Admissions

UCAS code: C830

Brief Course Outline

Duration of course: 3 years
Degree awarded: BA

Brief Course Outline

Intake: 64
Applications shortlisted for interview: 53.5%
Successful applications: 20.8%

Programme Specification

Open days

26 and 27 June, and 20 September 2013

Contact details

The Admissions Coordinator,
Department of Experimental Psychology, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3UD
+44 (0) 1865 271376
Please email us at admissions@psy.ox.ac.uk
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Experimental Psychology

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A typical weekly timetable

During terms 1 and 2 work is divided between lectures (about six a week) and tutorials (two to three a week). During terms 3 to 9 your time will be divided between attending lectures (about six per week), tutorials (average of 1.5 a week), and practical classes (one afternoon a week). You will also carry out your own research project and be given the opportunity to write a library dissertation.

Fieldwork and international opportunities

A wide choice of research projects is available, including projects based in other departments and outside the University.

Terms 1 and 2
Courses Three courses are taken out o: Psychology Philosophy Linguistics Neurophysiology Statistics	Assessment First University examinations Three written papers
Terms 3–5
Courses Nine courses are taken, including the eight core topics: Cognitive Neuroscience Behavioural Neuroscience Perception Memory, Attention and Information Processing Language and Cognition Developmental Psychology Social Psychology Personality, Individual Differences and Psychological Disorders One course in experimental design and statistics	Assessment Final University examinations, Part I: Four written papers Practical portfolio
Terms 6–9
Courses Three advanced option courses in psychology or two advanced option courses and a library dissertation. The courses change each year to reflect advances in psychology; Research project	Assessment Final University examinations, Part II: Research project report Three written papers (or two written papers and a library dissertation)