Students spend up to 20 hours per week attending lectures and tutorials. In second year you will conduct a series of laboratory practicals, while in third year you will carry out an independent research project under the direction of one of the academic staff.
A combination of end-of-trimester written examinations and continuous assessment is used to evaluate performance
Study Abroad
- Duration:
- 3 Year(s)
- Next Intake:
- 2024/2025 September
- Country Specific Entry Requirements:
- Visit the UCD Global Undergraduate Entry Requirements webpage.
Curricular information is subject to change.
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. The 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 psychology (e.g. counselling, clinical psychology and forensic psychology).
About this Course
Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.
Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.
The year abroad takes place when you have accumulated at least 110 credits and satisfied any subject prerequisites, adding a fourth year to the BA programme and turning it into a BA International.
The School of Psychology has exchange agreements with:
- Université Catholique de l'Ouest, France
- Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid, Spain
- Free University, Berlin, Germany
- Georgetown University, Washington, USA
- University of Groningen, the Netherlands
The 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, including:
Clinical psychology Educational psychology Organisational psychology Forensic psychology Counselling psychology Health psychology.
There are also career opportunities in research projects alongside other human scientists, such as economists and sociologists.
There are also career opportunities in research projects alongside other human scientists, such as economists and sociologists.
The following advice is for Non-EU applicants. For Irish/EU/UK students, please apply via MyUCD.
The following entry route(s) are available:
The following entry route(s) are available:
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