Modules

Semester 1

Managing and Presenting Psychological Research PS7088 (20 credits)

Advanced Research Methods in Psychology 1 PS7086 (20 credits)

Evaluating Psychological Research PS7090 (20 credits)

Semester 2

Advanced Statistical Methods for Psychology PS7087 (20 credits)

Advanced Research Methods in Psychology 2 PS7089 (20 credits)

Professional Skills PS7091 (20 credits)

Useful links

Internal Seminar Series

External Seminar Series

Research Ethics in Psychology

EPR system

Criminal Discloure Bureau (CRB)

Research Ethics in the NHS

General references

Field, A. P. (2009). Discovering statistics using SPSS (third edition). London: Sage publications.

Sternberg, R. J. (2003). The Psychologist's companion: A guide to scientific writing for students and researchers. Cambridge University Press.

Sternberg, R. J. (2000). Guide to publishing in Psychology journals. Cambridge University Press.

For a lively (and fun) discussion of issues relating to research design and the interpretation and misuse of science, see:

Goldacre, B. (2008). Bad Science. Fourth Estate Ltd.

Keep up with Ben Goldacre's investigations on www.badscience.net