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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
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


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
^ PN2001 Advanced Principles of Psychology 1 30 AND
^ PN2002 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: PN3031 - PN3034 AND
PN3031 Conceptual Issues and Theoretical Perspectives 10
PN3032 Assessment in Clinical Psychology 10
PN3033 Developmental Psychology 10
PN3034 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: PN3035 - PN3036 AND
PN3035 Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience 10
PN3036 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: PN3037 - PN3038 AND
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
View list Between 0 and 40 credits from Module List PN3025 and PN4026
PN3025 Psychological Statistics and Methodology 1 20
PN4026 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: PN3025, PN4026, PN3031 - PN3038.

All Joint Psychology students must take a total of 60 credits from: PN3031-PN3034, (one of PN3035 or PN3036) and (one of PN3037 or PN3038) across 3rd and 4th Year.

For BPS Accreditation, students must take modules PN3025 and PN4026 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
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 (excl. CS4701, CS4796), CS5010 - CS5089 (excl. CS5041, CS5042)
CS4052 Logic and Software Verification 15
CS4102 Computer Graphics 15
CS4103 Distributed Systems 15
CS4105 Advanced Communication Networks and Systems 15
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
CS5019 Artificial Intelligence (Special Subject) 15
CS5020 Principles of Computer Communication Systems 15
CS5029 Networks and Distributed Systems (Special Subject) 15
CS5030 Software Engineering Principles 15
CS5031 Software Engineering Practice 15
CS5032 Critical Systems Engineering 15
CS5033 Software Architecture and Design 15
CS5035 Software Quality 15
CS5039 Software Engineering (Special Subject) 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: PN3031 - PN3034 AND
PN3031 Conceptual Issues and Theoretical Perspectives 10
PN3032 Assessment in Clinical Psychology 10
PN3033 Developmental Psychology 10
PN3034 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: PN3035 - PN3036 AND
PN3035 Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience 10
PN3036 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: PN3037 - PN3038 AND
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
Between 0 and 40 credits from Module List: PN3025, PN4000 - PN4195 (exluding PN4056), PN4796, PN4797

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

All Joint Psychology students must take a total of 60 credits from: PN3031-PN3034, (one of PN3035 or PN3036) and (one of PN3037 or PN3038) across 3rd and 4th Year.

Students must take at least 60 credits in their 4th Year to make at least 120 credits in Psychology modules across the Honours years.

For a joint degree to be accredited by the British Psychological Society students are required to pass one of the following project modules: (PS/PN4050 or PS/PN4055 orPS/PN4796 or PS/PN4797).


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 ).