Psychology iBSc

Overview

We have designed our Intercalated Psychology BSc programme to provide medical students with a solid grounding in three core areas of psychology. We will also teach you transferable key research skills and knowledge which you will apply to a research project. Dental, veterinary and 3^rd year undergraduate Biomedical Science students can also apply to this programme.

The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.

Find out more information, including details on how to apply on our Intercalated BSc pages.

One-year programme leading to an intercalated BSc.
Expert teaching from some of the most eminent scientists in their fields of study.
Training in research techniques that leads to an individual project.

Key information

UCAS code N/A

Duration One year

Study mode Full-time

Course type Single honours

Further details

Awarding institution King’s College London

Faculty Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

Department Department of Psychology Division of Psychology & Systems Sciences

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Course detail

Description

You will study three seminar and lecture-based modules: Abnormal Psychology; Cognitive Neuropsychology; and Health & Illness across the Lifespan. You will also complete the Research Methods & Statistics module, where you’ll learn how to conduct a piece of research from initial question to final report. This module prepares you for, and helps you with, designing, conducting, analysing and reporting your individual research projects. You will learn transferable skills, such as critical evaluation and verbal and written presentation of research. Such skills are essential, particularly if you want to conduct research in your future career, whichever area of medicine you go into.

Teaching

For most modules, we will give you 60 hours of teaching through lectures and seminars, and we will expect you to undertake 240 hours of independent study. For your research project, we will give you 16 hours of lectures and seminars and 20 hours of data handling workshops. We will sometimes make use of outside expertise by inviting eminent scientists.

Module	Lectures	Seminars & tutorials	Data handling workshops	Private study	Other
Abnormal Psychology	60 hours		-	240 hours	-
Cognitive Neuropsychology	60 hours		-	240 hours
Research Methods & Statistics	14 hours	6 hours	14 hours	120 hours	150 hours
Health & Illness across the Lifespan	60 hours		-	240 hours	-

Assessment

For most modules, you will be assessed mostly through written exams, with some coursework and occasionally oral presentations. For your research project, you will mostly be assessed through your dissertation.

Module	Examinations	Essays/Reports/ Dissertations	Presentations/ Orals/ Vivas	Other types of In Course Assessment
Abnormal Psychology	70%	30%		-
Cognitive Neuropsychology	70%	20%	10%	-
Research Methods & Statistics Project	-	70%	20%	10%
Health & Illness across the Lifespan	70%	30%	-	-

Location

This course is taught at our Guy’s Campus on the South Bank of the Thames, putting you at the heart of everything London has to offer in terms of academic resources and also close to its social and entertainment attractions.

Regulating body

King’s College London is regulated by the Higher Education Funding Council for England

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See our full list of intercalated courses here

Structure

Year 1

Required modules

• Abnormal Psychology (30 credits)

• Cognitive Neuropsychology (30 credits)

• Research Methods & Statistics (including Research Project) (30 credits)

• Health & Illness across the Lifespan (30 credits)

We also offer a joint programme with the Neuroscience Department. For more information, please see: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/neuroscience-ibsc.aspx

We regularly review our modules to make sure our programmes are as up-to-date, innovative and relevant as possible. The modules we offer may therefore change. We suggest that you check the course finder for updates: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/index.aspx

Required Modules

Optional Modules

Entry requirements

Required subjects

Medical, Dental, Veterinary or 3^rd year Biomedical Science students.

Further information and other requirements

Please see the Intercalated BSc Entry Requirements page.

Selection procedure

Application deadline:

King's students: 27th January 2020
Non-King's students: 2nd March 2020

Help and support

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Fees and funding

Full time tuition fees UK:

The UK tuition fee for the 2020-2021 academic year is currently £9,250 per year. This is based on the UK Government’s cap.

Full time tuition fees EU:

Students starting their programme in 2020/21 (September 2020) who are eligible to pay EU fees will pay the same rate of tuition fees as UK students. This will apply for the duration of their programme, but may be subject to change by the UK Government for subsequent cohorts from 2021/22.

The UK tuition fee for the 2020-2021 academic year is currently £9,250 per year. This is based on the UK Government’s cap.

Full time tuition fees International:

The International tuition fee for the 2020-2021 academic year is £26,700 per year.

Please note that the International tuition fee is subject to annual increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.

All International applicants to Undergraduate programmes are required to pay a deposit of £2,000 against their first year’s tuition fee. This deposit is payable when you firmly accept an unconditional offer to study with us, and will be offset against your tuition fees when you join King’s.

Additional costs/expenses

In addition to your tuition fees, you can also expect to pay for:

Books if you choose to buy your own copies
Clothing for optional course related events and competitions
Library fees and fines
Personal photocopies
Printing course handouts
Society membership fees
Stationery
Travel costs for travel around London and between campuses
Graduation costs

Please see the Intercalated BSc Fees & Funding page.

Financial help and support

Visit the fees and funding webpages to find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans and other financial help available at King's.

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