Venues

Old Aberdeen Campus

Content

First Year: The Concepts and Theory course includes lectures and workshops on: Biological Psychology; Lifespan Development; Animal Learning and Behaviour; Cognitive Psychology; Perceptual Psychology; Social Psychology. The Methods and Applications course includes lectures and practical classes on all aspects of research methodology and descriptive data analysis in psychological research.

Second Year: There are lectures on: Developmental Psychology; Behavioural Neuroscience; Language and Cognition; Organizational Psychology; Perception; Social Psychology; Clinical Psychology. The Methods and Applications course build on the research methodology gained in first year to examine more complex experimental designs and statistical methods.

Third and Fourth Year (Honours): At level 3, there are lectures, tutorials, and practicals on: Biological Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Human Memory and Language; Research Methodology; Perception; Psychological Assessment; Social Psychology.

At level 4, students carry out and report an empirical investigation. They also select six options, currently from the following list: Evolutionary Psychology; Human Neuropsychology; Applications of Cognitive Neuroscience; Abnormal Psychology; The Cognitive Neuroscience of Person Perception; Cognition and Learning; Neuropsychology of Visual Awareness; Perspectives on Social Attribution; Brain and Body; Human Factors.

Entry Requirements

2026 entry requirements:

Standard entry:
4 Highers at BBBB including 2 maths or science subjects plus English, Maths and Chemistry or Physics at National 5.

For second year entry you would require the above plus 2 Advanced Highers at AB including a relevant subject.

Widening access entry:
3 Highers at BBC including 2 maths or science subjects plus English, Maths and Chemistry or Physics at National 5.

1 Foundation Apprenticeship is accepted in place of a non-essential Higher.