Psychology as a science (C8511)

15 credits, Level 4

Autumn teaching

On this module, you'll begin your journey into research methods, focusing on the scientific method and its role in psychology. You'll learn to:

• understand the importance of the scientific method in psychological research
• design sound scientific studies and create measurable research questions
• summarise and visualise data effectively
• identify and address ethical considerations in experimental research.

This is the first of four core modules designed to develop your research skills throughout your studies.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 44 hours of contact time and about 106 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.