- UCAS course code
- B611
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
BSc Healthcare Science (Audiology)
Duration: 3 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: B611 / Institution code: M20
- Typical A-level offer: ABB including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: BBB including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: BBC including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 34 points overall with 6,5,5 at HL, including specific requirements
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £31,000 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
Some students may be eligible for financial support from the University. See the student finance section for more information.
Course unit details:
Introduction to Psychology and Lifespan Development
| Unit code | PCHN11601 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 4 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
This module will provide a general introduction to research and theory in major areas of cognitive psychology. The influence of lifespan changes on physical, social and cognitive development will be evaluated. Where appropriate, applications of cognitive psychology in "real world" audiology settings will be demonstrated.
Aims
- Provide a basic understanding of the central theoretical models and concepts in core areas of cognitive psychology relevant to the psychological consequences of hearing disease and hearing disorders.
- To raise awareness of common changes in physical, cognitive, and social processes across the lifespan.
- To demonstrate the relevance of psychology and lifespan development to audiology.
Syllabus
- Motivation and Emotion.
- Stress.
- Social psychology.
- Memory.
- Language.
- Learning and Conditioning.
- Abnormal cognitive psychology.
- Lifespan: conception to childhood.
- Lifespan: adolescence.
- Lifespan: adulthood.
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures, class discussions, directed reading, web examples, formative MCQ quizzes.
Knowledge and understanding
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the range of research areas covered by cognitive psychology, as well as experimental methods employed by cognitive psychologists.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the central theoretical models and concepts in core areas of cognitive psychology.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the application of psychological theory and research evidence to clinical practice.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how the integration of different research methodologies applied to both healthy and patient populations informs our understanding of auditory cognition.
- Know the key developmental changes that commonly occur from infancy to old age.
Intellectual skills
- Critical thinking and analysis.
- Enhancement of evaluative and interpretive skills.
- Develop the ability to think critically and question received information.
- Develop communication skills.
Practical skills
- Use of the library and electronic sources to support learning.
- Enhancement of writing skills.
Transferable skills and personal qualities
- Effective communication skills.
- Academic reading.
Assessment methods
Practice MCQs (formative), discussions on an individual and group basis - (formative)
Summative essay on the psychological consequences of hearing loss (1000 words) - 80%
10 online MCQ assessments (weekly) - 20%
Feedback methods
Feedback during teaching sessions (group discussion and formative MCQs).
Opportunities for general feedback on essay assignment (one-on-one meetings and/or via email).
Feedback on summative essay provided via Canvas.
Recommended reading
- Eysenck, M. W., & Keane, M. T. (2013). Cognitive Psychology - a student's handbook. 6th edition. Hove: Psychology Press.
- Hayes, N. (2000). Foundations of Psychology. 3rd edition. London: Thompson learning. Hewstone, M., Fincham, F.D., & Foster, J. (2005). Psychology. Oxford: The British
Psychological Society and Blackwell Publishing Ltd. - Boyd, D, Bee, H. (2013). Lifespan Development. Essex: Pearson.
- Freiberg, K. (1992). Human Development. A life-span approach. 4th edition. Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
- Sheridan MD. (1997). From birth to five years: children's' developmental progress. London: Routledge.
More specific references will be provided in lectures.
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Seminars | 22 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 78 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Rebecca Millman | Unit coordinator |