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Bachelor of Science (Honours) Computer Science and Psychology


BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
CS1002 Object-Oriented Programming 20 AND
CS1003 Programming with Data 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year

BSc Psychology joint element: First year
Code Module name Credits
PS1001 Fundamentals of Psychology 1 20 AND
PS1002 Fundamentals of Psychology 2 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year


BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Joint Honours): Second year (Direct Entry)
Code Module name Credits
^ CS2101 Foundations of Computation (Accelerated) 40 AND
^ CS2002 Computer Systems 30 AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Direct entry to Year 2 is only available to Computer Science and Mathematics or Computer Science and Statistics Degrees.

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • passes in modules marked ^
BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ CS2001 Foundations of Computation 30 AND
^ CS2002 Computer Systems 30 AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • passes in modules marked ^
BSc (Hons) Psychology (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ PS2001 Advanced Principles of Psychology 1 30 AND
^ PS2002 Advanced Principles of Psychology 2 30 AND

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • passes in modules marked ^

Entry to Honours

Students who meet the requirements specified above, and who meet all other programme requirements, will be given automatic entry into Honours programmes.

See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/glossary/honours-entry/ )

BSc Honours

The general requirements are 480 credits over a period of normally four years (and not more than five years) or part-time equivalent, of which the final two years form an approved Honours programme of 240 credits, of which 90 credits are at 4000 level and at least a further 120 credits at 3000 and/or 4000 levels.


BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
CS3050 Logic and Reasoning 15 AND
CS3052 Computational Complexity 15 AND
CS3099 Software Engineering Team Project 30

Further requirements

Choose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year

There are three core modules in third year.
BSc (Hons) Psychology (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
View list Between 0 and 40 credits from Module List: PS3031 - PS3034 AND
PS3031 Conceptual Issues and Theoretical Perspectives 10
PS3032 Assessment in Clinical Psychology 10
PS3033 Developmental Psychology 10
PS3034 Social Psychology 10
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 10 credits from Module List: PS3035 - PS3036 AND
PS3035 Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience 10
PS3036 Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology 10
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 10 credits from Module List: PS3037 - PS3038 AND
PS3037 Perception 10
PS3038 Cognition 10
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 40 credits from Module List PS3025 and PS4026
PS3025 Psychological Statistics and Methodology 1 20
PS4026 Psychological Statistics and Methodology 2 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year

Must take at least 60 credits in 3rd Year from Module List: PS3025, PS4026, PS3031 - PS3038.

All Joint Psychology students must take a total of 60 credits from: PS3031-PS3034, (one of PS3035 or PS3036) and (one of PS3037 or PS3038) across 3rd and 4th Year.

For BPS Accreditation, students must take modules PS3025 and PS4026 in 3rd Year.

BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
( CS4098 Minor Software Project 15 OR
CS4796 Joint Project (30cr) 30 ) AND
View list Between 0 and 15 credits from Module List: CS3100 - CS3399, ID4001, ID5059 AND
CS3101 Databases 15
CS3102 Data Communications and Networks 15
CS3104 Operating Systems 15
CS3105 Artificial Intelligence 15
CS3106 Human Computer Interaction 15
CS310A Study Abroad: Computer Science (4) 4
CS310B Study Abroad: Computer Science (5) 5
CS310C Study Abroad: Computer Science (6) 6
CS311A Study Abroad: Computer Science (4) 4
CS311B Study Abroad: Computer Science (5) 5
CS311C Study Abroad: Computer Science (6) 6
CS312A Study Abroad: Computer Science (4) 4
CS312B Study Abroad: Computer Science (5) 5
CS312C Study Abroad: Computer Science (6) 6
CS3301 Component Technology 15
CS3302 Data Encoding 15
ID4001 Communication and Teaching in Science 15
ID5059 Knowledge Discovery and Datamining 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 15 and 45 credits from Module List: CS4052, CS4100 - CS4999 excluding CS4701, CS4796, CS5010 - CS5089 except CS5041 and CS5042.
CS4052 Logic and Software Verification 15
CS4102 Computer Graphics 15
CS4103 Distributed Systems 15
CS4105 Advanced Communication Networks and Systems 15
CS410A Study Abroad: Computer Science (4) 4
CS410B Study Abroad: Computer Science (5) 5
CS410C Study Abroad: Computer Science (6) 6
CS411A Study Abroad: Computer Science (4) 4
CS411B Study Abroad: Computer Science (5) 5
CS411C Study Abroad: Computer Science (6) 6
CS412A Study Abroad: Computer Science (4) 4
CS412B Study Abroad: Computer Science (5) 5
CS412C Study Abroad: Computer Science (6) 6
CS4144 Visual Analytics 15
CS4201 Programming Language Design and Implementation 15
CS4202 Computer Architecture 15
CS4203 Computer Security 15
CS4204 Concurrency and Multi-Core Architectures 15
CS4302 Signal Processing: Sound, Image, Video 15
CS4303 Video Games 15
CS4402 Constraint Programming 15
CS4499 Computer Science (Special Subject) 15
CS5010 Artificial Intelligence Principles 15
CS5011 Artificial Intelligence Practice 15
CS5012 Language and Computation 15
CS5014 Machine Learning 15
CS5020 Principles of Computer Communication Systems 15
CS5030 Software Engineering Principles 15
CS5031 Software Engineering Practice 15
CS5032 Critical Systems Engineering 15
CS5033 Software Architecture 15
CS5040 Human Computer Interaction Principles and Methods 15
CS5044 Information Visualisation 15
CS5052 Data-Intensive Systems 15
CS5055 Data Ethics and Privacy 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Students must select between 45 to 75 credits from the Computer Science element. CS4052 is an optional module.
Students must take CS4098 or CS4796 or an approved Joint Honours project module from another school.
BSc (Hons) Psychology (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
View list Between 0 and 40 credits from Module List: PS3031 - PS3034 AND
PS3031 Conceptual Issues and Theoretical Perspectives 10
PS3032 Assessment in Clinical Psychology 10
PS3033 Developmental Psychology 10
PS3034 Social Psychology 10
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 10 credits from Module List: PS3035 - PS3036 AND
PS3035 Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience 10
PS3036 Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology 10
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 10 credits from Module List: PS3037 - PS3038 AND
PS3037 Perception 10
PS3038 Cognition 10
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
Between 0 and 40 credits from Module List: PS3025, PS4000 - PS4195 (exluding PS4056), PS4796, PS4797

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

All Joint Psychology students must take a total of 60 credits from: PS3031-PS3034, (one of PS3035 or PS3036) and (one of PS3037 or PS3038) across 3rd and 4th Year.

For BPS Accreditation, students must take a project module in their 4th Year from the following list: PS4050, PS4055, PS4796.

At least 60 credits must be taken in Fourth year to make at least 120 credits from Psychology modules across Honours years.

British Psychological Society (BPS) accreditation

For recognition by the British Psychological Society, at least 130 credits must be taken across 3rd Year and 4th Year, including passes in the following modules: (PS3021 or PS3023 or PS3025), (PS3022 or PS3024 or PS4026), PS3031, PS3032, PS3033, PS3034, (PS3035 or PS3036 or PN3313), (PS3037 or PS3038) and (PS4050 or PS4055 or PS4056 or PS4299 or PS4796 or PS4797). In order to be eligible for accreditation, students must gain at least a Lower Second Class Honours degree. This recognition is required for those who wish to gain employment as professional psychologists.

Study abroad

In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant St Andrews School in the Learning Agreement (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/study-abroad/academic ).