“You have the opportunity to tailor the course to your own interests.
gendered perspective in the majority of my modules.”
Jennifer Stroud Johannsen
BSc (Hons) Psychology and Sociology
Gender Justice & Violence: Feminist
Approaches/ Psychology options
including: Origins and Structure/
Eyewitness Testimony/ Evolutionary
Psychology/ Volunteering & Community
Engagement/ Risk Behaviours.
The modules listed here are correct at
time of print (Feb 2018) but may differ
slightly to those offered in 2019. Please
check the website for any updates.
Entry requirements
Scottish Higher
BBCC
A Level
CCD
Irish Leaving Certificate
H3 H3 H3 H3
International Baccalaureate
26 points
International
IELTS of 6.0 with no element lower than
5.5
Required subjects
Maths and English at S/Int2/N5/GCSE.
Mature/Access
Related Access course — see our
website for details at www.qmu.ac.uk/
college-qualifications
We welcome applications from mature
students with relevant qualifications and /
or experience.
COURSE QUALITY
SATISFACTION
100%
*Subject to availability
NATIONAL STUDENT SURVEY
Direct Entry
Year Two
• HNC: HNC in a related subject with
B in the graded unit
• Scottish Higher: BC at Advanced
Higher in relevant subjects plus BB
at Higher
• A Level: BBB in relevant subjects
Year Three
• HND in a related subject with CB in
the graded units
For details of related HNC and HND
courses, see www.qmu.ac.uk/college-
qualifications.
Associate student places
You can study this course as an
associate student completing your first
year at Newbattle Abbey College or West
Lothian College. For more information
and entry requirements, see pages
32-33.
Other information
UCAS Code
CL83
opportunity to study for one semester at
a university overseas. See pages 18-19
for more information.
Placements
N/A
Teaching staff, class sizes and
timetables
Please see ‘How we teach and how
you’ll learn’ section on pages 8-11.
Course fees
Please see pages 170-171
Professional registration/ accreditation
Successful completion of this degree
does not confer Graduate Basis for
Chartered Membership (GBC) which
enables access to professional training
as a Chartered Psychologist.
Careers
The wide range of knowledge, skills and
aptitudes which you will develop opens
up a diverse array of job options.
Graduates often enter careers in social
and community work, consumer and
social research, teaching, academia,
marketing and human resource
management.
Why QMU?
Duration
3/4 years full-time
You will develop the ability to make
sense of complex and challenging
psycho-social phenomena.
Start date
September 2019
Delivery
On campus
Awarding body
QMU. Please see the ‘External review’
section on pages 8-11.
Exchange opportunities*
In Years Two or Three, you have the
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You will be able to reflect on how
psychological and sociological
knowledge can effect positive
changes in the quality of the
everyday lives of individuals.
There is considerable emphasis on
ensuring that you are able to
develop, plan and manage
independent research projects.
As I have a strong interest in feminism, I have been able to focus on a