- UCAS course code
- C800
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
BSc Psychology
Duration: 3 years (4 years with Study Abroad/Placement Year)
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: C800 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
Industrial experience
Scholarships available
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAB including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: ABB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at HL, including specific requirements
Course unit details:
Organisational Psychology
| Unit code | PSYC30241 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 20 |
| Unit level | Level 6 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
The structure of the course centres on the key areas of organisational psychology, as proposed by the British Psychological Society. This provides students with a broad understanding of the topic, and will be beneficial for any students who might wish to continue towards a career in this area.
The course will cover topics such as: leadership, team-working, selection and assessment, motivation, training, fairness in the workplace, emotional labour.
This is an optional Final Year unit for the BSc Psychology programme.
Aims
This unit aims to:
- Provide students with a firm conceptual foundation in key theoretical perspectives in organisational psychology.
- Develop students’ understanding of how these perspectives can be applied in the workplace.
- Make students aware of potential career options in organisational psychology and related areas.
- Ensure a beneficial learning experience in an area which is likely to affect all those wishing to enter the world of work
Teaching and learning methods
This course will include:
- 11 x 2 hour in-person lectures
- 11 x 1 hour workshops
E-learning provision: Lecture content, supplementary reading and resources (e.g. videos), and a monitored discussed board will be provided via Canvas.
Knowledge and understanding
- Apply psychological research to case studies of workplace scenarios
- Illustrate how various influences on workplace behaviour are conceptualised within organisational psychology
Intellectual skills
- Critically assess the merits of interventions and applications of psychology in making positive changes in the workplace
- Critically evaluate theoretical developments in understanding the workplace.
- Analyse the positive and negative effects of the world of work on the individual
Transferable skills and personal qualities
- Construct a coherent written argument based around appropriate empirical evidence
- Synthesise, analyse, and evaluate information using primary sources, including journal articles
Assessment methods
Assessment | Length | How and when feedback is provided | Weighting within unit (if relevant) |
1 x coursework essay (mid-term) | 3 pages | Students will receive a grade and written feedback 20 working days after the final submission deadline | 50% |
Case Study short answer question exam | 3 SAQs – 1 page each | Students will receive a grade and individual feedback after the semester 1 exam board | 50% |
Feedback methods
1 x coursework essay (mid-term) - Students will receive a grade and written feedback 20 working days after the final submission deadline
Case Study short answer question exam - Students will receive a grade and individual feedback after the semester 1 exam board
Recommended reading
References will be provided during teaching sessions.
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 22 |
| Practical classes & workshops | 10 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 168 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Lee Wickham | Unit coordinator |