Psychosocial Theory and Practice
UCAS Code: C890
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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About this course
Are you interested in what makes people tick? Are you fascinated by how we develop throughout our lives from birth to old age and the relationships between individuals and their society?
Do you enjoy discovering the mysteries of human behaviour and understanding the complicated emotions we have such as love, joy, guilt and shame?
If so, this course will really excite you. You’ll enjoy an interactive learning experience that will help you make sense of yourself and the world around you. We value your own life experiences on this course, and we’re passionate about providing the best student experience.
You’ll gain a different outlook on life as well as a range of skills that will equip you for a wide variety of jobs when you leave us. That could be anything from helping those afflicted by drug abuse or mental health issues to taking on a communications role.
It will also give you the foundation to embark on further training or study, including a postgraduate degree at UEL.
Modules
Year 1:
Making a Social Scientist
Psychosocial Perspectives of Psychology
The Psychosocial Imagination
Constructions of Identity
Year 2:
Core
Research Methods in Social Sciences
Option
The Ways We Live: Culture and the Inner World
Mental Disorder and Psychological Treatment
Professional Psychosocial Practice
Psychosocial Approaches to Constructions of Difference
Year 3:
An exciting innovation of this programme is that in Year 3 we have clustered our option choices around career paths, to give you the best guidance possible around what you want to do for a career. You will be guided in your choices throughout to ensure that you are studying modules that link to where you see yourself working in the future.
Core
Psychosocial Dissertation
Option
Relational and Reflective Practice in Community Settings
Psychoanalysis, Culture & Religion
Living with HIV: Experiences, Representations and Making Change
The Psychotherapies: Theory & Practice
Family Studies
Emotion Studies: Mind & Body
Black, White or Asian: What's Your Problem?
Enhancing Employability through project based learning
Working With Children and Young People
Cybercultures: Life Online
Dis/Ability: Experiences and Representations
Sexualities, Social Practices, and Cross Cultural Perspectives
Endings: Death, Dying and Beyond
Assessment methods
We’ll assess you throughout your course and give you regular feedback. Coursework makes up most of the assessment process. However, you’ll also undertake seen exams, research reports, group and seminar presentations and project work.
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