Psychology

Course summary

In the first year students study four approaches (Social, Cognitive, Biological and Learning) to gain a foundation in psychology. Topics include obedience, prejudice, memory and the brain. In the second year students then go on do Clinical Psychology, which is the study of mental health disorders and treatments, and Criminal Psychology, which is the study of criminality, courtroom psychology and treatment program. Psychology is the study of human behavior. It therefore feeds into most careers where an understanding of people and their behavior is required. Specific examples include teaching, counselling, social work, nursing, medicine, marketing, advertising and the police.