Honours BA International in Psychology
If you are finishing secondary school and want to pursue a career in psychology, and to incorporate a year studying abroad into your undergraduate course, our four-year Honours BA International in Psychology will be of interest to you. This programme provides a general academic training in psychology, and the opportunity to study psychology in a university outside Ireland during the third year of the programme. It is fully accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland, and so provides the foundation, and gateway for further postgraduate professional training in all branches of psychology including clinical, counselling and health psychology.Curriculum
If you are admitted to the UCD Honours BA International in Psychology you will study four Psychology modules and two other arts subjects in first year and focus on Psychology as a single subject in second, third and fourth year. First year modules are on social psychology, brain and behaviour, perception and cognition and research methods. In second and fourth year at UCD there are advanced modules on all of these topics and modules on many other topics including neuroscience, developmental psychology, intelligence, language, personality, crime, disability, counselling, the history of psychology, clinical psychology, health psychology, work and organizational psychology, sport psychology, and liberation psychology. In addition you will do a series of practical laboratory experiments in psychology in your second year and complete a research project in fourth year. For a full list of modules click this link:HONOURS BA IN PSYCHOLOGY, HONOURS BA INTERNATIONAL IN PSYCHOLOGY, CORE AND OPTION MODULES LIST. Some modules may not be offered in a particular year. A fuller description of the programme is available at this link: myUCD Psychology
During the third year of your Honours BA International in Psychology you will study at a university outside Ireland. Most students taking the Honours BA International in Psychology study at universities which have bilateral partnerships with the UCD School of Psychology. The School of Psychology currently has five exchange partners including the Université Catholique de l'Ouest, Angers in France, the Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid in Spain, the Frei Universitat Berlin, Germany,the University of Groningen, Netherlands and Georgetown University, Washington DC. Availability of places at our exchange partner universities varies from year to year, depending on demand. However, we have almost always been able to find a place for students at their university of first choice.
In addition to these psychology-specific places, UCD has general exchange agreements with universities in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland and the USA. Further information about international exchanges can be found on the web pages of the UCD International Office
Application and Selection Process
For Irish candidates up to 70 places are offered each year on the basis of Leaving Certificate results and an additional 8 places are available to mature students and non-traditional students who qualify for entry under the HEAR and DARE schemes.
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HEAR stands for Higher Education Access Route and DARE stands for Disability Access Route to Education. For Irish candidates application for places must be made through the Central Applications Office (CAO ). The CAO code for the UCD Honours BA in Psychology is DN519. Each year some students on the Honours BA Programme in Psychology opt to spend their third year abroad and so are awarded an Honours BA International in Psychology.
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International Applications
A number of places are offered each year to international applicants. It is best to submit international applications in January.The following website provides general information for international students who wish to study at UCD: International Teaching in Irish Universities is normally through the medium of English, therefore all applicants are required to demonstrate a high level of competence in English language. Applicants whose first language is not English, and who are not presenting the subject English in a school-leaving examination which is at least of pass Leaving Certificate standard (e.g. GCSE grade C) must meet the minimum English Language Requirements in relation to TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and IELTS (International English Language Testing System) specified at the following website: English language requirements
Indicative Fees
Non-EU fees: €14,850
Fees for the Honours BA in Psychology for Non-EU fulltime students can be found on the UCD Fees website under undergraduate programmes, DN519 psychology
Contact
For further information about international applications to the Honours BA International in Psychology please contact Dr Louise McHugh or +353-1-716-8408.
If you have any questions about international exchanges, please contact the International Exchange Coordinator for the School of Psychology, Dr Adrian Brock or +353-1-716-8678.