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LC STUDENTS - PYSCHOLOGY?
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25-04-2012 4:34pm#1Just wondering if anyone is thinking of doing pyschology next year, and what courses youv'e put down, what ones are best etc etc ..
Oh, and has anyone heard of any backdoors if you dont get the points?
Need to figure this out before the change of mind on May 1st
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Oh yeah I heard about that one.
Meant to be really competitive but I'd do it if I had to!hah
Thanks
Yeah there's enormous competition to get into second year psychology, I probably should've mentioned that!
UL has Psychology and Sociology (or something like that) for around 480 points if that'd interest you? The points are slightly lower than for straight Psychology, so again, it's a nice backup. 0 -
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Yeah there's enormous competition to get into second year psychology, I probably should've mentioned that!
UL has Psychology and Sociology (or something like that) for around 480 points if that'd interest you? The points are slightly lower than for straight Psychology, so again, it's a nice backup.
If it came to it I'd just have to work my ass off for a year I guess!hah
Yeah I have that done somewhere along the list I think
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toodleytoo wrote: »Bear in mind that the straight psychology course in UL hasn't been accredited yet as there's only been three years of it so far. The psych and sociology course has been. As a second year psychology student on the course I wish somebody had let me know!
Yeah, I saw that when I was looking at courses, thought it was a bit strange!?
I didnt put down the straight psych.
So if it isnt accredited before you graduate what will happen?
EDIT: I just remembered I emailed them at UL once about that, and this was the reply:
PSI accreditation works such that a new course (ie BSc Psychology) seeks accreditation when its first cohort reaches their final year (2012-13). We will be completing our accreditation process then and there is no reason to assume that we will not receive accreditation. This is particularly the case as the BSc shares the majority of its courses with the BA Psychology and Sociology which is already accredited.
You probably know all that already but just nicase 0 -
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Final year Psych student in UCD here. Just a word of warning, if you are interested in becoming a psychologist and want to study in UCD, you MUST do the single honours BA in Psychology, not psychology through arts (it is not accredited). Check http://www.psihq.ie/accred_UnderGradList.asp to see what undergraduate courses are accredited. You must complete an accredited undergraduate course to progress to a doctorate like clinical psychology, educational psychology etc.
If you choose to take a non-accredited psych course, you must then return to study an accredited course as a Hdip student.
Thanks!
I noticed before that DCU wasnt accredited so I emailed them and they assured me that there is no reason they shouldnt get accredition as they are currently seeking.
So I have it as like 4th or th choice, is that wise?
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I did enjoy the course, though that's more to do with the group I will be graduating with, got lucky we had a great group of friends.
You'll study classical and contemporary sociological theories. Google heads like Durkheim, Foucault, Comte, Marx, someone who I enjoyed in particular was Mead (along with Blumer)... You'll also have a module on Women's studies and be taught about post-modernism etc...
Theories such as structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism are covered, along with plenty more.
Personally, I've done better in sociological modules than in psychological ones, but unless you find that you're into academia, there isn't that much scope for a career in sociology.
If you find the above topics interesting, then you'll enjoy the course. The workload is relatively light, compared to most courses.
What postgrad are you looking at doing? Psych and Soc is more or less a Psych degree, you wouldn't have to convert for Psych masters.
Tbh I didnt understand any of those words, but I will look into them hah
It might be worth a go I think, especially since its so lower in points than other courses, and I've gotten around the 48o mark in all my exams so far.
Im not too sure, maybe clinical, counselling or criminology but that could all change.
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Tbh I didnt understand any of those words, but I will look into them hah
It might be worth a go I think, especially since its so lower in points than other courses, and I've gotten around the 48o mark in all my exams so far.
Im not too sure, maybe clinical, counselling or criminology but that could all change.
Thanks for your help
Do. Sociology makes up half the course, after all
The straight Psych BSc in UL has most of the Sociology modules that Psych and Soc has, but has a few more Psych modules.
My course was up around the 500-510 mark before they introduced the new courseSorry, one more question.
If I dont plan on working/living in Ireland in the future, would it matter if my course is accredied or not?
It's accredited with the PSI, which would be recognised on the same level as the British equivalent... I'd assume it'd be the same elsewhere.0 -
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Hey
I didn't apply for psychology in NUIG on the CAO I applied for Arts. Once I attended lectures, I really did love the content. In first year we studied, cognitive psychology, personality psychology, developmental psychology, psychology of learning, biological psychology and social psychology along with a research methods module. In first year we had two essays, two exams , a lab report and a kind of question and answer type assignment. There were marks given for attendance at tutorials and you also had to be guinea pigs for some of the final year students :P All of these made up your final grade at the end of the year
It was a lot more work than expected (considering it was just one of my 4 subjects and even people who are on the denominated psychology programme have to do 3 other subjects in first year), but it was very interesting and most of the lecturers are friendly and approachable. I was lucky enough to get the top 15 though so will progress into second year denominated psychology next year. It was highly highly competitive though.
Great, thanks for that! What other subjects did you do? And what were your hours like? Did you think it was difficult? And also what are the exams like - question and answer, essay-style or what? Sorry for all the questions, I just want to know as much as possible about the course 0 -
Great, thanks for that! What other subjects did you do? And what were your hours like? Did you think it was difficult? And also what are the exams like - question and answer, essay-style or what? Sorry for all the questions, I just want to know as much as possible about the course
No bother
I did Soc and Pol, Geography and Italian with it
If you have any questions about those ask away
I couldn't tell you offhand what my hours were like, I know I had a Thursday off and only two lectures on a Friday. I had a lot of extra hours because of the language. As for psychology, 4 lectures a week plus a tutorial
I didn't find psychology difficult, because it was just so intersting. The research methods module was a bit of a bore, although tbh I attended barely any of those and managed to pass so dont' sweat it too much.
The exam was a multiple choice exam, tick the box a, b,c or d. Sounds easy but it's not, it's fairly intense 120 questions in 120 minutes.
No bother with the questions ask away
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No bother
I did Soc and Pol, Geography and Italian with it
If you have any questions about those ask away
I couldn't tell you offhand what my hours were like, I know I had a Thursday off and only two lectures on a Friday. I had a lot of extra hours because of the language. As for psychology, 4 lectures a week plus a tutorial
I didn't find psychology difficult, because it was just so intersting. The research methods module was a bit of a bore, although tbh I attended barely any of those and managed to pass so dont' sweat it too much.
The exam was a multiple choice exam, tick the box a, b,c or d. Sounds easy but it's not, it's fairly intense 120 questions in 120 minutes.
No bother with the questions ask away
Hope this is of some help
Sorry to intrude, but just wondering did you speak Italian before 3rd level or was it a new thing?
I'd love to leanr but know literally nothing.0 -
Sorry to intrude, but just wondering did you speak Italian before 3rd level or was it a new thing?
I'd love to leanr but know literally nothing.
It was a new thing.
Entirely new, but it was new for everyone who took it. It's taught at beginners level in NUIG
Regretted picking it to be honest (although it was great for making friends since it was a small class compared to the large Arts lectures), I thought I'd enjoy it but I really didn't. I loved French in secondary school, thought Italian would be pretty easy to pick up but nooope!
Don't let me sway you though, there were a few die-hards in the class who really did and embrace and love it. 0 -
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