MSc/PGT Project - PSY00112M

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  • Department: Psychology
  • Credit value: 60 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2025-26
  • Notes: This is an independent study module

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Summer Semester 2025-26

Module aims

  • The ability to develop an idea that is interesting and capable of being studied empirically.
  • Understanding of the ethical issues involved and how to get ethical approval.
  • The ability to design and carry out the study in a scientifically satisfactory manner.
  • Understanding of statistical and analytic techniques and, where necessary, appropriate knowledge and and use of computer packages.
  • The ability to write a report of the work to the standard needed for submission for publication.
  • Ability to present the work in other ways, such as a conference poster

Module learning outcomes

  • Developing an idea that is interesting and capable of being studied empirically.
  • Explain the ethical issues involved in research, and to write a successful ethics application.
  • Designing and carrying out the study in a scientifically satisfactory manner.
  • To be able to use appropriate statistical and analytic techniques and, where necessary, use computer packages to carry out these techniques.
  • Writing a report of the work to the standard needed for submission for publication.
  • Presenting the work in other ways, including a conference poster.

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 90
Essay/coursework 5
Essay/coursework 5

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Module feedback

This is one of the final assessments. Mark released with degree class.

Indicative reading

There are no key texts for this module.