department of psychology - city university london undergraduate open day 2nd july 2014
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Presentation about the Department of Psychology at City University London. Presentation was given as part of the programme of the City University London Undergraduate Open Day on 2nd July 2014.TRANSCRIPT
Academic excellence for business and the professions
Department of Psychology:Undergraduate Open Day
Elliot Freeman
Admissions Tutor
Questions
– What is Psychology about?• Not (just) mind-reading
– Should I study Psychology?
• And can I get a job afterwards?
– Should I come to City University?
• What will I get?
• Grand questions– Who / what am I?
– How does a brain make a mind?
– Why do things look the way they do?
• Practical questions– How can we get select the best
person for a job?
– How can we help people make rational decisions?
– How can we promote healthy lifestyles?
– How can we improve speech comprehension in hearing impairment?
– How reliable are court eyewitnesses?
– Business, Industry– Marketing, Public Relations,
Advertising– Personnel Management– Education, Teaching, Training– Caring Professions– Therapy– Sports and fitness– Police, Armed Forces– Science journalism– Clinical
Psychology Careers
Professions Other careers• Clinical Psychology• Occupational Psychology• Health Psychology• Educational Psychology• Counselling
• Psychology Degree– Keeps your options open– Proof of scientific, social,
quantitative, critical and presentations skills
– Attractive to employers
– NSS 2013: joint 1st in UK!– 99% : ‘Staff are good at explaining things’– 2nd in London1, Top 25% in UK– 3* and 4* rated research
• Excellent employment prospects– 86% employment or further study after 6
months2
– 10th in UK for employability1 and graduate starting salaries2
– Average salary £17000 after six months2
1. Guardian University Guide 2015 & Complete University Guide 20142. Unistats 2013
Psychology at City: Accolades
What makes us good
• Access to lecturers– 6-10 formal contact hours, supplemented by– One-to-one ‘clinic’ sessions after every lecture– 2 weekly drop-in hours– On-line forums and email (response within 48hrs)
• Focus on professional practice– A unique concentration of practicing psychologists– Counselling, organisational, coaching, health, developmental & autism– Opportunities for career guidance and specialist postgraduate study
• Feedback– Three-week turn-around of marking– Unique detailed multidimensional feedback, on-line– Personal performance reviews (exam and coursework)– Examiner’s comments, model answers and statistics for every module
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How do I get in?A-level grades Minimum entry requirements 310 tariff points
Typically A A B•Can include AS grade C or better•Preferably includes Science•Preferably not General Studies
OR International Baccalaureate 31Access to HE and non-UCAS tariff qualificationsAssessed on individual basis
Must achieve top gradesStrong CV, academic references and personal statement; evidence of academic ability
GCSE B or equivalent in English Language and
either Maths or StatisticsCV and personal statement- Are you really a Psychologist?
Relevant work experience,Evidence of reading and independent studyCareer aspirations or interestsWhat will Psychology do for you?What will you do for Psychology?
BSc in Psychology @ City University London
Year 3 (60%)
Year 2 (30%)
Year1 (10%)
Final Grade Calculation: Teaching & Assessment:
Teaching Most modules: 10 lectures (2h) plus drop-in clinic (1h)
Assessment Coursework plus end of term exam [essay, MCQs, presentation, reflection, lab report, book review, etc.]
Year 1: Foundations and electives
• Cognitive Approaches• Biological Approaches• Life Span Psychology• History and Theory• Research and
Quantitative Methods• Specialist Background
• Small group tutorials• Electives
– Economics– Media studies– Languages– Politics– Psychology Research @
City
Year 2: Core studies
• Research Methods• Cognitive Psychology• Biological Psychology• Developmental • Social Psychology • Personality and
Individual differences
Year 3: Specialist electives and Dissertation
• Concepts and Categorisation • Judgment and Decision Making • Memory: Trends and Issues • Neuroscience: Brain, Mind and
Body • Approaches to Autism• Health Psychology • Organizational Psychology
• Psychology Dissertation – 7000-10000 words– Original independently-conducted
research– Supervised one-on-one by expert
lecturer
• Psychology as Philosophy • Social and Emotional
Development: The Early Years • Abnormal and Clinical
Psychology • Introduction to Applied Behaviour
Analysis• Coaching Psychology: Theory,
Research and Practice• Normal and disordered word
processing
BSc Psychology Pathways @ City
• Accredited by the BPS• A degree in a specialised area of psychology• All students enter BSc Psychology route• Students decide at the end of their 2nd year whether
– they want to apply to specialise in one of four pathways– or continue with general BSc Psychology
• Our Pathways are related to our areas of excellence in research and applied psychology fields.
• Selecting a pathway makes sense if:– You are very certain of your career choice– Otherwise keep your options open
BSc Psychology @ City University London
BSc Psychology
BSc Psychology with integrated professional training
BSc Psychology with study abroad
New BSc Psychology with Pathways:
BSc Psychology with Counselling and Health Psychology
BSc Psychology with Organisational Psychology & Behavioural Economics
BSc Psychology with Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience
BSc Psychology with Child Development
Psychology Research
• Autism Research Group • Coaching Psychology Unit• Cognitive Neuroscience Research Unit
• EEG & TMS• Neural basis of perception and
action
• Developmental Psychology Research Group
• Health Psychology Research Group• Memory & Cognition Research Group
• Decision making• Concepts and categories
• Memory Research Unit• Organisational Psychology Research
Group• Centre for Performance at Work
• Opportunities for research and work experience
Taster day programmePresenter Topic
Elliot Freeman Welcome
Dermot Bowler Autism Spectrum
Lauren Knott Memory and Law
Stian Reimers Social Psych, Decision making
Paul Flaxman Occupational
Antonia Clark Careers
Labs & facilitiesASD Cognition LabTeaching rooms EyetrackingEEG TMSTesting booths Big computer lab
Questions?