PSY-40038 - Module Specification
School of Psychology
Faculty of Natural Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

In this apprenticeship module, you will gain valuable experience of working on a research project alongside an experienced research mentor or mentors, and of playing a role in an empirical research project. You will be assigned to research projects offered across the range of expertise in the School of Psychology, with care taken to ensure that the apprenticeship develops or extends your research skills in an area that you have identified. Projects will vary from year to year depending on current staff research, and you might take a number of different roles in the research from designing and preparing research materials through to analysing existing datasets. The module will help you to develop a key range of research skills including learning to follow guidance and respond to feedback and effective communication of research in writing.

The aims of this module are to provide students with (a) advanced research experience in an area of psychology which extends their research skills, (b) experience working with a directive research mentor, (c) experience in producing clear and effective written work (which may take different forms including full or partial research reports, systematic literature reviews, grant proposals and ethics applications, or other appropriate means as determined by the project leader).

Intended Learning Outcomes

carry out research tasks under supervision and respond to guidance and feedback from their Project Leader (and other members of the research team if appropriate): 1
articulate evaluative reflections on the research skills they have used: 1
communicate their research experience clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences: 1

Study hours

Students will attend 4 x 2hr workshops designed to support them to effectively manage their project work.
Students will receive 10-15 hours of supervision from their Project Leader. The exact amount of contact with their Project Leader will vary depending on the project but students can expect regular meetings to give them a clear timetable of activities and to review progress.
The module includes 127-132 hours of independent study across the year which accounts for activities such as reading, literature searching/researching, undertaking the research activity, and writing the final report.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment