Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2016 | Page 205

• Clinical Psychology
• Domestic Violence
• Everyday Memory and Amnesia
• Eyewitness Testimony
• Educational Psychology
The final year project involves students in independent study,
supervised by a member of the teaching staff. You will research an
area of interest to you, plan and carry out an investigation, and write
it up as a research report, utilising the methods and procedures
taught in the earlier research methods modules. This is a double
module that runs over both semesters of the final year.
Membership of professional institutions
The single honours, dual honours and major route programmes
are accredited as conferring eligibility for the Graduate Basis for
Chartered Membership (GBC) by the British Psychological Society,
which is the first step towards becoming a chartered psychologist.
Students should note that to be awarded GBC by the British
Psychological Society they must pass their final year project and
achieve a minimum standard of qualification of second class
honours. Keele students who elect to take part in the Study Abroad
programme must take a supplementary module in the first semester
of their final year to ensure their eligibility for GBC.
Teaching and assessment
Teaching is by a combination of lectures, practical classes and
seminars, supplemented by individual meetings and supervision
with students, and the services of a learning support tutor. Seminar
teaching includes tutor led meetings, workshops and discussion
groups. Individual supervision is a feature of the final year research
project and other modules which encourage independent study.
Some modules include visits and placements as an element of
the teaching.
Assessment is done principally through assignments, examinations,
presentations and a requirement to attend seminars and practical
classes. Other forms of assessment include blogs, reflective diaries,
placement reports and group project reports. Feedback is given
in the form of numerical marks and detailed comments on written
coursework, and verbally in individual and group meetings.
Skills and careers
The unique combination of skills that characterise the study of
psychology are transferable across disciplines and into the world
of work. These include skills in oral and written communication,
the use of IT, numeracy and data analysis, team working, problem
solving and skills in research methodology. The course prepares
our students to study diverse careers in public services such as
in education, health, social and criminal justice contexts, as well
as in the commercial sector, including marketing, public relations,
human resources, and beyond. Achieving GBC enables psychology
graduates to continue to study at postgraduate level and to pursue
professional training courses in an applied setting for entry into the
psychological professions.

www.keele.ac.uk/ugcourses

Course type

Single honours,
dual honours, major

Entry
requirements
BBB/ABC

(For exclusions and other
qualifications please see
the entry requirements
table on page 230 to 239)

WWW.KEELE.AC.UK/UNDERGRADUATE

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