Program Overview

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Program Overview

The University of Strathclyde offers a BA Joint Hons Psychology & Spanish program, which provides students with the opportunity to study psychology and Spanish in a joint honors degree. The program is designed to give students a broad understanding of human behavior and the Spanish language, as well as the skills to become a fluent linguist.

Program Structure

The program is a four-year course that allows students to study two subjects, including psychology and Spanish. In the first year, students take three subjects, including their chosen subject(s). The program includes a range of classes, including psychology, Spanish, and research methods.

Psychology

The psychology component of the program covers a range of topics, including:

• Biological bases of behavior
• Thinking
• Memory
• Personality
• Social influences on behavior
• Changes in behavior through the lifespan
• Research methods

In the second and third years, students study more advanced topics, including:

• Cognition and neuropsychology
• Social and health psychology
• Introduction to research design and analysis
• Individual differences
• Cognition
• Development
• Psychobiology
• Social psychology

In the final year, students can choose from a range of elective classes, including:

• Advanced organizational behavior
• Psychology work placement
• Cross-cultural psychology
• Psychology of mental health
• Critical thinking and common-sense reasoning
• Belief and anomalistic experience
• Critical review
• Introduction to sleep health
• The psychology and cognitive neuroscience of face recognition
• Psychology and ageing
• Psychological assessment
• Psychology of physical activity
• Evolutionary approaches to human mate preferences
• Considering sleep through the behavioral lens
• Neuropsychology of ageing and dementia
• Theory and practice of learning and cognition

Spanish

The Spanish component of the program covers a range of topics, including:

• Language work
• Culture of Spain and Spanish-speaking countries
• History, politics, literature, and cinema of Spain and Spanish-speaking countries

In the first year, students take two streams: one for students with Higher Spanish or equivalent qualification in their chosen language and another for those without. Students in both classes study contemporary Spanish language and aspects of the country’s culture and society.

In the second and third years, students continue to develop their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. In the cultural class each year, students learn more about the history, politics, literature, and cinema of Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.

In the final year, students can choose from a range of elective classes, including:

• Key theories and debates of translation studies (Spanish)
• Student placement
• Latin America through indigenous eyes
• What are you looking at!: Visual culture in Spain

Assessment

The program is assessed through a range of methods, including:

• Class tests
• Essays
• Practical reports
• Dissertations
• Individual presentations
• Group presentations
• Degree examinations

Entry Requirements

The entry requirements for the program are:

• Highers: AAAA (1st sitting) or AAAAB (2nd sitting)
• A Levels: ABB-BBB
• International Baccalaureate: 32-30
• Irish Leaving Certificate: Two H2 passes and three H3 passes including English
• HNC: Social Sciences A in Graded Unit; Maths National 5 C, or equivalent

Fees and Funding

The tuition fees for the program are:

• Scotland: £1,820
• England, Wales & Northern Ireland: £9,535
• Republic of Ireland: If you are an Irish citizen and have been ordinary resident in the Republic of Ireland for the three years prior to the relevant date, and will be coming to Scotland for Educational purposes only, you will meet the criteria of England, Wales & Northern Ireland fee status.
• International: £21,550

Careers

Graduates of the program can pursue a range of careers, including:

• Teaching
• Human resource management
• Social work
• Counselling
• Management and professional positions throughout the private and public sectors
• Research
• Clinical, educational, or occupational psychology

Research Areas

The program covers a range of research areas, including:

• Psychology
• Spanish
• Cognitive psychology
• Neuropsychology
• Social psychology
• Developmental psychology
• Psychobiology
• Sleep health
• Face recognition
• Ageing and dementia
• Learning and cognition

Facilities

The University of Strathclyde has a range of facilities, including:

• Six purpose-built experimental research laboratories
• Driving simulator lab
• Memory lab
• Perception and action lab
• Psychophysiology lab
• Psycholinguistics lab
• Oculomotor lab

Location

The University of Strathclyde is located in the heart of Glasgow, Scotland's biggest and most cosmopolitan city. The campus is based in the city centre, next to the Merchant City, which is a great location for sightseeing, shopping, and socializing alongside studies.