Course Modules

You will be introduced to the history of brief therapy and the characteristics of the main schools. You will explore the brief therapy humanistic beliefs about people and their potential and be introduced to some of the main ways of […]

This module will take a critical look at the use of specialist approaches within therapeutic settings, pluralism, integration and then contrast these other approaches such as psychotherapeutic and cognitive behavioural approaches. Within this module the theoretical foundations of each of

In this module, you are encouraged to adopt a problem-oriented approach. The first stage is to identify a problem in psychology of interest and relevance to your studies. You will determine an appropriate approach to addressing the problem through discussion

The broad aim of the module is to provide a critical understanding of mindfulness and compassion-focussed psychotherapies, including studies of mechanisms of change, acceptance and commitment-based therapy, and dialectical behaviour therapy.

You will develop your understanding of Roger’s ‘Conditions Statement’ and explore the ‘Tribes of the Person-centred Nation’ including the classical approach, focusing, experiential work, existential ideas and integration.

This project will support you to develop a wide range of skills, from project management, to the ability to present your research results in an accessible form. You will develop your scientific reasoning and reporting skills and produce a poster to

The module is an opportunity for you to research a specific area that interests you within an appropriate business, public sector or third sector context. Your project will make a major contribution to your professional and intellectual development. Placement students

This module aims to develop your IT and business skills to implement effective commercial web techniques. You will critically analyse a commercial website; then identify and justify how it can be made a commercial success and implement those techniques based

Many of our students take this opportunity to gain valuable management experience working in an organisation and project work that appeal to you in your future career. The placement is for 10-12 weeks in semester two. Typically, you would carry

This module helps define a range of everyday experiences using psychological models of attitudes, as you learn how to analyse attitudes and explore psychological constructs, methodology and theories associated with experiences. Fundamental data analysis skills will be developed through lectures