Psychology and Linguistics (MA)CQ81

Through this joint programme you can take a range of courses in psychology and linguistics. Psychology courses cover the scientific study of the mind, brain, and behaviour and it is an experimental and observational science. It uses evidence from research studies to develop and evaluate theories. Psychologists study: how we perceive, think and learn about the world around usthe way biological and social factors influence how we behavehow interests and abilities differ from person to personhow we communicate verbally and non-verballyhow and why our mental abilities change across our lives Psychology is an experimental and observational science. It uses evidence from research studies to develop and evaluate theories. Our programme focuses on developing skills in research methods and statistical analysis using R programming. This supports our research-led teaching. Linguistics explores how language works. It describes how we create meaning through: soundswordssentencesconversations It also studies: the uses of language in everyday lifeways in which language varies across society and evolves over timehow language is mastered by children It may be possible to obtain accreditation by the British Psychological Society (BPS). This programme is accredited when you: cover all the coreBPSareas:Cognitive PsychologyBiological PsychologySocial PsychologyDevelopmental PsychologyIndividual Differencescomplete a dissertation in Year 4achieve a 2.2 or above in your overall degree classification cover all the coreBPSareas: Cognitive PsychologyBiological PsychologySocial PsychologyDevelopmental PsychologyIndividual Differences complete a dissertation in Year 4 achieve a 2.2 or above in your overall degree classification Most students graduate withBPSaccreditation. However, if you fail to meet the accreditation criteria, you will graduate with an alternative degree in Psychology.