This course is compulsory on the BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students. The BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science is accredited by the British Psychological Society. Students will be eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership if they gain a lower second classification (2:2) overall and pass this course.
This course is compulsory on the BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students. The BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science is accredited by the British Psychological Society. Students will be eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership if they gain a lower second classification (2:2) overall and pass this course.
Supervisors will offer regular, ring-fenced, supervision sessions and each student will be expected to meet with their supervisor at least twice in Michaelmas term and twice in Lent term. After the introduction at the end of PB230, there will be two 2-hour lectures in Year 3 which are designed as check-in points. In response to the current situation, some or all of this teaching will be delivered through a combination of live online sessions, Q+A sessions, and/or pre-recorded short online videos. You will receive the same amount of teaching whether you are on campus or online. There will also be regular support sessions available with staff from the Behavioural Lab for Research and Teaching to assist with the planning and completion of experimental work.
To ensure continued progress throughout the year students will be expected to: Draft a timeline and discuss this with their supervisor in MT Write a short summary of progress on the research in LT
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Project (80%) in the ST. Report (20%) in the LT. Report (20%) in LT: Students will be required to submit a research compendium for their research in Lent Term Project (80%) in ST: This is the final submission of your Independent Research Project