This three-year BA (Hons) programme focuses on the study of Applied Psychology and is recognised for graduate membership by the Psychological Society of Ireland.

To be eligible for the award of the BA (Hons) degree a student will be required to have achieved 180 credits by obtaining 60 credits in each of First, Second, and Third Arts (Applied Psychology). A student may not register for more than 60 credits in one academic year.

Students take Applied Psychology in First Arts together with two other subjects from the First Arts programme. To avoid timetable clashes no more than one subject may be chosen from any separate group below:

1. Asian Studies, Computer Science, History, Portuguese
3. Archaeology, German¹, Latin, Mathematical Studies, Mathematics², Politics
4. French³, Sociology
5. Béaloideas⁴, Economics, English, Greek, Religions and Global Diversity
6. (a)# Geography, Italian⁵
6. (b)# Celtic Civilisation, Philosophy, Spanish⁶

#Students can combine a subject from 6(a) with a subject from 6(b) in first year.

Points to Note:

1. German: Students wishing to select German (Beginners) are recommended to have a minimum grade HC1 in another modern continental language or Irish or Latin or Greek in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent). Students wishing to select German (Non Beginners) should have a minimum grade HC3 in German in the Leaving Certificate (or equivalent). Students will be accepted to the Beginners group only if they have no prior German, or if they have reached a level no higher than Junior Certificate German.
2. Mathematics: Students who wish to take Mathematics must have at least a HB3 in Mathematics in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or its equivalent).
3. French: A student will not normally be allowed to select French unless he/she has attained a pass standard in French in the Leaving Certificate Examination or equivalent.
4. Béaloideas: Students wishing to select Béaloideas should normally have a minimum grade HC3 in Irish in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent). Lectures are through the medium of Irish.
5. Italian: Students wishing to take Beginners' Italian are recommended to have a minimum of Grade HC3 in another modern continental language, or Irish, or Latin, or Greek in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent). Students wishing to take Non-Beginners' Italian are recommended to have a minimum of Grade HC3 in Italian in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent).
6. Spanish: Students wishing to take Beginners' Spanish must have obtained a Grade HC3 in the Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) in another modern continental language or Irish, Latin, or Greek. Students wishing to take Non-Beginners' Spanish must have obtained a minimum Grade HC3 in Spanish in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent).

Change of Subject (First Year only)

Changes to First Year subjects will be allowed, provided subject prerequisites are met, up to four weeks after the start of Semester 1, i.e. until Friday, 7 October 2016 . The on-line facility for making changes to subjects will only be open for the first two weeks of Semester 1, i.e. until Friday, 23 September 2016. Subsequent changes up until Friday, 7 October 2016 must be processed manually through the Student Records and Examinations Office, West Wing, UCC.  Changes for FETAC and Mature students and any other student not presenting with a Leaving Certificate must be processed manually through the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences Office, G31, O'Rahilly Building. Change of Subject Forms are available here.

Programme Requirements First Arts (Applied Psychology)

Students take 60 credits as follows:
AP1105 (5 credits), AP1108 (10 credits), AP1110, AP1223, AP1349 (5 credits per module)
plus two other First Arts subjects (15 credits each) from those listed above.

Programme Requirements for Arts subjects begin here.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations

Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2016/2017.

Three Year Rule

Students must pass the First University Examination in Arts (Applied Psychology) within three academic years from the date of first registration for First Year. Failure to comply with this rule means that the student will be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, only for very serious reasons.

No student may register for Second (Applied Psychology) until he/she has passed the First University Examination in Arts (Applied Psychology). The selection of any module is conditional on the Professor or Lecturer concerned and the College being satisfied that a student is capable of profiting by attendance thereat. Students may not select modules which involve a timetable clash.

In Second Arts students take a Single Subject Degree in Applied Psychology consisting of modules to the value of 60 credits in Applied Psychology.

Change of Module

Students wishing to register a change of module must do so via the Student Portal or at the Student Records and Examinations Office no later than two weeks after the start of each Semester, i.e. by Friday, 23 September 2016 (Semester 1) or Friday, 27 January 2017 (Semester 2). Semester 1 modules cannot be changed in Semester 2. No changes in registration will be allowed after these deadlines.

Programme Requirements Second Arts (Applied Psychology)

Single Subject

Students take 60 credits as follows:
AP2102, AP2103, AP2104, AP2105, AP2106, AP2107, AP2109, AP2111, AP2204 (5 credits per module), AP2209 (15 credits)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations

Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2016/2017.

Three Year Rule

Students must pass the Second University Examinations in Arts (Applied Psychology) within three academic years from the date of first registration for Second Year. Failure to comply with this rule means that the student will be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, only for very serious reasons.

No student may register for Third Arts (Applied Psychology) until he/she has passed the Second University Examination in Arts (Applied Psychology). The selection of any module is conditional on the Professor or Lecturer concerned and the College being satisfied that a student is capable of profiting by attendance thereat. Students may not select modules which involve a timetable clash.

In Third Arts students take a Single Subject Degree in Applied Psychology consisting of modules to the value of 60 credits in Applied Psychology.

Change of Module

Students wishing to register a change of module must do so via the Student Portal or at the Student Records and Examinations Office no later than two weeks after the start of each Semester, i.e. by Friday, 23 September 2016 (Semester 1) or Friday, 27 January 2017 (Semester 2). Semester 1 modules cannot be changed in Semester 2. No changes in registration will be allowed after these deadlines.

Programme Requirements Third Arts (Applied Psychology)

Single Subject

Students take 35 credits as follows:

AP3101*, (5 credits), AP3108 (20 credits), AP3111, AP3114** (5 credits)

plus 25 credits (with a minimum of 10 credits and maximum of 15 credits in each semester) from the following:

At least one module from:
AN4009, AN4012, AP3102, AP3103, AP3039 (5 credits)
and
At least two modules from:
AP3015, AP3030, AP3037, AP3110, AP3115, AP3399 (5 credits)
and

At least one module from:

AP3104, AP3299, AP3020, AP3033, AP3041 (5 credits)

*Students who passed AP2101 cannot select AP3101 but must take 5 credits from the above list of electives instead.
**Students who passed AP2203 cannot select AP3114 but must take 5 credits from the above list of electives instead.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations

Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2016/2017.

Three Year Rule

Students must pass the Third University Examinations in Arts (Applied Psychology) within three academic years from the date of first registration for Third Year. Failure to comply with this rule means that the student will be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, only for very serious reasons.