The aims of this module are to:

• Equip students with the academic skills required for their psychology degree;
• Support students to understand and manage the transition to university education;
• Develop students' awareness of and performance in core skills required for academic study in psychology, including written and oral presentation skills;
• Introduce students to different and related areas of study available in psychology;
• Enable students to become aware of and develop their academic and personal skills through Personal Best (a development programme available to all students at Loughborough University);
• Introduce students to ethical considerations in psychology and the principles of open science;
• Provide an introduction to historical and conceptual issues in psychology.

The aim of this module is to provide students with core training in the theoretical and practical aspects of conducting both quantitative and qualitative research in psychology.

The aim of this module is to provide students with an understanding of some of the central concepts, theories and studies related to the psychology of the early years.

The aim of this module is for students to gain an understanding of the principal areas of experimental cognitive psychology, including perception, attention, language, learning, memory, problem solving and decision making. This includes developing and practicing skills relating to designing and reporting experiments in cognitive psychology.

The aim of this module is to give students a fundamental understanding of the functions and structure of the brain and nervous system. This includes an introduction to the biological explanations for sensory perception, processing, and response to environmental stimuli.

The aim of this module is to introduce students to a range of psychological approaches to, and knowledge concerning, concepts of identity and the Self.

This module aims to give students an understanding of the main psychological theories and approaches to human learning. Students will develop an understanding of the main approaches to learning such as behaviourism, constructivism, cognitivism, epigenetics, neuroeducational and socio-cultural approaches. They will consider the kinds of research questions, research methods, types of evidence, findings and theoretical models that align with different approaches to investigating and optimising human learning.

The aim of this module is to develop students' understanding of some of the key concepts underpinning the psychology of sport and exercise participation and performance.