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LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
Regulations for the Honours Degree Programme in
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BSc
Academic Year 2012-13
These Programme Regulations apply to the conduct of the programme in the 2012-13
session and should be read in conjunction with University Regulation XX and the relevant
Module Specifications. These Programme Regulations may be subject to change from
time to time. Notice of change will be given by the School responsible for the programme.
1.
Structure
(1)
The programme is the responsibility of the Department of Social Sciences.
(2)
The programme leads to the Degree of BSc.
(3)
The duration of the programme is six semesters, or six semesters plus one
academic year for students undertaking the Diploma in International Studies,
Diploma in Industrial Studies or Diploma in Professional Studies routes.
(4)
Teaching Assistantships and Placements - Candidates following the Diploma
in International Studies (DIntS) route are required to spend the third academic
year (Part I) undertaking an approved Teaching Assistantship either at a school or
other approved placement in a French, German or Spanish speaking country in
accordance with Senate Regulation XI. It should be noted that students
undertaking a Teaching Assistantship should have a minimum of AS level in the
appropriate language, or its equivalent. The equivalent level in the University
Wide Language Programme is level 4.
Alternatively students may undertake a programme of industrial training leading to
the award of the Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS) or a programme of
professional training leading to the Diploma of Professional Studies (DPS) in the
UK or abroad in accordance with Senate Regulation XI.
Registration on the DIntS, DIS and DPS routes is subject to Departmental
approval and satisfactory performance during Parts A and B.
(5)
NOTE: No module may be taken and passed more than once. Module
availability is subject to timetabling constraints.
(6)
At Part C the candidates may take a modular weight of 50 in one semester and
70 in the other.
2.
Content
2.1
Part A - Introductory Modules
COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 80)
Code
Title
SSA101 Introduction to Social Psychology - Modern
Approaches
SSA105 Psychological Statistics 1A
SSA107 Practical Social Psychology 1A
SSA110 Social Psychology and Relationships
1
Modular
Weight
10
Semester
10
10
10
1
1
1
1
SSA102 Introduction to Social Psychology - Classical
Approaches
SSA106 Psychological Statistics 1B
SSA108 Practical Social Psychology 1B
SSA109 Controversies in Psychology
10
2
10
10
10
2
2
2
OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 40)
(a)
(b)
Candidates must choose two options per Semester
Candidates must choose at least one Social Sciences option per Semester
EUA618
SSA001
SSA201
SSA301
Contemporary British Politics
Introduction to Sociology A
Introduction to Criminology and Social Policy A
Introduction to Communication and Media Studies A
10
10
10
10
1
1
1
1
EUA608
SSA002
SSA202
SSA207
SSA302
British Government
Introduction to Sociology B
Introduction to Criminology and Social Policy B
Deviance and Social Control
Introduction to Communication and Media Studies B
10
10
10
10
10
2
2
2
2
2
Other modules in the University’s Module Catalogue approved by the Department for
inclusion in the programme, including language modules in French, German, Spanish and
Mandarin.
2.2
Part B - Degree Modules
COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 120)
Code
SSB101
SSB132
SSB133
SSB134
SSB135
2.3
Title
Modular
Weight
Methods and Ideas in Psychology A: Historical and
Conceptual Issues
Methods and Ideas in Psychology B: Qualitative
Research Methods
Methods and Ideas in Psychology C: Quantitative
Research Methods
Methods and Ideas in Psychology D: Studying
Human Action
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Biological Psychology
Individual Differences and Personality
Semester
2
1
40
2
2
20
20
20
20
1
2
1
2
Part I
One of the following:
Code
Title
SSI001
Diploma in Professional Studies Placement (DPS, non creditbearing)
SSI002
Diploma in International Studies Placement (DIntS, non-credit
or
bearing)
EUI002
or
Work Placement (DIntS, non-credit bearing)
Sem
1&2
1&2
(For Diploma in International Studies)
SSI003
Diploma in Industrial Studies Placement (DIS, non credit-bearing)
2
1&2
Students choosing to study on the Exchange One Semester Abroad in Part B will only be
allowed to additionally participate in an assistantship or placement one year abroad
(DIntS, DIS or DPS) in exceptional circumstances, and at the discretion of the
Department.
2.4
Part C - Degree Modules
COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 60)
SSC199
SSC136
SSC137
Social Psychology Project Dissertation
Advanced Social Psychology A
Advanced Social Psychology B
40
10
10
1&2
1
2
OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 60)
Candidates must choose two from Group A and two from Group B or Group C;
Group A
(20 wgt) Modules A selection to be offered from:
SSC112 (Human Sexualities), SSC113 (Gender and Psychology), SSC128 (Political
Psychology), SSC129 (Children’s Interactions), SSC130 (The Social Psychology of
Everyday Life), SSC131 (Social Psychology, Media, and the Moving Image), SSC138
Forensic Psychology, PSC315 Psychology of Health, PSC313 Clinical Psychology.
Group B
(10 wgt) Modules A selection to be offered from:
SSB112 (Human Sexualities), SSB113 (Gender and Psychology), SSB128 (Political
Psychology), SSB129 (Children’s Interactions), SSB130 (The Social Psychology of
Everyday Life), SSB131 (Social Psychology, Media, and the Moving Image), SSB138
Forensic Psychology.
Group C
Modules in Other Subjects
Modules offered at the time in any of Sociology; Criminology and Social Policy;
Communication and Media Studies; languages that follow on from any studied in Part A, or
others in the University’s Module Catalogue approved by the Department for inclusion in
the programme.
3.
Assessment
Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
(1)
Part A: In order to progress from Part A to Part B, candidates must accumulate at
least 100 credits and obtain a minimum of 30% in remaining modules.
(2)
Part B: In order to progress from Part B to Part C, candidates must accumulate at
least 100 credits and obtain a minimum of 30% in remaining modules.
(3)
Part C: In order to qualify for the award of the degree, candidates must, in addition
to satisfying any other requirements of Regulation XX, accumulate at least 100
credits and obtain a minimum of 30% in remaining modules.
Relative Weightings of Parts of the Programme for the purposes of Final Degree
Classification
Candidates’ final degree classification will be determined on the basis of their performance
in degree level Module Assessments in Parts B and C, in accordance with the scheme set
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out in Regulation XX. The average percentage marks for each Part will be combined in the
ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the final Programme Mark.
Reassessment
Subject to the provisions of Regulation XX, candidates who have the right of reassessment
in any Part of the programme may opt to undergo reassessment in the University’s Special
Assessment Period, subject to SAP restrictions on SS107 and SSA108.
Revised: November 2012
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