BSC Psychology with Forensic Psychology [C802]

Academic Year 2025/2026 September 2025 Start

Campus Aberystwyth

Single Honours scheme - available from 2023/2024

Duration 3 years

Award Eligiblity
Standard Awards Excellence Scholarship;

Aberystwyth University Standard Awards

  • Entrance Scholarship / Merit Award
  • Sports Bursary
  • Music Bursary
  • International Excellence Scholarship
  • Residential Bursary
  • Aberystwyth Bursary
  • Care Leaver Bursary

Part 1 Rules

Year 1 Core (120 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
PS10220

Introduction to Forensic Psychology

PS11300

Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology

or
SC11300

Cyflwyniad i ddulliau ymchwil mewn seicoleg

PS11420

Introduction to core topics in Social and Individual Behaviour

PS11710

Personal Development and Organisational Behaviour

Semester 2
PS11220

Brain, Behaviour and Cognition

PS11320

Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology

or
SC11320

Cyflwyniad i ddulliau ymchwil mewn seicoleg

PS11610

Designing Psychological Research Projects

PS11820

Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology

Part 2 Rules

Year 2 Core (80 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
PS21220

Applied Forensic Psychology

PS21310

Quantitative Research Methods

or
SC21310

Dulliau Ymchwil Meintiol

PS21820

Cognitive Psychology

Semester 2
PS20220

Social Psychology

PS20310

Qualitative Research Methods

Year 2 Options

Choose 40 credits:

Semester 1
PS20600

Psychology in Practice

PS21720

Issues in Clinical Psychology

SC20600

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

Semester 2
PS20620

Psychology in Practice

PS20720

Health Psychology

PS21020

Evolutionary Psychology

SC20620

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

SC20720

Seicoleg Iechyd

Final Year Core (100 Credits)

Students must take PS33140 / SC33140, in order to be awarded BPS Accreditation with confers Graduate Basis for Chartership students must achieve at least a 2:2 degree and pass the dissertation module.

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
PS30820

Drugs and Behaviour

PS32120

Behavioural Neuroscience

PS33300

Forensic Psychology Dissertation

or
SC33400

Prosiect Ymchwil Seicoleg Fforensig

Semester 2
PS33340

Forensic Psychology Dissertation

or
SC33440

Prosiect Ymchwil Seicoleg Fforensig

PS34320

Developmental Psychology

Final Year Options

Choose 20 credits

Semester 1
PS30600

Psychology in Practice

PS31520

Psychology Critical Review

PS31920

The Psychology of Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring

PS32220

The psychology of Ageing: older adults

PS32620

Psychology of Humour

SC30600

Seicoleg mewn gweithred

Semester 2
PS30620

Psychology in Practice

PS31820

Child Language: Development and Assessment

SC30620

Seicoleg mewn gweithred