MSc in Behavioural Science
Programme Code: TMBS
Department: Psychological and Behavioural Science
For students starting this programme of study in 2019/20
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
PB405 Foundations in Behavioural Science (1.0) | |
|
Students also take the unassessed course: | |
|
PB400 Psychological and Behavioural Science (0.0) | |
Paper 2 |
PB4A7 Quantitative Applications for Behavioural Science (0.5) and PB413 Experimental Design and Methods for Behavioural Science (0.5) | |
Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: | |
|
||
|
PB434 Behavioural Science in an Age of New Technology (0.5) 2 | |
|
||
|
||
Paper 4 |
Students select a further 0.5 units from paper 3 (if the equivalent title has not been selected for their dissertation under paper 5), or from the list below: | |
|
MY457 Causal Inference for Observational and Experimental Studies (0.5) # | |
|
PB416 Cognition and Culture (0.5) | |
|
PB417 Consumer Psychology (0.5) | |
|
PB418 Corporate Communications (0.5) | |
|
PB419 Creativity and Innovation (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
|
PB422 Health Communication (0.5) | |
|
PB424 Issues in Organizational and Social Psychology: Organizational Life (0.5) | |
|
PB425 Identity and Group Dynamics in Organisational and Social Settings (0.5) # | |
|
PB426 Knowledge Processes in Organisations (0.5) | |
|
PB427 Organisational and Social Decision Making (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
|
PB428 Political Psychology: Inequality and Prejudice (0.5) # | |
|
PB429 Science Communication and Controversies (0.5) | |
|
||
|
PB431 Social Psychology of Economic Life: Advanced Topics (0.5) | |
|
PB432 Social Representations (0.5) | |
|
PB433 Theory and Practice of Organisation Development (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
|
PB458 Dialogue: Conflict & Negotiation (0.5) | |
|
A course from another department (subject to the approval of the Candidate's Programme Director) | |
Paper 5 |
Courses assessed by a 10,000 word dissertation: (Courses cannot be selected from this list if the course with the equivalent title has already been selected from paper 3) | |
|
||
|
PB4D3 Behavioural Science in an Age of New Technology - Dissertation (1.0) 6 | |
|
||
|
PB4D5 Corporate Behaviour and Decision Making - Dissertation (1.0) 8 | |
|
Students can select a topic outside of the semi-compulsory list at the discretion of the director under extraordinary circumstances. |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
1 : PB421 can not be taken with PB4D2
2 : PB434 can not be taken with PB4D3
3 : PB452 can not be taken with PB4D4
4 : PB453 can not be taken with PB4D5
5 : PB4D2 can not be taken with PB421
6 : PB4D3 can not be taken with PB434
7 : PB4D4 can not be taken with PB452
8 : PB4D5 can not be taken with PB453
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the . Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the .