University College Cork

Course Description

• The degree follows a rich, varied and challenging curriculum, from history to neuroscience, culture to biology, from children to the elderly, from professional skills to statistical and laboratory skills
• The BA Applied Psychology is accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland, and graduates are eligible for graduate membership of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) with a Second Class Honours or above, or completion of a PSI accredited Psychology Conversion Course with an overall pass mark of 50 percent
• Students will complete courses that examine psychology from a philosophical and cultural perspective, enhance their critical thinking and scientific communication skills and develop a strong understanding of the main modern fields of psychology
• More than 90% of the program’s graduates are in employment in a field of psychology or are in postgraduate training
• The final year of the program entails an independent research project carried out by the student