Prospective Students

The Degree Structure

Here is a schematic of our undergraduate degree structure. More specific information is available in the Handbooks for each year. When you arrive at Dundee, you will be helped by our faculty to make the best module choices for your degree.

Graduation 2009

Congratulations to graduates in the class of 2009. Dr Ben Vincent tracked down some students to get their thoughts.

The Location

Dundee is a small friendly university located on the east coast of Scotland with excellent communications links by road, rail and air to major centres in Scotland and the UK. With a population of 150,000 Dundee supports all of the activities expected of a major city but is small enough not to be overwhelming or impersonal. This is enhanced by the quality of life here with the breathtaking scenery of the Scottish mountains and lochs to the north and west, several miles of sandy beaches to the south and some 1,300 acres of parkland in the immediate vicinity.

More information on the city and campus can be found at Campus & City guide

The School

The school specialises in human experimental psychology.

Undergraduate courses. The four-year honours degree in Psychology covers the major areas of Psychology and includes research skills training and research projects. The degree is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).

Masters courses. The MSc in Psychological Research Methods offers honours graduates in Psychology advanced training in experimental methods. It caters especially for graduates who wish to gain research skills for application in their chosen professional field.

PhD. Applicants should hold a good honours degree in Psychology, possibly supported by an appropriate MSc. Topics of special interest include: normal and disordered language; reading acquisition and dyslexia; perception, attention and action; neuropsychology; health and education; social cognition; group processes; developmental psychology.

What our students say about us

Some comments from our graduating students (June 2011)

It has been a brilliant experience, and I am sad to see it end. The lecturers have always been enthusiastic as long as you show you are willing to work. I definitely made the right choice coming to Dundee, as I have loved the campus and the school!

It's been thoroughly enjoyable, a worthwhile experience, that I feel has equipped me with knowledge and skills or the future.

Loved every second of it!

I feel I completed a fantastic course that has taught me so much! The lecturers are very helpful and approachable. The content of the classes was good and I have really enjoyed my time here.

Had an excellent time and cannot thank the school enough for the overall degree experience.

Dundee Uni is professional, well equipped and modern. Teachers are friendly and willing to offer support wherever they can.

I overall really enjoyed the course and cannot really think of any major faults. I would highly recommend studying psychology at Dundee to others.

I feel like I've really achieved something. It's been hard work, but it was definitely worth it.

The Recreation

As well as the excellent recreational facilities provided by Dundee University Students Association (DUSA), there is a range of entertainment venues in town including live music bars, bistros, clubs as well as the renowned Dundee Repertory Theatre and Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre. The main university campus is located within easy walking distance of the centre of Dundee, an attractive modern traffic-free shopping precinct.

We have some of the most modern and extensive indoor sports facilities of all Scottish universities including two large sports halls for all court games; a Physical Conditioning Room; Performance Assessment Unit; 3 squash courts; and a 25 metre, four-lane, swimming pool (including sauna and sunbed facility). Outdoor facilities include a 33-acre sports ground with changing rooms and a pavilion for social use, together with a floodlit training area; 4 newly resurfaced floodlit tennis courts and a water activities centre enabling excellent sailing on the Tay Estuary.

 

Teaching quality

In order to objectively compare teaching across different higher education institutions, an independent agency assesses the quality of teaching on a regular basis. In our last Teaching Quality Assessment (TQA) we were given the highest possible rating of 'Excellent'. The full report is available from the SHEFC.

 

Research

Periodically, all universities are assesed for their quality of research. In the latest Research Assesment Excercise (RAE 2008) we were rated 5th in Scotland. 85% of our research has international impact (or better), 35% is internationally excellent (or better), and 5% is world leading. We conduct a range of interanationally acclaimed research, focusing predominantly upon Language Cognition and Perception; Neuroscience & Development; and Self and Identity. We have a wide variety of well equipt laboratories in which we conduct our research.

 

Times Higher Eduction

We are a Top-Rated Institution by the Times.

 

There are a number of ways how you can learn more about the School of Psychology:

• Come to an Open Day.
• Have a look at our Undergraduate pages.
• Find out about the Faculty who will teach you, and the research that they do.
• Further information can be found in our Prospectus
• Fees and Funding information.

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