Psychology through Science?

biohaiid

Has anyone applied to this course, or know anyone doing it?
In the long term I wanna be a psychologist and I can get it through this but the science aspect is putting me off. And maths.
As far as I know there isn't any psych in first year at all, so I'm afraid my college years will be off to a miserable and difficult start.
But its only 465 points, much lower than other courses.

Dilemma.

Seren_

You can do psychology through the ordinary arts degree too. You do psych and two other subjects in first year, and then just psychology in second and third year. You do have to get high marks to get into pure psych after first year, but if you're interested in it and do the readings and stuff, you should be fine!

barleybooley

biohaiid wrote: »

Has anyone applied to this course, or know anyone doing it?
In the long term I wanna be a psychologist and I can get it through this but the science aspect is putting me off. And maths.
As far as I know there isn't any psych in first year at all, so I'm afraid my college years will be off to a miserable and difficult start.
But its only 465 points, much lower than other courses.

Dilemma.

I started this course (didn't like Psychology so I stayed in Science instead). First Science really is not hard, it's pretty much the same level of difficulty as Leaving Cert Higher Level for Biology, Physics and Chemistry and they assume no prior knowledge. The year I started, there were two maths strands, one like higher level and one like ordinary level but now I think it's just one type and the level is somewhere between the two. There's a Maths support centre in the college which provides free help for those struggling with Maths. I never used it but I believe they're very good and you can just drop into them whenever, besides, you can just give it up after first year. Although you don't actually do any Psychology in first year, the lecturers encourage you to go to the lectures to get a feel for it for the following year. Second year science is a little harder (as is to be expected) but if you work at it then it'll pay off just like anything.

Don't be too quick to dismiss it, it's a guaranteed spot in third year.

Alt_Grrr

biohaiid wrote: »

In the long term I wanna be a psychologist and I can get it through this but the science aspect is putting me off.

So you want to study something which purports to be a science (we won't get into the whole is it really a science debate), but your put off by the study of science and by maths.

You'll have to take a module in stats ether way. better that you have some experience in maths then suffer through it.

biohaiid

Your Text Here wrote: »

You can do psychology through the ordinary arts degree too. You do psych and two other subjects in first year, and then just psychology in second and third year. You do have to get high marks to get into pure psych after first year, but if you're interested in it and do the readings and stuff, you should be fine!

Oh, I didn't realise that. Thanks.

barleybooley wrote: »

I started this course (didn't like Psychology so I stayed in Science instead). First Science really is not hard, it's pretty much the same level of difficulty as Leaving Cert Higher Level for Biology, Physics and Chemistry and they assume no prior knowledge. The year I started, there were two maths strands, one like higher level and one like ordinary level but now I think it's just one type and the level is somewhere between the two. There's a Maths support centre in the college which provides free help for those struggling with Maths. I never used it but I believe they're very good and you can just drop into them whenever, besides, you can just give it up after first year. Although you don't actually do any Psychology in first year, the lecturers encourage you to go to the lectures to get a feel for it for the following year. Second year science is a little harder (as is to be expected) but if you work at it then it'll pay off just like anything.

Don't be too quick to dismiss it, it's a guaranteed spot in third year.

Thanks, that gives me a lot to consider.

Alt_Grrr wrote: »

So you want to study something which purports to be a science (we won't get into the whole is it really a science debate), but your put off by the study of science and by maths.

You'll have to take a module in stats ether way. better that you have some experience in maths then suffer through it.

I know there is science and maths involved in Psychology, but clearly this course explores science and maths to a different degree. Why else would they have 2 different courses, BA Psychology and Psychology through SCIENCE?

Alt_Grrr

biohaiid wrote: »

I know there is science and maths involved in Psychology, but clearly this course explores science and maths to a different degree. Why else would they have 2 different courses, BA Psychology and Psychology through SCIENCE?

Well if you have a look at the modules, for the BSc and the BA you'll notice that they are in fact the same. but The Psychology Though Science people don't do any Psychology modules until second year.

The only reason for the difference is that if you decide that it isn't for you, you can switch into the standard science degree structure if you do it though science.

Xqzciara

as the poster above said, you can do it through arts! Iv just finished doing it through arts, when I did it you had to be in the top 30 of the class in first year to get into pure psychology in 2nd year, but I dont know if that is still the case. I got exactly 60% anyway, and could have worked harder, so I reckon if you really want it and put the work in you'll definitely get it. I also didnt do it through science because I didnt like the sound of doing so many science modules and I wanted to get stuck into psychology straight away rather than waiting a year. although bearing in mind if you HATE science psychology might not be the right choice for you, there is a lot in it because its considered a science and is within the faculty of science and engineering (even though you graduate with a BA..makes no sense), and the stats in first year, although not impossible, are quite mathsy and put a lot of people off. I had done honours maths until dec of leaving cert and then dropped down to pass, and I found it easy enough, but a lot of people really dont like it (and in second year it gets worse cus its all on a computer haha).
Anyway if you have any questions about doing it through arts dont be afraid to ask me

biohaiid

Just an update to anyone that's interested, I have decided to put this course on my CAO after all, even though it is only 9th I really wouldn't mind doing it if it came to it.
Thanks for all the advice. :