BSc Psychology, BSc Developmental Psychology, BSc Forensic Psychology

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1 BSc, BSc Developmental, BSc Forensic Welcome Welcome to UEL s School of. These pages are provided to help ease you into your studies and advise you on preparation and reading that we suggest you undertake before starting your degree programme. We begin the academic year with a week of special sessions to introduce you to your programme, your School and the University. This is the beginning of your induction to UEL, a process that will continue through your first year with us. Induction activities are designed to help new students settle in before teaching begins and before the other students return. During induction week you will meet your tutors and other key members of staff who will support you during your time at UEL, as well as your fellow students, so attendance is essential! Induction week for students joining UEL for the academic year 2013/4 begins on Monday 16 th September. Please check when and where you are required to attend induction sessions in the table below and online at uel.ac.uk/starting. Here you can view when and where to enrol, events happening on, how to get around and much more. Induction Programme Please see below the provisional timetable for induction week. This tells you what is happening on each day and when and where you should attend. For the most recent and detailed information please check the induction timetable for your programme at uel.ac.uk/starting. Date Time Event Location Content Who should attend Monday 9am Sept 16 th 12pm Tuesday Sept 17 th 10am 3pm and central service talks for students Welcome to the School of Main Lecture Theatre (MLT), Business School, Complete your enrolment onto the programme, meet the Leader for and the support team, find out about some of the support services available at UEL. You will be welcomed by your Head of Subject, Programme Leader, Year Tutors and other staff who will work with you this year. You will be given information about the degree content and structure. You will hear about the support available for students in the School of. Students (studying with another subject) Wednesday Sept 18 th 9.30am 1pm centre Campus Complete your enrolment onto the programme Students taking as a Single

2 degree 2pm 3.30pm Thursday Sept 19 th pm 3pm Central services talks Introduction to learning, teaching and research in Welcome drinks Friday Sept All day Freshers 20 th Fair Main lecture theatre, Le cafe, Arthur Edwards building, Find out able UEL s central services including the Student Union, Employability and Enterprise team and UEL Sport. Attend talks on our lecture and tutorial system and our Virtual Learning environment. Take part in a research activity and orientation quiz. You are invited to join us for a drink and nibbles at the end of the quiz and meet current students in the School of. Take part in social events organised by the Student Union and sign up for clubs, sports and activities. Single students What to expect in Semester A Your semester A timetable is shown in the table below. Please ensure that you attend all lectures and seminars as failure to do so will affect your progression. Day Time Module Room Tuesday PY1101 Research Methods Lecture* Tuesday PY1101 Research Methods Seminars* Wednesday PY1105 Thinking like a Psychologist Lecture Thursday PY1103/ PY1107 Individuals, Development and Social Behaviour & Skills*^ Tbc by module leader LT.02 In some weeks there will also be a scheduled meeting with your personal tutor time and day to be confirmed (will be Tues/Wed/Thurs) *Attended by Comb Hons Majors, ^ Attended by Comb Hons Minors

3 Modules At level 1, all modules on the BSc and named awards (BSc Forensic and BSc Developmental) are core modules and therefore all students working towards a single honours degree in take the same six modules. Students taking a major in as part of a programme take four core modules in and two modules in their minor subject. Students taking a minor in take two modules in and four in their major subject. Planning your time at UEL: If you are enrolling as a full-time student you will be registered for three modules (areas of study) per semester. You will need to attend all taught sessions, be aware of the assessments for each module and manage your study time so that you can complete the reading and independent work as required for all three modules. Full time students should expect to spend a full working week (ie approx 36 hours) on their studies throughout each semester in order to have the best chance of progressing smoothly through the programme. Those studying part-time should expect this to be pro-rata. If you are studying two instead of three modules per semester, you need to allocate two thirds of a working week to give yourself the best chance of success. Our teaching methods include lectures, tutorials, workshops and a virtual learning environment (Moodle) as well as the contact and support provided by tutors via and office hours. Our assessment methods at level 1 include a variety of coursework (essays, lab reports, quizzes) and exams (which take place in January and May). We have a student contract which sets out our responsibilities to you. For example, we will provide clear guidelines on how to complete assessments, what the markers will be looking for and when your work will be returned. In turn, students are responsible for attending and contributing to taught sessions, knowing when and how to submit their work, organising their study time and ensuring their work is completed and submitted on time Our advice is that if you attend regularly, complete the recommended reading, keep in contact with your tutors and make use of the support available, submit your work on time and make use of feedback, you will benefit the most from your time at University and be most likely to graduate successfully. We will help you with this transition to becoming an independent learner. Reading list We suggest that you do some preliminary reading before starting your programme. The reading list below offers some suggestions. Pre-course reading will help ensure that you are prepared for your course and have the expected level of knowledge about the subject areas that will be studied in your modules. 1) It is recommended that you read / dip into a good general introductory psychology text and one that we particularly suggest you look out for is:

4 Banyard, P., Davies, M.N.O., Norman, C., and Winder, B., (2010). Essential : A concise introduction. Sage. This is a very engaging book that will give you a thought-provoking and lively introduction to many areas of psychology which we look at in PY1103/7 and PY1104. If you read the chapter on research methods, this will also give you a foundation for PY ) One of the key texts for PY1103/7 and PY1104 is the following: Martin, G.N., Carlson, N.R., & Buskist, W. (2007). : Third Edition. Pearson. It may be useful to become familiar with this book before you arrive and it is widely available in libraries. However, we do not recommend that you purchase this text as it will be distributed at Induction as part of your free texts package. 3) The following book will help you develop your critical thinking skills right from the start of your programme and is particularly relevant to the semester A module, PY1105 Thinking like a psychologist. It is also a very lively and accessible book that we hope you will enjoy reading. Goldacre, B. (2009). Bad science. Harper Perennial. Important dates Semester A teaching begins on September 23 rd and continues until December13th. It is important that you attend regularly and therefore holidays should not be booked during teaching weeks if at all possible. Missing sessions can prevent students from progressing through their programme as planned. Please note that coursework deadlines and exam dates cannot be changed so it is essential that students plan around them. The dates are published well in advance to help you do so. Coursework deadlines are provided by module leaders at the start of the semester. The exam period for semester A is in January Please see the academic calendar on the UEL website for further details and dates. Preparing for the programme A place to study We recommend that students plan where they will study once their programme starts. You will need somewhere comfortable, light and quiet to work and a place to store your reading materials and programme information in an organised way. If you plan to work at home, it would be useful to consider how you will ensure that you can study there without being disturbed. Note that the University and School of provide a certain number of PCs for students to use. At induction week you will visit the library and see the study areas and opening hours. IT skills You will be expected to word-process your coursework assignments, so if you need to develop your keyboard skills, it would be good to work on these in advance. You could enrol on a taught course or

5 follow an appropriate computer programme. As well as word-processing you will be using , Moodle and a programme for statistical analysis (SPSS), so any preliminary experience with these kinds of facilities will be worthwhile. The staff team Below are some of the key staff who will work with you this year, many of whom you will meet in Induction week: Head of Subject for Psychological Sciences: Elizabeth Attree BSc Programme Leader: Dr Joy Coogan BSc Forensic : Dr Amanda Roberts BSc Developmental : Dr Rachel George Year One Tutors for psychology: Dr Rachel George and Max O Neill Leader for : Dr Rachel George Module leaders for level 1: Ian Wells, Dr Paul Penn, Dr Laura McGrath and Dr Richard Ralley Tutor for part-time students: Dr Anna Stone School information The School of is based at UEL s in the Arthur Edwards Building (AE). The Helpdesk is located on the first floor of the AE Building, in room AE Experienced staff are there to provide students with up to date information, advice and equipment and this is also where coursework is handed in and returned. If you have any questions prior to your arrival at UEL, please contact Marika Hemming, Admissions and Recruitment Officer for the School on or psychology@uel.ac.uk School Address: School of The University of East London Campus Water Lane London E15 4LZ Visit: uel.ac.uk/psychology