminars and is the Personal Tutor to students in the group.

You should meet your Personal Tutor during Year 1 as follows:

Shortly after you arrive, there will be an introductory meeting. The main purpose of this

meeting is to check a number of things with you:

Are you aware of our commitments to you (as described on the card)?

Are you aware of the commitments we and the Student Union expect you to make?

Are you in possession of all the necessary documentation?

Are there any problems with your accommodation or financial arrangements?

Are you clear which modules you are registered for and that they are appropriate?

Have you chosen an elective module?

Have you undertaken the key skills self-assessment test?

Are you planning any remedial action the test might have recommended?

Asking your tutor at the end of a seminar or emailing them are both good ways to arrange

one-to-one meetings. You should meet one-to-one during Year 1 as follows:

To discuss feedback and what you need to do in order to improve on:

each of your essays (marked by your Personal Tutor)

each of your laboratory reports (marked by a team of markers)

Early in Semester 2 to review your progress

At Progression (the middle of Semester 2) to discuss which modules you intend to

take in Year 2. However, you have the ultimate responsibility for ensuring you are

correctly registered for the right modules for your programme.

Your Personal Tutor also has a pastoral role. So, if you have any personal difficulties that

you would like to tell someone about, feel free to approach your Personal Tutor. The

relationship between Personal Tutor and Student is strictly confidential. However, Personal

Tutors are not trained counsellors, and they may suggest that you see somebody who is.

You may prefer to discuss personal matters with someone unconnected with your Course, in

which case you should contact the Foster i or the University's Counselling Service.

We aim for you to keep the same Personal Tutor throughout your Course. However, if you

feel you do not get on with your Personal Tutor, you can ask the Psychology Programmes

Co-ordinator to reassign you. Combined Honours students who Minor in Psychology at Level

5 will be reallocated to someone in their Major subject.

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2.1 Who to Approach for Advice

Queries about………

one of your classes: The person who taught that class.

a module: (e.g., request for a Module Handbook) The Module Leader.

attendance or absence: The Student Experience Co-ordinator (Lynda Holyoak).

your Profile of Studies: Your Personal Tutor, or Course/ Subject Leader.

Regulations and Procedures: The Psychology Programmes Co-ordinator will see any

student with urgent or particularly difficult problems (e.g. those who have failed modules,

those who wish to suspend their studies, those who wish to change course or withdraw

from the course).

A request……….

for a Coursework Extension: The Year Tutor.

to be put in a different lab or seminar group: The Year Tutor.

to change Personal Tutor: The Psychology Programmes Co-ordinator.

Complaints or Constructive Criticism: One of your Student Representatives, or a member

of staff (the Module Leader if it is about a particular module). Or you can talk to the Year

Tutor, Programmes Co-ordinator or Head of School.

General or Personal Problems: Your Personal Tutor, or the i in Foster, or the University

Counselling Service. If you have serious problems, you should talk to someone as soon as

possible. The Psychology Programmes Co-ordinator or the Student Experience Co-ordinator

will be happy to discuss your options.

Extenuating Circumstances (ECs): If you have serious personal problems that you feel

have had an impact on your performance then you should ask for these to be taken into

consideration. The ECs Officer, Noreen Caswell, or staff in the Psychology Office can advise

you on the procedure for submitting ECs, though full details are given on the University

website. ECs should be submitted electronically with corroborative evidence as soon as

possible. Deadlines for submission will be strictly enforced.(See also section 7.7)

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2.2 Communication

The University expects you to use your UCLan e-mail address and check regularly for

messages from staff. If you send us e-mail messages from other addresses they risk being

filtered out as potential spam and discarded unread.

Together with this Student Handbook you will receive the School of Psychology Assessment

Handbook and relevant Module Handbooks during Induction Week. Module Handbooks are

also available on eLearn.

The School maintains notice boards for student information and results, and staff indicate

their availability for individual meetings through timetables and appointment sheets on their

doors. Email sent to individuals or groups is commonly used to facilitate meetings

The School website (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/psychology) is kept current with details of

courses, modules and other student information.

2.3 Data Protection

All of the personal information obtained from you and other sources in connection with your

studies at the University will be held securely and will be used by the University both during

your course and after you leave the University for a variety of purposes. These are all

explained during the enrolment process at the commencement of your studies. If you would

like a more detailed explanation of the University‟s policy on the use and disclosure of

personal information, please contact the Data Protection Liaison Officer, Strategic

Development Service, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HE.

2.4 Elective Modules

Free-Choice Elective modules enable you to develop skills such as a language or acquire

knowledge outside your main subject(s). You can make your choice from a selection of

modules that are delivered across many subject areas from the Electives Catalogue.

2.5 Accreditation Of Prior Learning

If you consider that you may have already achieved some of the learning outcomes of the

course through previous learning, please consult your course leader and gain advice from

the APL Coordinator (Andrew Churchill 01772 893427 AChurchill@uclan.ac.uk) to find out

whether you can make a claim for accreditation of prior learning for part of your course.

2.6 Progression

Discussions about your progression through the course normally take place in February

each year. It is an opportunity for you to make plans for your study over the next academic

year. The course team will tell you about the various modules / combinations available and

you will both agree on the most appropriate (and legal) course of study for you.

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2.7 Study Time

2.7.1 Weekly Timetable

Your weekly timetable is available both on the Psychology website and on the pen drive you

were given during induction week.

2.7.2 Expected Hours Of Study

The course requires that you study 6 full modules (or an equivalent made up of half and

double modules) in each of the three years of your course. Each full module is given a

rating of “20 credits” and corresponds to approximately 6 hours student work per week for an

academic year or 12 hours per week over a single semester. Thus your workload averages

out at around 36 hours per week. Approximately half of this time will involve class contact

such as lectures, practicals and tutorials and half will be your own individual study time. You

should note that you will need to pass all 18 modules in order to gain a BSc Honours degree

though, under exceptional circumstances, the Assessment Board does have the discretion to

condone poor performance in one or two modules.

2.8 Attendance Requirements

You are required to attend all timetabled learning activities for each module. Notification of

illness or exceptional requests for leave of absence must be made to Lynda Holyoak

(Student Experience Co-ordinator)

Student attendance at timetabled learning activities is required, and will be monitored e.g.

through attendance registers, where you have to sign your name or use your Corporate Card

to electronically log attendance. Each time you are asked to enter your details on SAM you

must remember that the University has a responsibility to keep information up to date and

that you must only enter your own details on the system. To enter any other names would

result in inaccurate records and be dishonest. Any student who is found to make false

entries can be disciplined under the student guide to regulations. If you are unable to attend

for any reason, you should inform staff in the School Office, who will notify the Student

Experience Co-ordinator (who monitors attendance). If you know you are going to be absent,

you must apply for authorisation for leave of absence from the Student Experience Co-

ordinator. If you are absent due to illness for seven days or more, a medical certificate must

be produced. A medical certificate/ letter will not be required for shorter absences, unless

one is requested e.g. by the Student Experience Co-ordinator or Year Tutor.

Unauthorised absence is not acceptable. We will contact you about absence and failure

to submit coursework and expect you to respond promptly. If you do not respond to UCLan

email and other communications from the University by the date specified in the

communication, then you will be deemed to have withdrawn from your course and the date

of withdrawal will be recorded as the last day of attendance.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS - under the UK Border Agency (UKBA), Points Based

System (PBS) - you MUST attend your course of study regularly; under PBS, UCLan is

obliged to tell UKBA if you withdraw from a course, defer or suspend your studies, or

if you fail to attend the course regularly.

If you have not gained the required authorisation for leave of absence, do not respond to

communications from the University and if you are absent for four weeks or more, you may

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be deemed to have withdrawn from the course. If this is the case, then the date of

withdrawal will be recorded as the last day of attendance.

3. Main Teaching Methods

The Lecture is the most formal teaching method and serves primarily to define the syllabus.

It should not be regarded as providing all you need to know, but rather as giving you

a framework of information, which you develop through private study. Be prepared to

write your own notes to go with each lecture. These should supplement any lecture

outlines available on the module eLearn site.

Practical or ‘lab’ classes are a very important part of the course. Their aim is to train you in

the principles and methods of empirical enquiry, and in the conventions of report

writing. Guidelines on report writing are in the Assessment and Policy Handbook, and

on the eLearn lab website.

Seminars are aimed at helping you to develop the skills of communication (verbal and

written), criticism, and problem solving through encouraging you to discuss various

topics and issues. Generally, seminars place more demand on you from year to year.

SPSS Workshops are usually held in one of the computer rooms so you get practice at

using the statistics package, while the tutor talks you through it.

Workshops are usually aimed at giving you some practical demonstration of key areas.

3.1 Learning Resources

Learning Information Services (LIS

Extensive Resources are available to support your studies provided by LIS – library and IT

staff. Take advantage of the free training sessions designed to enable you to gain all the

skills you need for your research and study.

Electronic Resources

LIS provide access to a huge range of electronic resources – e-journals and databases, e-

books, images and texts. http://www.uclan.ac.uk/information/services/lis/index.php

3.2 Career Opportunities

Your University experience is not only about achieving your chosen award, it is also about

developing as a person and realising your potential. We want you to gain the skills and

attitudes that will help you to achieve your goals and aspirations.

Futures offers a range of support for you including:-

career and employability advice and guidance

access to work placements, internships, voluntary opportunities, part-time

employment and live projects

workshops, seminars, modules, certificates and events to develop your skills

business start-up, freelance and self-employment advice

the Futures Award, a University Certificate which formally recognises your

employability and enterprise achievements whilst at UCLan.

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For more information visit the Futures Hub (next to the Library) or access them via

www.uclan.ac.uk/futures.

All students have access to the Psychology Careers eLearn site (managed by Amanda

Heath). This gives links to many useful websites including the British Psychological Society

(www.bps.org.uk), and information about careers and further training. Amanda Heath also

organises the ‘What Next?’ programme. This is a series of talks and workshops for

Psychology students. The aim is to help you develop your employability skills and inform

your career choices. They usually happen in semester 2, are open to all students, and are

advertised on posters around Darwin Building.

3.3 Student Support

There is a centralised Student and Academic Support Service which has The 'i' Student

Information Centre as its first point of contact. You can obtain information on a wide range of

topics including student administration such as Council Tax and letters to verify your status

plus Scholarships, Counselling, Student Finance, Mentoring, Studying Abroad, Disability

Advice, Independent Academic Advice, International Advice, Multi Faith Centre, Pre School

Centre, Medical Centre and general life in Preston/Burnley.

The „i‟ also produces a Student Organiser and „i book‟ which contain useful guidance for you.

These are distributed by your School.

The Student Organiser and „i book‟ will have been given to you during your Welcome Talk at

the start of Induction Week. Students in years 2 and 3 receive their organisers and „i book‟

during their course briefing.

Student Liaison Officers have recent experience of what it is like to be a student and can

advise you of the support systems available. They work towards improving your student

experience here at UCLan, more information about their role can be found by clicking on this

link to their web site - Student Liaison Officer.

3.4 Study Skills

You will find information about where to get help with other study skills on the pen drive you

were given during induction, this includes information about Wiser and events run by the

Library

3.5 Examinations

Examinations are held in examination weeks (see the Academic Calendar on the web). It is

your responsibility to make sure you are available during examination weeks including re-

assessment week in August. Examinations for Semester 1 modules are held at the end of

Semester 1. Examinations for Semester 2 and year-long modules are at the end of

Semester 2, and include reassessment of Semester 1 modules. Students who have such

reassessment should see the Programmes Co-ordinator to discuss their workload.

Reassessment of Semester 2 and year-long modules and other outstanding modules is in

the examination week at the end of August. Examination timetables are published on the

University website a few weeks before the examination period.

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3.6 Have I Passed? Assessment Board Decisions

An Assessment Board is made up of the staff who teach you. Module Assessment Boards

are held each Semester, to decide on student marks. The dates of these are included in the

University Academic Calendar. Following the Boards, you should check your results on the

University on-line myUCLan software. If you have a module mark of 40% or more, then you

have passed. If it shows anything other than this then you have not passed and you will need

to do some further assessment to achieve a pass mark.

The Course Assessment Board meets at the end of Semester 2 to decide whether students

have passed sufficient modules to be able to „Proceed‟ to the next level of study (i.e. the next

year). These will show whether you can Proceed, or whether you have further work that

needs to be done (defer or refer) or whether you have failed. If your recommendation is

anything other than Proceed, you should contact the Psychology Programme Co-ordinator to

discuss your options. The Board meets again at the end of Semester 3 to consider students

who did not Proceed at the Semester 2 Board, and have been asked to complete further

assessments (e.g. a new piece of coursework and / or an examination).

The University mails results and details of reassessment work to students‟ home addresses

a couple of weeks after the Boards (so please make sure your address is correct on

muUCLan). University Policy states that results will not be given out over the „phone. You

can see your results on myUCLan. If you cannot access myUCLan and do not want to wait

for the post, you should come into the University to consult the notice board. Further details

of assessment rules and procedures are in the Psychology Assessment and Policy

Handbook.

Please note: the University regulation states that an appeal against an Assessment Board

decision must be made within seven days of the results being displayed on the notice board

so it is important you check your results.

3.7 Special Educational Needs and Disability If you have a disability that may affect your studies, please either contact the Disability

Advisory Service - disability@uclan.ac.uk - or let one of the course team know as soon as

possible. With your agreement information will be passed on to the Disability Advisory

Service. The University will make reasonable adjustments to accommodate your needs and

to provide appropriate support for you to complete your study successfully. Where

necessary, you will be asked for evidence to help identify appropriate adjustments.

If you have a special educational need or disability that may affect your studies, please make

sure you contact the Psychology Special Needs Co-ordinator, Noreen Caswell, Darwin

Building Room 201, Tel. 01772 894457, email: ncaswell1@uclan.ac.uk. We will make

reasonable adjustments to accommodate your needs and to provide appropriate support for

you to complete your study successfully. Where necessary, you will be asked for evidence to

help identify appropriate adjustments. For example, you may have a special need of a kind

where you would like special consideration in relation to taking examinations. Even if this is

something straightforward like having severe arthritis in your writing hand and needing extra

examination time, you should contact the Special Needs Section of Student Services well in

advance (i.e. months, not days) of the dates of examinations. Noreen Caswell will help with

advice on this.

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3.8 Personal Development Planning Some of the learning outcomes of the Psychology Programmes are to do with transferable

or key skills. UCLan has fully embraced Government recommendations that all programmes

of Higher Education should promote the development of these skills. For some years

Psychology has been encouraging students to build-up a portfolio documenting their

development of these skills, along with any supporting evidence, within a framework known

as „Personal Development Planning‟. The Government characterises this as “a structured

and supported process undertaken by an individual to reflect upon their own learning,

performance and/or achievement and to plan for their personal, educational, and career

development”. Your PDP portfolio will not be formally assessed, though you may discuss it

with your Personal Tutor, and at the end of each year you will be required to submit a review

of how you have progressed in your personal development to Lynda Holyoak.

Any student may attend Staff-Student Research Seminars. These are talks by invited

speakers (staff or researchers here or at another university). The topic is usually some

aspect of the speaker‟s own research e.g., a particular study or series of experiments,

written for a general psychology audience. They can be useful to students in expanding their

understanding of research issues. They are advertised on posters around Darwin Building.

3.9 Part-time Students

All awards can be obtained by part-time study. The rules and programme descriptions are

presented by Year, but part-time students should consider these as presented in terms of

Levels. Part-time students may 'straddle' Levels (e.g., take Level 5 modules before having

completed Stage 1) provided they have passed any prerequisites. Part-time students who

can attend only in the evening should note that Level 4 modules are not taught in the

evening at the University, and B.Sc. Psychology is the only single honours course where

Stage 2 can be taken almost entirely in the evening. Part-time students should use this

handbook and get further, individual advice from the Psychology Programmes Co-ordinator.

4. Health and Safety

As a student of the University you are responsible for the safety of yourself and for that of

others around you. You must understand and follow all the regulations and safety codes

necessary for a safe campus environment. Please help to keep it safe by reporting any

incidents, accidents or potentially unsafe situations to a member of staff as soon as possible.

Safety assessments have been undertaken for each module of your course and you will be

advised of all applicable safety codes and any specific safety issues during the induction to

your course and modules. You must ensure that you understand and apply all necessary

safety codes. These form an essential element of your personal development and contribute

to the safety of others.

5. Conduct

You will be expected to abide by the Regulations for the Conduct of Students in the

University Student Guide to Regulations. UCLan expects you to behave in a respectful

manner demonstrated by using appropriate language in class, and switching mobile phones /

other devices off prior to attending classes.

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If your behaviour is considered to be unacceptable, any member of academic staff is able to

issue an informal oral warning and the University will support staff by invoking formal

procedures where necessary. You can read more about UCLan expectations in the

regulations for the Conduct of Students.

6. Students’ Union

The Students‟ Union is a student-led, democratic organisation and exists to make life better

for you and wants every UCLan student to have a great experience at University.

The Union is all about you taking the opportunities that are offered and making the most of

them. The SU offers you the chance to play the sport you love, share your passion or hobby

with like-minded people, report on the hot stories on campus or represent your peers as a

Course Representative.

We hope your time at UCLan is trouble free, but we know that sometimes you might come

up against problems ranging from academic situations or finding a job, to dealing with debt

and claiming the benefits you‟re entitled to. Check SU Advice on-line for impartial advice on

a whole range of issues, or e.mail suadvice@uclan.ac.uk. Call in at the Student‟s Union, or

visit the website at www.uclansu.co.uk for more information.

6.1 Student Voice

You can play an important part in the process of improving the quality of this course through

the feedback you give. In addition to the ongoing discussion with the course team throughout

the year, there are a range of mechanisms for you to feedback about your experience of

teaching and learning. We aim to respond to your feedback and let you know of our plans for

improvement.

The SLO and the Students Union can support you in voicing your opinion, provide ongoing

advice and support, and encourage your involvement in all feedback opportunities. They will

be requesting that you complete the National Student Survey (during semester 2 for

students in their final year of study) or the UCLan Student Survey (all other students).

We place a high value on student opinion. At the end of each module you will be asked to

complete a Module Evaluation Questionnaire. Your responses to these will help the module

team to see what they are doing right and what (if any) changes should be made. You will

also be asked to complete University Student Satisfaction Surveys. These too are very

useful to us. However, if you do have any problems, please do not wait for a questionnaire to

tell us, as we may be able to do something immediately to remedy the problem.

Each Course has student representatives, usually two per Year for the major courses.

Student reps attend the Staff-Student Liaison Committee meetings, which are devoted to

student matters, and the Psychology School Committee, which covers all aspects of

Psychology. There is a training programme for reps to help them understand what the role

involves and what is expected of them. Please be prepared to respond to emails from your

reps to let them know if you have any issues you wish them to raise at the next SSLC.

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6.2 Course Representatives

The course team will make arrangements for you to elect a course representative who can

represent any issues you may have to the course team within Student Staff Liaison

Committee meetings. If you are interested in becoming a course representative yourself and

wish to find out more about the role you can visit the Student Union and Student Liaison

Officer sites for more information and volunteer for the role when the opportunity arises.

6.3 Student Staff Liaison Committee Meetings (SSLC)

The purpose of a SSLC meeting is to provide the opportunity for course representatives to

feedback to staff about the course, the overall student experience and to inform

developments which will improve future courses. These meetings are normally scheduled

once per semester. Your Course Leader will facilitate the meetings using Guidelines for

SSLCs and provide a record of the meeting with any decisions and / or responses made and

/ or actions taken as a result of the discussions held. The meetings include discussion of

items forwarded by course representatives, normally related to the following agenda items

(dependent on time of year). Your Student Liaison Officer will be invited to attend and

support the resolution of any issues. The course team encourage student feedback in all

areas and recognise that additional items for discussion may also be raised at the meeting

Update on actions completed since the last meeting

Feedback about the previous year – discussion of external examiner‟s report; outcomes

of National /UCLan student surveys.

Review of enrolment / induction experience;

Course organisation and management (from each individual year group, and the course

overall);

Experience of modules - teaching, assessment, feedback;

Experience of academic support which may include e.g. Personal Development

Planning, personal tutoring arrangements and The Card;

Other aspects of University life relevant to student experience e.g. resources, IT, library;

Any other issues raised by students or staff.

6.4 Student Representatives

Student representatives for each year of a course are supported through the Student Liaison

Officer, with support from the Course Leader and Students‟ Union. It is usual for us to ask

for volunteers from each Course at the beginning of each year. Acting as a Student Rep is a

useful thing to have on your CV and it also enables you to support others within your group.

Student Reps are invited to Staff/Student Liaison Committee meetings, to School Committee

Meetings, and to internal and external School review events. There is a training programme

for reps to help them understand what the role involves and what is expected of them.

Please be prepared to respond to emails from your reps to let them know if you have any

issues you wish them to raise at the next SSLC.

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6.5 Module Evaluation Questionnaires

Module evaluation questionnaires provide one of the most important means for you to

express your opinion about your teaching and learning experience. They capture feedback

on your experience within each module and inform staff about where improvements could be

made. Your module leaders will ensure that you receive the forms for completion either

paper based or on-line, please complete and return these to ensure your voice is heard - all

responses are anonymous. You are likely to see the module team responses to previous

student feedback in your module handbooks / information packs.

6.6 Complaints

The University recognises that there may be occasions when you have cause for complaint

about the service you have received, when this happens, the complaints procedure is

intended to provide an accessible, fair and straightforward system which ensures as

effective, prompt and appropriate response. Click on this link for more information

Complaints Procedure.

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7. Awards, Aims, Assessment & Learning Outcomes

7.1 Awards with Psychology and Criminology in the Title The following exit degree awards with Psychology and Criminology in the title are available. These are all honours degrees, although in most cases unclassified or subdegree awards are available for successful completion of a proportion of the full programme. Alternative degree routes (i.e. Single Honours) to the Joint Honours in Psychology and Criminology are discussed in various places within this handbook to highlight the many progression options available to students. For more detailed information on these Single Honours routes refer to the appropriate Course Handbook.

Joint and Combined Honours Awards

B.Sc. Psychology and Criminology (Joint – Psychology Project)

B.A. Criminology and Psychology (Joint – Criminology Project)

B.Sc. Psychology with Criminology (Major Psychology)

B.A. Criminology with Psychology (Major Criminology)

7.2 British Psychological Society (BPS) Recognition - GBC

There are two levels of recognition by the BPS. The higher level is the Graduate Basis for

Chartered Membership (GBC, formerly known as GBR). You need this to get a place on

postgraduate training to become a professional psychologist (e.g., Clinical, Forensic, Health,

or Sport). The lower level is Graduate Membership. This lets a graduate join the BPS, and is

usually a minimum requirement to do a Ph.D. in Psychology. Single Honours awards are

recognised by the BPS for GBC, as is the Combined Honours Major Professional Route.

Majors/joints with a project in Psychology are eligible for Graduate Membership. For BPS

recognition you must gain a 2:2 Honours degree or above.

Please note: Students must recognise that training in Forensic, Health and Sport

Psychology (and any other area of professional psychology) is acquired through

postgraduate education and supervised practice, not through an undergraduate degree. On

completion of this programme students are not qualified to practise as a Forensic, Health or

Sport Psychologist without further training. An accredited degree in Psychology is, therefore,

just the first step towards becoming a professional psychologist.

7.3 General Aims and Learning Outcomes of the Psychology and Criminology Degree

Programme

Aims

1. To provide you with a stimulating and supportive learning environment that gives you

the opportunity to develop your potential. 2. To provide an up-to-date curriculum in Psychology and Criminology that emphasises

the development of skills and knowledge related to the scientific, theoretical and empirical aspects of the disciplines.

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3. To provide you with a rich choice in terms of both the number and types of Degree Programme available, and the number and types of Modules offered on each Programme while maintaining those core aspects of the curriculum needed to secure BPS recognition.

4. To foster the development of key skills that will facilitate further academic and

vocational training.

5. To provide access to those of you in the region that would not otherwise easily be able to participate in Higher Education.

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes are the knowledge and skills you will possess at the end of a Programme. Those of you who successfully complete a Degree Programme which contains at least 50%:

Psychology1 will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the major areas of Psychology, an understanding of the

main quantitative methodologies, and an appreciation of the major theoretical approaches.

2. Demonstrate understanding of the application of psychological knowledge to the understanding of problems and issues at both the social and the individual level.

3. Write about a range of topics in Psychology, and inform the issues involved by drawing on relevant empirical research.

4. Translate empirical questions into testable hypotheses, devise investigations to test such hypotheses, analyse and interpret the resulting data, and write reports of such investigations.

5. Make effective use of software packages, and demonstrate (other) transferable skills such as communication skills, presentation skills, group interaction skills, teamwork skills, and time management skills.

Criminology2 will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the appropriate theoretical, conceptual, historical and methodological framework in which to locate their study of criminology and criminal justice.

2. Provide students with an understanding of the contribution made by a range of disciplines to criminological analysis.

3. Develop an awareness of social diversity and inequality within criminal justice processes.

4. Develop students‟ capacity to undertake independent inquiry into aspects of criminological or criminal justice.

5. Develop students‟ skills in written and oral communication. 6. Enable students to develop a range of transferable skills.

1 Those of you who complete a programme with a content of less than 50% Psychology would be expected to

demonstrate fewer, or more modest versions, of the outlined objectives.

2 Those of you who complete a programme with a content of less than 50% Criminology would be expected

to demonstrate fewer, or more modest versions, of the outlined objectives.

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7. Provide students with an opportunity to study particular issues and themes in criminology in depth.

7.4 Types of Assessment - Examinations

Examinations in Psychology can be divided into two groups:

Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) examinations

Conventional essay-type examinations

Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) Examinations

In a Multiple Choice Question examination, typically, you are presented with a question (or a

statement to complete), and asked to select what you think is the correct answer from a

choice of four options. MCQ examinations test the breadth of your knowledge as questions

are usually taken from the content of the whole module. They are used in Year 1 in PS1000,

PS1100, PS1200, & PS1500, and in some electives. Each of these has 100 questions.

Tutors will usually offer you some practice in answering this type of question but you will not

have access to „past papers‟.

At Level 5, several modules use some MCQs as part of the examination (e.g. PS2100,

PS2400, PS2800), along with a conventional essay-type examination, and one uses it as the

only examination method (PS2900). MCQ examinations are not used at Level 6.

Conventional Essay-type Examinations

Conventional essay-type examinations feature in most Year 2 and Year 3 modules. Copies

of past papers are on the web, so students can practice their examination technique.

Generally, questions test depth of knowledge. They can be divided into „seen‟, „unseen‟ and

„mixed‟.

Unseen essay-type examinations feature in most Year 2 modules. Typically, candidates

answer two questions from a selection, and have no prior knowledge of the questions. The

question paper may be divided into sections, where you must answer one question from

each section. In PS2200 students have to answer three questions from a selection (but there

is no MCQ examination).

Seen essay-type examinations involve students being given the questions well in advance,

but answer them under normal examination conditions. Wholly seen examinations do not

currently feature on any psychology module.

Mixed unseen and seen essay-type examinations feature in all Year 3 half-module

examinations. Papers are divided into two sections: A and B. Section A is a compulsory

„seen‟ question, and Section B is four „unseen‟ questions from which you select one, so that

you answer two questions in two hours.

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7.5 Types of Assessment - Coursework

When you are asked to produce a piece of coursework, you will be given written instructions

of what is required and a coursework coversheet that you should complete when you submit

the work. The coversheet includes the assessment criteria and space for written feedback. In

the case of the Year 3 Project, you will receive a Project Module Handbook at Year 2

progression. You are expected to word-process all coursework and to follow instructions on

format.

Reports of Empirical Investigations

A substantial majority of assessed coursework is made up of reports of empirical

investigations (often referred to in Years 1 and 2 as „lab reports‟). With regard to the

investigations themselves, you will find that there is a progression from Year 1 class

exercises, through Year 2 group exercises, to the Year 3 Project which is a substantial piece

of independent research carried out under the supervision of a member of staff. In all cases,

whether done as a class, group or independent exercise, the report itself is an individual

piece of work.

You will write up to six lab reports in Year 1 (two reports each for PS1000, PS1100 and

PS1200). The content for the reports is delivered in class and you have one week to write

the report and submit it. In many Year 2 modules, you will work in a small group to design

and undertake an investigation under the supervision of a member of staff. The report

submission deadline takes into account the time needed to organize and carry out the group

investigation.

The Year 3 Project is the most important single piece of coursework undertaken during the

Degree Course. As a rule, students begin their Final Year with a topic or topic area and a

supervisor already decided. The Project is a double module (40 credits): this means it is

worth of 33% of Year 3 marks and about 20% of the total on which the Degree classification

is based.

Other Types of Report

There are other types of report. For example, PS3310 Health Psychology in Practice is

assessed by the production of a health promotion leaflet, and PS3700 Techniques in Applied

Psychology is assessed by consultancy-type reports. Where a module involves other types

of report you will be told exactly what is required.

Essays

You will be asked to write a „practice‟ essay at the start of Year 1. This allows us to give you

early feedback on your essay-writing skills using Year 1 essay assessment criteria. PS1100

and PS1200 both include an essay as part of the coursework component. In Year 3, PS3300

is assessed by two essays. Essays may be used in other modules, but they are not

common, whereas essay-type examinations are common, so it is important you take every

opportunity to develop good essay-writing skills.

Information Technology (IT) and Statistical Exercises

The IT component of the Year 1 module PS1400 Psychology in Practice includes exercises

based on the University‟s computer network, such as producing a PowerPoint presentation,

using library resources and using the Internet. Most reports of empirical investigations,

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including the Year 3 Project, require you to do some IT-based statistical analysis. In Year 1,

PS1000 also has an in-class IT-based statistical test. In Year 2, PS2700 Methods in

Psychology includes IT-based in-class statistical tests.

Presentations

Assessed presentations are a feature of PS1500 Topics in Psychology. Students work in

small groups to prepare and deliver a presentation to an audience of their peers and two

members of staff. The presentations usually take the form of talks supported by visual aids.

Each student is involved in three presentations which together account for 50% of the

module‟s assessment weighting. There is an element of peer assessment: staff will allocate

an overall mark for a given group‟s presentation; students in that group determine how

marks are shared out amongst themselves.

Presentations also feature in some Year 3 modules, e.g. PS3800 Frontiers in Biopsychology

has a presentation worth 30% of marks, and PS3609 Interventions in Sport Psychology is

assessed 100% by presentation. Non-assessed seminar presentations occur in all years.

7.6 Extenuating Circumstances

"Extenuating Circumstances" is a phrase which refers to exceptional factors outside of your

control which have adversely affected your performance within your course. These factors

may prevent you from attending examinations or other timed assessments or caused you to

miss assessment submission dates. Examples are illness, accidents or serious family

problems.

Normally extenuating circumstances will relate to a change in your circumstances since you

commenced your course, which have had a significant, adverse effect on your studies.

Everyday occurrences such as colds or known conditions such as hay-fever will not qualify

unless the effects are unusually severe and this is corroborated by a medical note. The

University does not look sympathetically on absences or delays caused by holiday

commitments or by work commitments in the case of full-time students. The normal work

commitments of part-time students would not constitute an extenuating circumstance. A

disability or learning difficulty does not constitute an extenuating circumstance (Academic

Regulations: G8.1 - G8.3).

You can apply for extenuating circumstances online via myUCLan (this can be accessed as

a Useful Tool link on the Student Portal home page of the UCLan website). You must

submit claims within specified deadlines and submit corroborating evidence either

online or to the School office. More information about deadlines is available from the

‘i’ website.

You will be expected to re-submit claims for extenuating circumstances for each assessment

period.

In determining assessment recommendations, Assessment Boards will consider properly

submitted claims from students who believe their performance has been adversely affected

by extenuating circumstances. N.B. Assessment Boards are not permitted to alter individual

assessment marks to take account of extenuating circumstances (Academic Regulations:

G12 and Appendix 8).

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7.7 Late submissions

If you submit work late and unauthorised, a universal penalty will be applied in relation to

your work:

If you submit work within 5 working days following the published submission date you

will obtain a maximum mark of 40% for that element of assessment.

Work submitted later than 5 working days after the published submission date will be

awarded a mark of 0%.

Unauthorised late submission at resubmission will automatically be awarded a mark

of 0%.

7.8 Feedback Following Assessments

UCLan is committed to giving you clear, legible and informative feedback for all your

assessments (Academic Regulations: G3.7). You are expected to review and reflect on your

feedback and learn from each experience to improve your performance as you progress

though the course.

You will be provided with generic feedback for in-module formative and summative elements

of assessment which contribute to a module within 15 working days of the scheduled

submission or examination date. Generic feedback on end of module assessment and

dissertations will be made available within 15 days of publication of results. Feedback may

be oral, written, posted on a website or other.

7.9 Cheating, Plagiarism or Collusion

You are required to sign a declaration indicating that individual work submitted for an

assessment is your own.

If you attempt to influence the standard of the award you obtain through cheating, plagiarism

or collusion, it will be considered as a serious academic and disciplinary offence as

described within the Academic Regulations: G10 and Appendix 9 -

Unfair Means to Enhance Performance:

Cheating is any deliberate attempt to deceive and covers a range of offences described

in Appendix 9.

Plagiarism describes copying from the works of another person without suitably

attributing the published or unpublished works of others. This means that all quotes,

ideas, opinions, music and images should be acknowledged and referenced within your

assignments.

Collusion is an attempt to deceive the examiners by disguising the true authorship of an

assignment by copying, or imitating in close detail another student‟s work - this includes

with the other student‟s consent and also when 2 or more students divide the elements

of an assignment amongst themselves and copy one another‟s answers. It does not

include the normal situation in which you learn from your peers and share ideas, as this

generates the knowledge and understanding necessary for each individual to

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independently undertake an assignment; nor should it be confused with group work on

an assignment which is specifically authorised in the assignment brief.

Further information regarding plagiarism is available from University of Central Lancashire -

Assessment / Exams and http://www.taguclan.org.uk/learn_to_learn/plagiarism.php

TURNITIN - UPLOADING YOUR WORK ELECTRONICALLY FOR PLAGIARISM

CHECKING.

During your course you will be asked to use eLearn to upload a copy of your work to an

internet database called TurnItIn. This allows us to monitor and deal with plagiarism;

guidance on plagiarism will be given in your classes and course materials (e.g. module

handbooks, the Assessment Handbook, etc). Please note that this upload of your work, as

with the paper version, should be made by the coursework deadline - failure to do this may

lead to your coursework being marked as though it were late or missing. Remember to allow

time for uploading your work, as delays may be treated in the same way as a late paper

submission. Please also note that when you are asked to upload an electronic copy of your

work, you are still required to submit a paper copy of the assignment as usual. It is your

responsibility to ensure that the paper copy and the electronic copy submitted to Turnitin are

identical (Turnitin will ask you to check and confirm the document you have uploaded).

Failure to adhere to this will result in a penalty and may mean that your work is not marked.

Further instructions/reminders about uploading electronic copies of your work may be sent to

you via your University email account - please keep this information safe. Please note that

you are responsible for making sure you understand the process of uploading before your

coursework submission deadlines.

If you have any problems with, or questions about, TurnItIn, please see or email the School

Turnitin co-ordinator Chris Atherton (CJAtherton@uclan.ac.uk; office Darwin 223). Note that

Chris will not always be available around submission deadlines; therefore, leaving TurnItIn

uploads until the last minute is inadvisable, especially when doing this for the first time.

The process of investigation and penalties which will be applied can be reviewed in the

Academic Regulations: Appendix 9. If an allegation is found to be proven then the

appropriate penalty will be implemented:

In the case of a single offence of cheating, plagiarism or collusion:

the penalty will be 0% for the element of assessment, and an overall fail for the

module.

the plagiarised element of assessment must be resubmitted to the required standard

and the mark for the module following resubmission will be restricted to a maximum

of 40%.

when it is detected for the first time on a resubmission for an already failed module,

no further resubmission for the module will be permitted, and the appropriate fail

grade will be awarded.

In the event of a repeat offence of cheating, plagiarism or collusion (irrespective of whether

the repeat offence involves the same form of unfair means) on the same or any other

module within the course:

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the appropriate penalty will be 0% for the module with no opportunity for re-

assessment. This penalty does not preclude you being able to retake the module in a

subsequent year.

The penalties will apply if you transfer from one UCLan course to another during your period

of study and module credits gained on the former course are transferred to the current

course.

7.10 Appeals Against Assessment Board Decisions

If you consider that you have a reason to appeal against an assessment board decision,

please bear in mind that your reasons must fall within the grounds specified in the University

Academic Regulations: Section J. You cannot appeal simply because you disagree with the

mark given. The specified grounds for appeal are:

1. that an Assessment Board has given insufficient weight to extenuating circumstances;

2. that the student‟s academic performance has been adversely affected by extenuating

circumstances which the student has, for good reason, been unable to make known to

the Assessment Board;

3. that there has been a material administrative error at a stage of the examining process,

or that some material irregularities have occurred;

4. that the assessment procedure and/or examinations have not been conducted in

accordance with the approved regulations.

If you want to appeal, then you must do so within 7 days of your results being published. The

onus is on you to find out your results and submit your appeal on time. Contact the Students'

Union Advice Centre suadvice@uclan.ac.uk for support and advice.

For the result publication dates please check the academic calendar University of Central

Lancashire - Academic Calendar

7.11 Learning Outcomes and How They Relate To Assessment

As you move through the Levels of your programme, you will encounter changes in the

nature and emphasis of what you are learning. At Level 4 (Year 1), you will be exposed to

fairly straightforward, uncontroversial, material, and you will not be expected to engage in

sustained critical analysis or argument. At Level 5 (Year 2), you will be developing the

capacity for criticism and argument as well as a more sophisticated understanding of

methods and theories. By the end of Level 6 (Year 3), we expect these skills to be well-

developed.

There will also be a change in the manner of learning as you move through the levels: this

can be characterised as a shift from dependence to independence. This is most clearly

shown in the empirical investigations and reports that you have to complete at each level of

study (moving from Year 1 lab classes, through to Year 2 small group investigations, ending

with the Year 3 independent Project). Independence at Level 6 is also seen in the type of

material you are expected to rely on in developing your arguments (that is, research journal

articles rather than textbooks).

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The changing manner, nature, and emphasis of the sorts of thing we are expecting you to

learn over the three Levels is reflected in corresponding changes to the manner, nature and

emphasis of assessment. For example, you will be expected to demonstrate LO 1A at all

Levels: what changes from one Level to the next is the expected degree and depth of

knowledge and understanding, and the ways of assessing them. With increasing level there

is also a progressive differentiation between the seven Single Honours degree routes in

aspects of course content and in the kinds of issues and problems that are addressed.

The Learning Outcomes described in the rest of this section are for the degree programmes

that contain a substantial amount of Psychology (the B.Sc. Psychology routes, the Combined

Studies Major Professional route). Those who complete a programme with a smaller

psychology content would be expected to demonstrate fewer, or more modest, LOs.

Learning Outcomes are divided into four groups:

A. Knowledge and understanding

B. Subject-specific skills

C. Thinking skills

D. Other skills relevant to employability and personal development

There are two LOs to do with knowledge and understanding:

A1. Evidence up-to-date knowledge of the major areas of Psychology, understand the

main quantitative methodologies and appreciate the conceptual frameworks.

A2. Appreciate the application of psychological knowledge to the understanding of

problems and issues at both the social and the individual level.

These learning outcomes will be strongly reflected in all types of examination, in coursework

essays, and in reports of empirical investigations i.e. lab reports (especially in the

Introduction and Discussion sections). The type of problems and issues will depend on which

modules and degree programme you study.

Our primary aim at Level 4 is to teach you the basic facts, concepts, terminology, and

methods of psychology. As the MCQ examination allows a wide range of material to be

assessed efficiently and effectively, it is our Level 4 method of choice. At Level 5 you will be

developing the capacity for criticism and argument as well as a more sophisticated

understanding of methods and theories, and so essay-type examinations are introduced. By

the end of Level 6, we expect these skills to be well-developed. In order to demonstrate

these you need a degree of freedom of expression that MCQs do not usually allow. This is

why MCQs are used sparingly at Level 5 and not at all at Level 6.

There are two LOs to do with subject-specific skills:

B1. Generate testable hypotheses about behaviour (broadly defined), devise

investigations to test such hypotheses, analyse and interpret the results and write

coherent reports of the investigations.

B2. Write about a range of topics in psychology and inform the issues involved by

drawing on relevant empirical research.

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It is in the reports of empirical investigations, culminating in the Level 6 Project, that B1 is

primarily assessed. Your ability to analyse and interpret data will also be assessed in

PS2700 in-class statistical tests. B2 is assessed in all types of examination (except MCQ)

and coursework, and is a very important LO.

There are two LOs to do with thinking skills:

C1. Distinguish what is important, what is relevant and what is logically coherent from

what is not.

C2. Develop coherent arguments and express them clearly and concisely.

As for A1 and A2, there is a progression from Level 4 MCQ assessment through to Level 6

essay-type examination that allows you to demonstrate C1 and C2. These LOs are also

demonstrated in more independent empirical exercises and more reflective coursework.

There are two LOs to do with other skills relevant to employability and personal

development:

D1. Be IT literate, being able to make effective use of software packages such as

SPSS.

D2. Evidence competence in communication skills, presentation skills, group

interaction and teamwork skills and time management.

A variety of IT skills are explicitly assessed in PS1400 (a compulsory module for Single

Honours students), but all coursework should be word-processed, and Level 4 and 5

modules that involve statistical analysis will require the use of SPSS (the Statistical Package

for the Social Sciences).

All the assessment methods (with the exception of MCQ examinations and perhaps some IT

and statistical exercises), will be measuring your ability to communicate in one way or

another. Group interaction and teamwork is directly assessed only in PS1500 (a compulsory

module for Single Honours students). However, these skills are needed for the Year 2 small

group empirical investigations, and are a feature of Level 6 half-modules through group

seminar presentations, or some other group exercise. Time management is necessary for

things like effective private study and revision, meeting coursework deadlines, and managing

the Year 3 Project.

8. Year 1 Modules & Rules on Module Choice

Year Tutor: Barry McCarthy

In first year, students must take 6 modules.

Psychology

The following Psychology modules are core components of Stage 1 study:

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PS1000 Introduction to Psychological Enquiry PS1100 Social and Developmental Psychology PS1200 Psychobiology and Cognition All these modules run in parallel throughout Semesters 1 and 2. You should consult the first year Psychology notice board for specific times and room numbers. In addition to lectures, PS1000, PS1100 and PS1200 require students to attend for

seminars and practical classes at one of the following times: Monday 2-5 Friday 9-12 If you find yourself allocated to a group at a time that you cannot attend then ask the Year Tutor to change you to a different group. Special consideration will be given to part-time students, but full-time students should note that a good reason (such as a clash with another module outside Psychology) will be required.

Criminology

The following Criminology modules are core components of Stage 1 study: CJ1101 Crime and Society (Semester 1) CJ1102 Key Thinkers in Criminology (Semester 2) You should consult the first year Criminology notice board for specific times and room numbers. In addition to lectures, CJ1101 and CJ1102 require students to attend for seminars and these details will also be posted on the Criminology notice board in Livesey House (a copy of which can also be found on the BSc Psychology & Criminology notice board). The final module in Year 1 is an elective module. The Criminology department offers a module: CJ1004 Crime and Morality (Semester 1 or 2)

This module is recommended for students on the Joint Honours route as it gives a profile of three modules in both Psychology and Criminology. However, students are free to choose a module of choice from the electives catalogue if they do not wish to take CJ1004.

8.1 REGULATIONS REGARDING PROGRESSION: Year 1 to Year 2.

NOTE: In the following rules, and throughout this handbook, the term „passed‟ means „passed, or passed after any permitted reassessment‟.

The general regulations require six modules to be passed for progression to Stage 2, although a fail in up to two modules may be condoned at the discretion of an Assessment Board, and in certain circumstances a student may be allowed to retake a failed module in Year 2. Failure will not be condoned in the key modules described below. To proceed to a Major, Joint or Minor award in Psychology and Criminology, students must have fulfilled the general requirements for progression to Stage 2 and must have: (a) Passed PS1000 and (PS1100 or PS1200). To be eligible to follow the Major

Professional route students must have passed the three modules PS1000, PS1100 and PS1200.

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(b) Passed CJ1101 and CJ1102.

8.2 PROGRESSION CHOICES AT THE END OF YEAR 1 The following choices are available to those students who have passed sufficient modules to progress to Stage 2: Joint Honours in Psychology and Criminology (Psychology Project) Joint Honours in Criminology and Psychology (Criminology Project) Major in Psychology (Psychology with Criminology) Major in Criminology (Criminology with Psychology) In addition, students may also choose to transfer to a Single Honours degree in either Psychology (of particular interest may be the BSc in Forensic Psychology) or in Criminology and Criminal Justice (for those with a wider interest in working within the criminal justice system).

9. Year 2 Modules & Rules on Module Choice

Year Tutor: Val Service

Students take 12 modules in Stage 2, 6 in each of their second and third years, all of

which count towards their final degree.

9.1 JOINT HONOURS DEGREES

JOINT HONOURS DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY with Psychology

Project Students take 6 modules in the subject in which they do their project (Psychology) and 5 modules in the other subject (Criminology) over Years 2 and 3.

Psychology

Students are required to take: PS2700 Methods in Psychology and 2 other Level 5 modules from the following: PS2100 Social Psychology PS2200 Developmental Psychology PS2350 Health Psychology PS2400 Cognitive Psychology PS2500 Physiological Psychology PS2600 Introduction to Applied Psychology PS2800 Introduction to Forensic Psychology PS2900 Sport Psychology

Criminology

Students must take: CJ2101 Critical Thinkers in Criminology and 1 from: CJ2003 Media and Crime CJ2005 Drugs and Crime

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CJ2007 Sex, Violence & Crime CJ2012 Victims, Communities and Crime CJ2013 Corporate Crime CJ2014 Crime & Justice in Europe CJ2016 Sex, Violence & Policing CJ2017 Popular Culture, Resistance & Social Control CJ2018 Prostitution, Infanticide & Punishment CJ2021 Youth Justice CJ2028 Fugitive Justice Students are also required to take an elective in Year 2. An elective may be chosen from either: 1. The Electives Catalogue 2. The Psychology modules noted above 3. The Criminology modules noted above

JOINT HONOURS DEGREE IN CRIMINOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY with Criminology

Project Students take 6 modules in the subject in which they do their project (Criminology) and 5 modules in the other subject (Psychology) over Years 2 and 3.

Criminology Students must take: CJ2101 Critical Thinkers in Criminology CJ2102 Research Methods in Criminology And a third module from the following list: CJ2003 Media and Crime CJ2005 Drugs and Crime CJ2007 Sex, Violence & Crime CJ2012 Victims, Communities and Crime CJ2013 Corporate Crime CJ2014 Crime & Justice in Europe CJ2016 Sex, Violence & Policing CJ2017 Popular Culture, Resistance & Social Control CJ2018 Prostitution, Infanticide & Punishment CJ2021 Youth Justice CJ2028 Fugitive Justice

Psychology Students are required to take: PS2700 Methods in Psychology and 1 other Level 5 module from the following: PS2100 Social Psychology PS2200 Developmental Psychology PS2350 Health Psychology PS2400 Cognitive Psychology PS2500 Physiological Psychology PS2600 Introduction to Applied Psychology PS2800 Introduction to Forensic Psychology PS2900 Sport Psychology

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Students are also required to take an elective in Year 2. An elective may be chosen from either: 1. The Electives Catalogue 2. The Psychology modules noted above 3. The Criminology modules noted above

9.2 MAJOR/MINOR DEGREES

MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY – Professional Route

Psychology Students will only be able to follow this route if they have passed PS1000, PS1100 and PS1200. Students wishing to follow this route must take the following profile of modules at Level 2: PS2100 Social Psychology PS2200 Developmental Psychology PS2400 Cognitive Psychology PS2500 Physiological Psychology PS2700 Methods in Psychology (must be taken in Year 2) This specifies 5 Level 5 modules. You could take all of these in Year 2. However, taking 5 modules in Year 2 would leave only 3 Psychology modules to be taken in Year 3. As 2 of these modules would be the project, only 1 out of 4 taught modules would be in Psychology. This seems a rather unbalanced final year profile for a Major student (although you could take 2 further Level 6 Psychology half modules as your elective). You may thus prefer to take only 4 Level 5 Psychology modules in second year (and take

both the 2 Level 5 Criminology modules in Year 2 instead). Please note, however, that you

must take PS2700 in second year, as this is a prerequisite for the third year project.

Criminology 1 module from the following list must be chosen: CJ2003 Media and Crime CJ2005 Drugs and Crime CJ2007 Sex, Violence & Crime CJ2012 Victims, Communities and Crime CJ2014 Crime & Justice in Europe CJ2016 Sex, Violence & Policing CJ2017 Popular Culture, Resistance & Social Control CJ2018 Prostitution, Infanticide & Punishment CJ2021 Youth Justice CJ2028 Fugitive Justice

MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY – Non-Professional Route This route may take one of two forms, determined by the number of Psychology modules taken in Year 2.

Route A This specifies 4 modules of Psychology in Year 2, which provides an even balance (4-4) across second and third years. This is coupled with 1 module in Criminology and an elective.

Psychology

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The core Psychology module is: PS2700 Methods in Psychology Students are also required to choose 3 modules from: PS2100 Social Psychology PS2200 Developmental Psychology PS2300 Health Psychology PS2400 Cognitive Psychology PS2500 Physiological Psychology PS2600 Introduction to Applied Psychology PS2800 Introduction to Forensic Psychology PS2900 Sport Psychology

Criminology Students normally choose 1 module from: CJ2003 Media and Crime CJ2005 Drugs and Crime CJ2007 Sex, Violence & Crime CJ2012 Victims, Communities and Crime CJ2014 Crime & Justice in Europe CJ2016 Sex, Violence & Policing CJ2017 Popular Culture, Resistance & Social Control CJ2018 Prostitution, Infanticide & Punishment CJ2021 Youth Justice CJ2028 Fugitive Justice Students are also required to take an elective in Year 2. An elective may be chosen from either: 1.The Electives Catalogue 2. The Psychology modules noted above 3. The Criminology modules noted above

Route B This alternative route allows only 3 modules of Psychology in Year 2, an Elective and 2 modules in Criminology. This has the disadvantage of leaving a Level 5 Psychology module to do in Year 3, but could be the preferred choice for a student who was still unsure as to whether they wished to graduate with a Joint, rather than a Major/Minor award, or for a student who wished to spend a large proportion of their third year studying their Major subject.

Psychology

The core Psychology module is: PS2700 Methods in Psychology Students are also required to choose 2 modules from: PS2100 Social Psychology PS2200 Developmental Psychology PS2350 Health Psychology PS2400 Cognitive Psychology PS2500 Physiological Psychology PS2600 Introduction to Applied Psychology PS2800 Introduction to Forensic Psychology PS2900 Sport Psychology

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NOTE: Students must take PS2700 in Year 2 as this is a prerequisite for the Third Year project.

Criminology 2 modules from the following list must be chosen: CJ2003 Media and Crime CJ2005 Drugs and Crime CJ2007 Sex, Violence & Crime CJ2012 Victims, Communities and Crime CJ2014 Crime & Justice in Europe CJ2016 Sex, Violence & Policing CJ2017 Popular Culture, Resistance & Social Control CJ2018 Prostitution, Infanticide & Punishment CJ2021 Youth Justice CJ2028 Fugitive Justice Students are also required to take an elective in Year 2. An elective may be chosen from either: 1.The Electives Catalogue 2. The Psychology modules noted above 3. The Criminology modules noted above

MAJOR IN CRIMINOLOGY Students must take 8 Criminology modules and 3 Psychology modules in Stage 2.

Criminology There are 2 core Criminology modules: CJ2101 Critical Thinkers in Criminology CJ2102 Research Methods in Criminology Students must also choose at least 1 module from: CJ2003 Media and Crime CJ2005 Drugs and Crime CJ2007 Sex, Violence & Crime CJ2012 Victims, Communities and Crime CJ2013 Corporate Crime CJ2014 Crime & Justice in Europe CJ2016 Sex, Violence & Policing CJ2017 Popular Culture, Resistance & Social Control CJ2018 Prostitution, Infanticide & Punishment CJ2021 Youth Justice CJ2028 Fugitive Justice

Psychology Students must choose 2 modules from: PS2100 Social Psychology PS2200 Developmental Psychology PS2350 Health Psychology PS2400 Cognitive Psychology PS2500 Physiological Psychology PS2600 Introduction to Applied Psychology PS2700 Methods in Psychology PS2800 Introduction to Forensic Psychology

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PS2900 Sport Psychology Students are also required to take an elective in Year 2. An elective may be chosen from either: 1.The Electives Catalogue 2. The Psychology modules noted above 3. The Criminology modules noted above

9.3 Regulations regarding Progression: Year 2 to Year 3.

As students may achieve awards with varying profiles of modules across Year 2 and 3, there are no specific requirements about what students need to have passed by the end of Year 2. However, please note the following:

a) Students should normally have passed 6 modules to progress. Students who

have passed only 5 modules will normally be progressed to Year 3 on the

condition that they retake the failed module.

b) The prerequisite structure allows a student only to take Level 6 modules for

which they have passed the prerequisite.

Progression Choices at the End of Year 2

Many Joint Honours students should still be in a position to decide between Major/Minor or Joint awards.

10. YEAR 3 MODULES AND RULES ON MODULE CHOICE

Year Tutor: Paul Seager

The following half modules are offered at level 6 in Psychology and are available to any student who has the prerequisites noted in (). PS3102 Personal Relationships (PS2100) PS3103 Sex and Gender (PS2100 and PS2200) PS3104 Cross-cultural Psychology (PS2100) PS3105 The Psychology of Violent Behaviour (PS2100 or PS2800) PS3106 Anxiety and Performance in Sport (PS2100 or PS2900) PS3107 Motivation in Sport and Exercise (PS2100 or PS2900) PS3109 Victimology (PS2100 or PS2800) PS3110 Cross-cultural aspects of Health and Wellbeing (PS2100 or PS2350) PS3202 Infancy (PS2200) PS3203 Language Development (PS2200, PS2400 recommended) PS3205 Psychology, Children and Computers (PS2200) PS3206 Social Context of Development (PS2200) PS3207 Psychosocial Risk and Adaptation (PS2220 and PS2700) PS3208 Juvenile Delinquency (PS2100 or PS2200 or PS2800) PS3209 Applying Psychology to the Educational Setting (PS2200) PS3300 Individual Differences (PS2700 – compulsory for SH Psychology) PS3301 Clinical Neuropsychology (PS2500) PS3303 Grief and Loss (PS2600)

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PS3306 Psychology of Health Promotion (PS2600) PS3310 Health Psychology in Practice (PS2350 or PS2800 or PS2900) PS3311 Eating Behaviour and Disorders (PS2350 or PS2500 or PS2600) PS3312 Exercise Psychology (PS2350 or PS2600 or PS2900) PS3313 Profiling Offenders (PS2350 or PS2100 or PS2800) PS3403 Psycholinguistics (PS2400) PS3404 Psychology of Reading (PS2400 and PS2700) PS3407 Control, Action and Sport (PS2400 or PS2900) PS3408 Memory Disorders (PS2400) PS3501 Drugs and Behaviour (PS2500) PS3504 Psychobiology of aggressive behaviour (PS2500) PS3506 Biological Treatments in Psychiatry (PS2500) PS3508 Cardiovascular Behavioural Medicine (PS2350 or PS2500) PS3509 Movement Disorders and Rehabilitation (PS2500 or PS2900) PS3510 Human Minds / Animal Minds (PS2500) PS3604 Personnel Psychology (PS2600) PS3606 Psychology of Evidence (PS2800 or any two from PS2100-PS2700) PS3609 Interventions in Sport Psychology (PS2100 or PS2600 or

PS2900) PS3610 Forensic Psychology in a Prison Setting (PS2600 or PS2800) PS3611 Stress and Well-being in the Workplace (PS2600) PS3612 Psychology in the Workplace (PS2600) PS3720 Psychology Placement NOTE: There is a logic to the numbering of the modules. The second digit denotes

the general subject area in which the module falls. For example, 1 denotes

Social Psychology; thus Personal Relationships has the code PS3102 and it

has PS2100 as a prerequisite. As a general rule, a Level 6 half module has a Level 5 prerequisite that shares the first digit in the code.

The following Criminology modules are available. Each of these modules is one module:

CJ3101 Texts in Criminology (compulsory for Criminology Major or Joint degrees) CJ3007 Sex, Violence and Strategies CJ3010 Political Obligation: Obeying the Law CJ3013 Philosophies of Crime and Punishment CJ3018 State, Human Rights and State Crime CJ3019 Gender/s, Crime & Justice CJ3020 „Race‟, Crime & Justice CJ3021 Drugs and Crime in Society CJ3023 Controversial Issues in Prison CJ3024 Understanding Contemporary Penality CJ3025 Terrorism & Human Rights CJ3026 Crime and New Technologies CJ3027 Human Trafficking CJ3028 Women and Human Rights CJ3990 Dissertation

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10.1. JOINT HONOURS DEGREES

JOINT HONOURS DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY with Psychology

Project

Psychology Students must take the core module: PS3900 Psychology project (Double Module) and 1 module drawn from the Level 6 half modules (i.e. 2 of these).

Criminology Students must take 3 options from the following list: CJ3101 Texts in Criminology (compulsory) CJ3007 Sex, Violence and Strategies CJ3010 Political Obligation: Obeying the Law CJ3013 Philosophies of Crime and Punishment CJ3018 State, Human Rights and State Crime CJ3019 Gender/s, Crime & Justice CJ3020 „Race‟, Crime & Justice CJ3021 Drugs and Crime in Society CJ3023 Controversial Issues in Prison CJ3024 Understanding Contemporary Penality CJ3025 Terrorism & Human Rights CJ3026 Crime and New Technologies CJ3027 Human Trafficking CJ3028 Women and Human Rights CJ3990 Dissertation

JOINT HONOURS DEGREE IN CRIMINOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY with Criminology

Project

Criminology Students must take: CJ3990 Dissertation CJ3101 Texts in Criminology and 1 option from the following list: CJ3007 Sex, Violence and Strategies CJ3010 Political Obligation: Obeying the Law CJ3013 Philosophies of Crime and Punishment CJ3018 State, Human Rights and State Crime CJ3019 Gender/s, Crime & Justice CJ3020 „Race‟, Crime & Justice CJ3021 Drugs and Crime in Society CJ3023 Controversial Issues in Prison CJ3024 Understanding Contemporary Penality CJ3025 Terrorism & Human Rights CJ3026 Crime and New Technologies CJ3027 Human Trafficking

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CJ3028 Women and Human Rights

Psychology Students must choose a Level 5 option (not taken in Year 2) from: PS2100 Social Psychology PS2200 Developmental Psychology PS2350 Health Psychology PS2400 Cognitive Psychology PS2500 Physiological Psychology PS2600 Introduction to Applied Psychology PS2800 Introduction to Forensic Psychology PS2900 Sport Psychology Students must also take 2 modules drawn from the Level 6 half modules (i.e. 4 of these).

10.2 MAJOR/MINOR DEGREES

MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY – Professional Route

Psychology Students must take: PS3900 Psychology Project (Double Module) PS3300 Individual Differences and a further half module at Level 6.

Criminology Students should choose 1 Level 5 option (not taken in Year 2) from: CJ2101 Critical Thinkers in Criminology CJ2003 Media and Crime CJ2005 Drugs and Crime CJ2007 Sex, Violence & Crime CJ2012 Victims, Communities and Crime CJ2013 Corporate Crime CJ2014 Crime & Justice in Europe CJ2016 Sex, Violence & Policing CJ2017 Popular Culture, Resistance & Social Control CJ2018 Prostitution, Infanticide & Punishment CJ2019 Doing Time CJ2020 Punishment in Modern Society CJ2021 Youth Justice and 1 Level 6 option from: CJ3101 Texts in Criminology CJ3007 Sex, Violence and Strategies CJ3010 Political Obligation: Obeying the Law CJ3013 Philosophies of Crime and Punishment CJ3018 State, Human Rights and State Crime CJ3019 Gender/s, Crime & Justice CJ3020 „Race‟, Crime & Justice CJ3021 Drugs and Crime in Society CJ3023 Controversial Issues in Prison CJ3024 Understanding Contemporary Penality CJ3025 Terrorism & Human Rights

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CJ3026 Crime and New Technologies CJ3027 Human Trafficking CJ3028 Women and Human Rights Students are also required to take an elective. An elective may be chosen from either: 1. The Level 3 Psychology modules (2 half modules) 2. The Criminology modules noted above

MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY – Non-Professional Route

Route A

Psychology Students are required to take: PS3900 Psychology Project (Double Module) and 2 modules drawn from the Level 6 half modules (i.e. 4 of these).

Criminology Students must choose 1 Level 5 module from: CJ2101 Critical Thinkers in Criminology CJ2003 Media and Crime CJ2005 Drugs and Crime CJ2007 Sex, Violence & Crime CJ2012 Victims, Communities and Crime CJ2013 Corporate Crime CJ2014 Crime & Justice in Europe CJ2016 Sex, Violence & Policing CJ2017 Popular Culture, Resistance & Social Control CJ2018 Prostitution, Infanticide & Punishment CJ2021 Youth Justice CJ2028 Fugitive Thought and 1 Level 6 module from: CJ3101 Texts in Criminology CJ3007 Sex, Violence and Strategies CJ3010 Political Obligation: Obeying the Law CJ3013 Philosophies of Crime and Punishment CJ3018 State, Human Rights and State Crime CJ3019 Gender/s, Crime & Justice CJ3020 „Race‟, Crime & Justice CJ3021 Drugs and Crime in Society CJ3023 Controversial Issues in Prison CJ3024 Understanding Contemporary Penality CJ3025 Terrorism & Human Rights CJ3026 Crime and New Technologies CJ3027 Human Trafficking CJ3028 Women and Human Rights

Route B

Psychology Students are required to take: PS3900 Psychology Project (Double Module) Students must also choose a Level 5 option (not taken in Year 2) from: PS2100 Social Psychology PS2200 Developmental Psychology

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PS2350 Health Psychology PS2400 Cognitive Psychology PS2500 Physiological Psychology PS2600 Introduction to Applied Psychology PS2800 Introduction to Forensic Psychology PS2900 Sport Psychology and 2 modules drawn from the Level 6 half modules (i.e. 4 of these).

Criminology Students choose 1 module from: CJ3101 Texts in Criminology CJ3007 Sex, Violence and Strategies CJ3010 Political Obligation: Obeying the Law CJ3013 Philosophies of Crime and Punishment CJ3018 State, Human Rights and State Crime CJ3019 Gender/s, Crime & Justice CJ3020 „Race‟, Crime & Justice CJ3021 Drugs and Crime in Society CJ3023 Controversial Issues in Prison CJ3024 Understanding Contemporary Penality CJ3025 Terrorism & Human Rights CJ3026 Crime and New Technologies CJ3027 Human Trafficking CJ3028 Women and Human Rights

MAJOR IN CRIMINOLOGY

Criminology Again, there are two core Criminology modules: CJ3990 Dissertation CJ3101 Texts in Criminology Students normally choose 3 modules from: CJ3007 Sex, Violence and Strategies CJ3010 Political Obligation: Obeying the Law CJ3013 Philosophies of Crime and Punishment CJ3018 State, Human Rights and State Crime CJ3019 Gender/s, Crime & Justice CJ3020 „Race‟, Crime & Justice CJ3021 Drugs and Crime in Society CJ3023 Controversial Issues in Prison CJ3024 Understanding Contemporary Penality CJ3025 Terrorism & Human Rights CJ3026 Crime and New Technologies CJ3027 Human Trafficking CJ3028 Women and Human Rights NOTE: Students may, within University Regulations, take a Level 5 option in Year 3.

Students can choose 1 Level 5 module from the Criminology list that they are eligible to undertake as part of their Level 6 programme of study.

Psychology Students must take 1 module drawn from the Level 3 half modules (i.e. two of these).

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SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR EACH AWARD

Requirements under the General University Regulations

Students need to have passed 12 modules during Stage 2 to obtain an honours award,

although a fail in one of these modules may be condoned at the discretion of an

Assessment Board. Rules for the Psychology and Criminology degrees given below

operate within the framework of this general regulation.

The degree award for a programme of studies including Psychology will be a B.Sc. if the student is a Major Psychology student. The degree award for a programme of studies including Criminology will be a B.A. if the student is a Major Criminology student. For Joint students the award is a B.Sc. for students who have undertaken a Psychology Project and a B.A. for those students who have completed a dissertation in Criminology. For named awards, in addition to the overall University requirements, the profile of modules must fulfil the following additional subject requirements:

JOINT HONOURS DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY with Psychology

Project

To obtain a Combined Honours Degree entitled Psychology and Criminology, a student must normally have at least passed:

Psychology PS2700 2 other Level 2 modules chosen from PS2100-PS2900 A double module project in Psychology (PS3900) 2 Level 3 half modules.

Criminology CJ2101 1 other Level 2 module 3 Level 3 modules

JOINT HONOURS DEGREE IN CRIMINOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY with Criminology

Project

To obtain a Combined Honours Degree entitled Psychology and Criminology, a student must normally have passed:

Criminology CJ2101 CJ2102 1 other Level 5 module A dissertation in Criminology (CJ3990) 2 other Level 6 modules

Psychology PS2700 2 other Level 5 modules chosen from PS2100-PS2900 4 Level 6 half modules

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MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY – Professional Route To obtain a Combined Honours Degree entitled Psychology with Criminology, and to be designated as having followed the Professional Route, a student must normally have passed:

Psychology PS2400 PS2700 3 other Level 5 modules chosen from PS2100, PS2200, PS2400, and PS2500 PS3300 1 other Level 6 half module in the range PS3101-PS3599 A double module project in Psychology (PS3990)

Criminology 2 Level 5 modules 1 Level 6 module

MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY – Non-Professional Route To obtain a Combined Honours Degree entitled Psychology with Criminology, a student must normally have at least passed:

Psychology PS2700 At least 3 other Level 5 modules chosen from PS2100-PS2900 At least 4 Level 6 half modules in the range PS3101-PS3699 A double module project in Psychology (PS3990)

Criminology At least 2 Level 5 modules At least 1 Level 6 module

MAJOR IN CRIMINOLOGY

To obtain a Combined Honours Degree entitled Criminology with Psychology, a student must normally have at least passed:

Criminology CJ2101 CJ2102 A dissertation in Criminology (CJ3990) CJ3101 1 other Level 5 module and 3 Level 6 modules

Psychology 3 modules at Level 5 or above including at least 2 Level 5 modules chosen from PS2100-PS2900