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Applied Psychology (BA) - University College Cork
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    Applied Psychology (BA) - University College Cork

    University College Cork
    Cork, Ireland
    On campus
    Full-time
    Free
    Duration
    3 Years
    Language
    English
    Apply date
    Apr 2025
    Start date
    May 2025

    Program Description

    As a student on the Bachelor in Applied Psychology (BA), you get a chance to engage with a wide breadth of topics. The degree follows a rich, varied and challenging curriculum, from history to neuroscience, culture to biology, from children to the elderly, from professional skills to statistical and laboratory skills.

    The BA Applied Psychology is accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland, and graduates are eligible for graduate membership of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) with a Second Class Honours or above, or completion of a PSI accredited Psychology Conversion Course with an overall pass mark of 50 percent. This entitles you to apply for postgraduate training in psychology in the specific area in which you choose to specialise.

    Please note, students who are eligible for the Free Fees Initiative are required to pay a student contribution charge of €3,000 per year (2024/25 academic year). Student with an approved SUSI Grant they don't pay the student contribution.

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    Why Choose The Applied Psychology (BA) Program

    The Applied Psychology program is an excellent preparation and grounding for future psychologists. More than 90% of its graduates are in employment in a field of psychology or are in postgraduate training.

    Some of the unique aspects of our course include:

    • course is accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland, recognised by the British Psychological Society, and widely accepted internationally
    • strong, internationally recognised research by staff
    • staff are committed to and engaged in mentoring psychology undergraduates
    • committed to supporting work experience among students
    • graduates can progress to a wide variety of postgraduate training, in Cork and beyond
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    Curriculum

    Year 1

    Professional and Critical Skills for Psychologists

    Biological Psychology

    Lifespan Development

    Individual Differences

    Introduction to Neuroscience, Perception and Attention

    Learning and Behaviour

    Social Psychology

    Digital Literacy for Psychologists

    Research Methods in Psychology

    Research Design and Statistical Analyses I

    Year 2

    Critical Skills for Applied Psychologists

    Introduction to Clinical Psychology

    Biological Psychology II

    Applied Cognition

    Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence

    Research Design and Statistical Analyses II

    Social and Organisational Psychology

    Psychology and Everyday Life

    Applied Developmental Psychology: The Psychology of Aging

    Research Methods in Psychology II

    Year 3

    Core Modules

    Conceptual and Historical Issues

    Applied Psychology Seminars

    Research Project

    Psychological Measurement

    Psychological Therapies

    Personal and Career Development


    Elective Modules

    Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience

    Medical Imaging and Biomedical Devices in the Neurosciences

    Forensic Psychology

    Special Educational Needs: Aetiology, Assessment and Intervention

    Positive Psychology

    Cognitive Psychology: New Perspectives

    Health Psychology: Models and Applications

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