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PSY20170

Academic Year 2024/2025

Clinical Psychology (PSY20170)

Subject:
Psychology
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Psychology
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Professor Alan Carr
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module provides an overview of common psychological problems such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, childhood disorders and personality disorders. This overview includes material on clinical examples, clinical features, classifciation, epidemology, aetiology and treatment. This is also a focus on protective factors and positive psychology.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module students will be able to (1) Describe and understand clinical features of common psychological problems; (2) show an understanding of classification, epidemology, aetiology, treatment, and service provision for common psychological disorders; and (3) explain the role of protective factors in promoting wellbeing.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

10
Autonomous Student Learning

95
Lectures

20
Total

125

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
In autumn 2021/22 PSY 21070 will be a blended learning module

For this modules students will attend 10 two-hour lectures and engage in 120 - 125 hours of autonomous learning doing required and supplementary reading, and watching audiovisual material.


Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Group Work Assignment: Group essay comparing two case studies on key features with reference to relevant literature Week 8 Graded Yes
50
 Yes
Group Work Assignment: Group based short answer assignment covering whole module curriculum Week 12 Graded Yes
50
 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Carr, A. (2012). Clinical psychology: An Introduction. Routledge.
Carr, A. (2020). Positive psychology and you. Routledge.
Carr, A. (2023). Positive psychology: The science of wellbeing and human strengths. Routledge.

Name Role
Dr Keith Gaynor Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Aidan McKiernan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Fri 09:00 - 10:50
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