Psychology with Spanish

The School of Psychology at Chester offers degrees accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). The degree structure will allow you to study a wide range of areas of psychology. If you're interested in a professional career in psychology, there are specialist routes through the course where you can take relevant elective modules at each level.

You will have the opportunity to study a broad range of optional modules at all levels. In addition, alongside the core areas required for British Psychological Society accreditation, a Psychology degree from Chester will equip you with a broad range of employability skills, including literacy, numeracy, critical appraisal, data handling, and communication and logical problem-solving skills.

During this course, you will have the opportunity to develop your language skills to a very high level, and study a range of cultural and historical contexts.

At Chester, you'll have the option to undertake a five-to-eight-week placement in Spain or Costa Rica at the end of Year 2 (Level 5). You will also have the opportunity to complete an academic year in Spain or Latin America. This allows you to split your experience abroad between two countries and to spend time in both Spain and another Spanish-speaking country.

You will be taught in a dynamic environment, located in a purpose-built building that includes three digital language laboratories and a dedicated resources room. All modules are taught in workshop mode.

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This course is delivered in three terms of 10 weeks each. In each term, you will study 40 credits comprising either one or two modules. Scheduled contact hours range between approximately six and twelve hours per week, depending upon the level of study and the complexity of the material being taught.

For psychology, you can expect to take part in lectures, laboratory classes, workshops, seminars, and one-to-one tutorials/supervision. Spanish modules are delivered in workshops and seminars, supported by conversation classes and individual tutorials.

You will be expected to engage in independent study (approximately 30-35 hours per week), which may include engaging with asynchronous learning material on the University’s VLE, tutorial time with staff, using the University’s library, preparing work for assessment, etc.). There will also be times when you'll need to work collaboratively with others.

Teaching will be delivered by experienced academics and practitioners in the subject. This may be supplemented by occasional guest lecturers and speakers.

There will be a broad range of assessment methods so that students are exposed to the different types of task they might encounter in the workplace. Assessment methods may include essays, research reports, reflective reports, presentations and multiple choice examinations. These and other assessments (such as case studies, portfolios and blogs) will allow you to demonstrate your competencies in these areas and to develop your skills in writing for both academic and non-academic audiences. We continuously review the assessment methods used to ensure they adequately prepare you for graduate level employment.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• British Psychological Society