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Master of Arts (Honours) Psychology


MA (Hons) Psychology: First year
Code Module name Credits
PN1001 Fundamentals of Psychology 1 20 AND
PN1002 Fundamentals of Psychology 2 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
MA (Hons) Psychology: Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ PN2001 Advanced Principles of Psychology 1 30 AND
^ PN2002 Advanced Principles of Psychology 2 30 AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options 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/ )

MA 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 or 5000 level and at least a further 120 credits at 3000 and/or 4000 or 5000 levels.

MA (Hons) Psychology: Third year
Code Module name Credits
PN3025 Psychological Statistics and Methodology 1 20 AND
PN4026 Psychological Statistics and Methodology 2 20 AND
View list 80 credits from Module List: PN3031 - PN3038 AND
PN3031 Conceptual Issues and Theoretical Perspectives 10
PN3032 Assessment in Clinical Psychology 10
PN3033 Developmental Psychology 10
PN3034 Social Psychology 10
PN3035 Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience 10
PN3036 Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology 10
PN3037 Perception 10
PN3038 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

Further requirements

Choose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year
MA (Hons) Psychology: Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
View list Between 30 and 60 credits from Module List: PN4050, PN4055, PN4056, PN4299 AND
PN4050 Psychology Project (30cr) 30
PN4055 Psychology Team Enterprise Project (30cr) 30
PN4056 Psychology Team Enterprise Project (60cr) 60
PN4299 Research Project in Psychology & Neuroscience (60cr) 60
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 60 and 90 credits from Module List: PN4000 - PN4195 (exluding PN4026, PN4050, PN4055, PN4056)
PN4026 Psychological Statistics and Methodology 2 20
PN4060 The Impact of Science 15
PN4065 Vision in a complex world 15
PN4069 Collective Behaviour 15
PN4071 Behavioural Neuroscience 15
PN4074 Cognitive Psychology and the Emotional Disorders 15
PN4083 Psychology of Music 15
PN4084 Psychology of Visual Art 15
PN4085 Topics in Social Cognition: Developmental and Comparative Perspectives 15
PN4086 Theory of Mind in development, evolution and autism 15
PN4089 Memory mechanisms and Alzheimer's disease 15
PN4091 Computer-aided Research 15
PN4093 The Psychosocial Impact of Dementia 15
PN4094 Communicating Psychology and Neuroscience 15
PN4096 Mechanisms of Behaviour: Integrating Psychological and Neuroscience Perspectives 15
PN4097 Research Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience 15
PN4101 Selves and Identities 15
PN4102 The Psychology of Social Change 15
PN4104 Aggressive Behaviour 15
PN4105 Clinical Neuropsychology 15
PN4106 Data Science for Psychology & Neuroscience 15
PN4107 Evolution of Human Behaviour and Culture 15
PN4108 Animal Models in Neuroscience and Psychology 15
PN4109 The Origins of Causal Thinking 15
PN4110 The Narratives that Shape Psychology and Neuroscience 15
PN4111 Special Topics in Psychology and Neuroscience 15
PN4112 Forging Sustainable Research 15
PN4123 Psychology & Neuroscience Colloquium 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

With the approval of the School, 30 credits from PN4000 - PN4195 may be taken in another subject.

British Psychological Society (BPS) accreditation

For your degree to be accredited by the British Psychological Society students must meet the following requirements.

  • Students are required to take the following modules: (PS3021 or PS3023 or PS/PN3025), and (PS3022 or PS3024 or PS/PN4026), and PS/PN3031, and PS/PN3032, and PS/PN3033, and PS/PN3034, and (PS/PN3035 or PS/PN3036 or PS/PN3313), and (PS/PN3037 or PS/PN3038).
  • Students are required to pass one of the following modules: (PS/PN4050 or PS/PN4055 or PS/PN4056 or PS/PN4299 or PS/PN4796 or PS/PN4797).
  • Students must gain at least a Lower Second Class Honours degree.

BPS accreditation is both an important hallmark of quality that is extensively acknowledged by employers in the field, and an essential stepping-stone for students who are looking to progress to become a Chartered Psychologist after graduation. Taking a BPS accredited course is necessary if you wish to pursue a career in psychology or in the wider psychological workforce. Please note: due to potential timetable clashes, it may not be possible to gain accreditation for all joint degrees.

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 ).