59 Psychology BA (Hons) (NFQ Level 8)
Choosing Psychology If you wish to obtain a professional qualification in Psychology, then DN519 is the pathway for you. There is also an opportunity to take Psychology as a minor component of a BA Joint Honours degree (DN500), but entry to this pathway is subject to a quota of 20 places available at the end of first year. There are, however, many opportunities to take Psychology through elective modules at all stages of the BA Joint Honours degree.
CAO Code DN519 Direct Entry
Leaving Certificate Passes in six subjects including English, Irish, A third language and three other recognised subjects, of which two must be minimum HC3.
Why is this subject for me? If you have a questioning attitude and good reasoning skills you will really enjoy the world opened up by psychology. Psychology has links to the natural sciences, the social sciences and the arts, so it is likely to appeal to a wide variety of people. Te course has core modules that will introduce you to major theories and research methods, and you will also have a chance to choose option modules in specialist areas of psy- chology (e.g. counselling, clinical psychology and forensic psychology). Final year students under- take an independent piece of research under the direction of one of the academic staff.
What will I study? First Year
Social Psychology • Brain & Behaviour • Introductory Research Methods • Perception & Cognition • Two other Arts subjects
Second & Third Year Behavioural Neuroscience • Child & Adolescent Development • Visual Cognition • Psychology Labs • Personality & Human Intelligence • Independent Research Project • Option and elective modules
See our Studying UCD Psychology model on page 60.
Career & Graduate Study Opportunities Te degree is recognised by the Psychological Society of Ireland and, as such, provides the foundation for further graduate training in any field of psychology, as well as for a wide variety of careers. For example, graduates go on to fur- ther education and training in: A Clinical psychology
A Educational psychology A Organisational psychology A Forensic psychology A Counselling psychology A Health psychology.
Tere are also career opportunities in research projects alongside other human scientists, such as economists and sociologists.
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Rachel
Kenny STUDENT
Average CAO Points 2010 525 Minimum CAO Points 2010 505
A-Level/GCSE Entry Requirements Pages 176/177
Average Intake 75 Length of Programme 3 Years
Progression Entry Routes FETAC Entry Route — None IT Transfer Route — None
The image shows an eye-tracking machine being set up to monitor the eye movements of a research participant. This equipment is used in ongoing research in sports psychology and research on human perception.
International Study Opportunities Te School of Psychology has exchange agree- ments with: A Université Catholique de l’Ouest, France
A Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid, Spain
A Free University, Berlin, Germany A Georgetown University, Washington, USA
I chose Psychology because I saw it as a dynamic and evolving subject, where every question answered gives rise to another question. I also wanted the kinds of choices offered by Horizons because it allowed me to continue to take
electives in English. My main area of interest is youth mental health and I recently gained work experience on this topic through a Health Research Board summer student scholarship in UCD. Next, I hope to do a taught master’s in Psychology and ultimately I would like to train as a clinical psychologist.
KEY FAC T To take Psychology as a single subject degree you must enter through DN519.
Further information +353 1 716 8363
facebook.com/UCDLife Undergraduate Office, UCD School of Psychology, Newman Building (Room F208), Belfield, Dublin 4
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