Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Celtic Studies
Key facts
Entry requirements
Minimum Grade HC3 in two subjects and passes in four other subjects at H or O level in the Leaving Certificate including: Irish, English, another language and three other subjects recognised for entry purposes.
Additional requirements
None
Duration:
3 years
Next start date: September 2012
Entry points(2011): 525
A Level Grades (2011): AAAB (A-Level) or equivalent combination
Average intake: 15
Course overview
Psychology is the study of behaviour and mental processes, and includes individual and social, human and animal, normal and abnormal aspects.
First year Psychology is taken with three other subjects selected from the extensive Arts menu. Second Year and third year (the final year) of the BA in Psychology involve only courses in Psychology. The BA in Psychology satisfies the requirements for graduate membership of relevant professional societies (the Psychological Society of Ireland and the British Psychological Society), and the degree qualifies graduates for entry to specialist postgraduate professional programmes in Ireland, the UK, the US and elsewhere.
Course outline
Year 1
- Cognitive Psychology
- Theories of Personality
- Research Methods
- Social Psychology
- Psychology of Learning
- Developmental Psychology
- Biology and Behaviour
Year 2
- Developmental Psychology
- Experimental Psychology
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Biological Psychology
- Psychology of Learning
- Social Psychology
- Forensic, Abnormal and Clinical Psychology
- Applied Organisational Psychology
- Perception, Attention and Performance
- Research Methods in Psychology
- Psychology, Science and Pseudoscience
- Human Sexuality
Year 3
- Applied Behavioural Analysis
- History of Psychology and Current Issues
- Psychological Measurement: Theory and Practice
- Developmental Psychology
- Advanced Research Methods in Psychology
- Memory and Cognition
- Issues in Cognitive Neuroscience
- Health Psychology
- Research Project
- Relational Frame Theory
- Psycholinguistics
*The syllabus is subject to change and there is no assurance that the modules provided will be the same is all respects as those listed.
Further education
Graduate can go further with their degree by carrying out psychological research in a university or other research centre.
Find out more
College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies
T 353 (0)91 493 958
F 353 (0)91 495 508
E collegearts@nuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/arts/
CAO code
GY104
Fees for this course
EU (Total): €5,822
- Tuition: €3,598
- Student contribution: €2,000
- Student levy: €224
Non-EU (Total): €12,750
Current Students
Current student: Michelle Downes
BA (Psychology)
"I am in my second year of a Psychology degree and I love it. We have a different range of subjects every semester and you really do regret it if you miss a lecture because the lecturers make them so interesting. My favourite subject this year was Forensic Psychology because it was just so fascinating - much better than an episode of CSI!"
