Honour School of Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics

A

• 1. TheCandidates branches ofon the Honour School of Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics shallmust be on one of the following strands:

  • (i) Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics. Candidates must offer two or three branches.Philosophy

  • (ii) Psychology and Linguistics

  • (iii) Philosophy and Linguistics

  • (iv) Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics

• 2. No candidate shall be admitted to the examination in this school unless hethey or she hashave either passed or been exempted from the First Public Examination (FPE).

• 3. This Examination shall be under the joint supervision of the Medical Sciences Board and the Faculty Boards of Philosophy and of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics.

• 4. The examination shall consist of the following parts:

  • (a) For candidates offeringtaking Psychology, the examination shall consist of three parts (A, B and C) for the four-year course, and two parts (A and B) for the three-year course. During Part A, candidates will study Psychology, and one or both of Philosophy and Linguistics. Candidates will only be examined in Psychology during Part A (with Philosophy/Linguistics material taught during Part A being assessed during Part B). Part I shall consist of the one subject area, Psychology. Part IIB shall consist of two or three subject areas: Psychology, and one or both of Philosophy and Linguistics. ForPart candidates not taking Psychology Parts I and II, the examinationC shall consist only of papersthe inPsychology Philosophysubject andarea Linguisticsonly.

  • (b) For candidates taking Philosophy and Linguistics and not taking Psychology, the honour school is not divided into Parts. Papers will be taught and examined over years two and three.

• 45. Part A takes place over the second year, Part B takes place over the third year and Part C takes place over the fourth year.

• 6. No candidate who offerstakes Psychology shall be admitted for the Part IIB examination in this school unless

  • (a) hethey or she hashave passed the Part IA examination specified for this school; and

  • (b) hethey or she hashave satisfied the ModeratorsExaminers for the Preliminary Examination forin Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics, in the subject Introduction to Probability Theory and Statistics or hashave passed the Qualifying Examination in Statistics for this schoolSchool.

• The Head of the Department of Experimental Psychology or deputy may dispense a candidate from the Qualifying Examination in Statistics in cases where it is clear that the candidate has reached an adequate standard in Statistics by virtue of previous study and qualification.

• 5. Candidates offering Psychology shall be examined by such of the Public Examiners in the Honour School of Experimental Psychology as may be required; candidates offering Philosophy shall be examined by such examiners as are nominated by a committee of which the two elected members shall be appointed by the Board of the Faculty of Philosophy; and candidates offering Linguistics shall be examined by such examiners as are nominated by the Board of the Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics.

B

Candidates may offer either Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics or Psychology and Philosophy or Psychology and Linguistics or Philosophy and Linguistics.

For candidates offering Psychology, the examination shall consist of two parts. The four papers for Psychology Part I shall count as two papers for the Final Honour School. Part II will consist of six papers covering two or three subject areas; Psychology, and one or both of Philosophy and Linguistics.

For candidates not offering Psychology, the examination shall consist of eight papers in Philosophy and Linguistics.

No candidate who offerstaking Psychology shall be admitted for the Part IIC examination in this school unless hethey or she hashave passed the Part IA examinationand specifiedPart forB examinations in this school which includes Psychology.

PART TermA

• 1. Candidates taking Psychology must take four written papers (Papers I, II, III and IV) and submit practical work as specified for Part A of the candidate'sHonour third year. The datesSchool of submission for assessed work are those prescribed in sections 1-3 below.

  The subjects inExperimental Psychology shall be those specified in 1. Psychology below; in Philosophy those listed in the Special Regulations for Philosophy in all Honour Schools including Philosophy, and in Linguistics those specified in the Special Regulations for Linguistics in all Honour Schools including Linguistics.

  Subject to the restrictions set out below, candidates may offer not more than two ofwith the following amendments:

  • (a) a research project in Psychology 

  • (b) a library dissertation in Psychology 

  • (c) a thesis in Philosophy 

  • (d) a thesis in Linguistics 

  • (e) a project in Linguistics. 

  Candidates may not offer both a research project in Psychology and a project in Linguistics.

  There are further restrictions on the choice of subjects and requirements to be satisfied within each branch, which are set out below. These include restrictions related to projects, dissertations and theses.

  The highest honours can be obtained by excellence in any of the branches offered, provided that the candidate has taken sufficient subjects in the branch and that adequate knowledge is shown in the other branch(es) of examination.

  Every candidate shall give notice to the Registrar of all papers being offered not later than Friday in Week 8 of Michaelmas Full Term preceding the examination.

  1. PSYCHOLOGY

  [For students starting before MT 2018: ]

  [For students starting from MT 2018: PART I

  The four written papers as specified for Part I of the Honour School of Experimental Psychology will be set:

  • Paper I Biological Psychology

    • Component parts: (i) Behavioural Neuroscience, (ii) Perception.

  • Paper II Human Experimental Psychology.

    • Component parts: (i) Cognition, (ii) Development Science.

  • Paper III Social Psychology, and Individual Differences and Clinical Psychology.

    • Component parts: (i) Social Psychology, (ii) Individual Differences and Clinical Psychology.

  • Paper IV Experimental Design and Methods.

  Candidates will be required to answer essays and short answer questions in three of the six components of Papers III–III.

• (b) Candidates will be required to answer Multiple Choice Questions in the same three corresponding components of Paper I.

• (c) All candidates are required to offeranswer Part A of the Experimental Design and Methods paper section of Paper IV and submit the Core Practical Portfolio Submission.
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• (Partd) A)Reports of practical work previously submitted for the Honour School of Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics may be resubmitted.

• 2. Candidates who wish to be deemed eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS) must ensure that the components they select provide coverage of all five of the areas defined in the GBC curriculum. InThe order to achieve this, candidates must offer a total of three full papers and two short answer section only papers in thefive areas prescribed beloware:

  • 1.(i) Behavioural Neuroscience from Paper I;

  • 2.(ii) Developmental Science from Paper II;

  • 3.(iii) Social Psychology from Paper III;

  • 4.(iv) Individual Differences and Clinical Psychology
    (v) fromPerception PaperOR III;

    Cognition
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• 5.Detailed Ainformation paperon inmeeting eitherthe requirements for GBC membership of the remaining two components from Papers I or II.]

The other requirements for BPS Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership are set out in Partthe IIcourse belowhandbook.

QualifyingFor Examinationcandidates in Statistics

Any candidate who has not satisfied the Moderatorsregistered for the PreliminaryBA Examination(3-year forprogramme)

• 1. Psychology,Candidates taking the Philosophy, and Linguistics instrand thewill subject Introductionbe toassessed Probabilityon Theoryeight and Statistics must pass a Qualifying Examinationpapers in Statistics before being admitted for examination in the Honour School. The Head of the Department of Experimental Psychology or deputy shall have the capacity to dispense a candidate from the examination in cases where it is clear that an individual has reached an adequate standard by virtue of previous study and qualification.

  The syllabus and paper set for the examination shall be that for the subject Introduction to Probability Theory and Statistics in the Preliminary Examination in Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics.

PART B

• For2. allCandidates taking Psychology will be assessed on six papers in Psychology and for the Qualifying Examination in Statistics, the examiners will permit the use of any hand-held pocket calculator subject to the conditions set out under the heading ‘Use of calculators’ in the Regulations for the Conduct of University Examinations.

  Practical work

  Candidates will be required to undertake practical work, as specified by the Head of the Department of Experimental Psychology or deputy, and this will constitute a part of the examination. In exceptional circumstances the Proctors may dispense a candidate from the specified requirements on the recommendation of the Head of Department or deputy.

  Reports of practical work completed during the course of study for Part I and submitted for marking shall constitute a portfolio which shall be available to examiners as part of the examination. All such assignments must be uploaded to the Assignments section of Degrees WebLearn site by the times and dates specified at the start of the practical course. Each submission must be accompanied by a declaration indicating that it is the candidate's own work. Where the work submitted has been produced in collaboration the candidates shall indicate the extent of their own contributions. Reports of practical work previously submitted for the Honour School of Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics may be resubmitted, but reports will not be accepted if they have already been submitted, wholly or substantially, for another Honour School or degree of this University, or for a degree of any other institution. The Head of Department or deputy shall inform the examiners by the end of Week 0 of the Trinity Term in which the Part I examination is to be held as to which candidates have (a) failed to satisfy the requirement to undertake practical work or (b) failed to submit a portfolio. Candidates in category (a) will be deemed to have failed Paper V. Candidates in category (b) will be deemed to have failed the entire Part I examination. The Head of Department or deputy shall also make available to the examiners records showing the extent to which each candidate has adequately pursued a course of practical work. The examiners shall take this evidence into consideration along with evidence of unsatisfactory or distinguished performance in each portfolio of practical work.

  A candidate who fails the Part I examination may retake the examination once only, in Trinity Term in the next academic year. The highest mark that can be awarded to a candidate retaking the examination is a[For students starting before MT 2018: ][For students starting from MT 2018:  Third].

  PART II

  Candidates must offer six papers for Part IIB. At least one and at most three of the papers must be in Psychology, the others to be chosen from those available in Philosophy and/or Linguistics below. Candidates taking  one paper in Psychology may offer one Advanced Option or the Advanced Lab Portfolio. Candidates taking two or three papers in Psychology may offer a Research Project or a Library Dissertation in place of one of the Psychology papers and one of the papers must be the Advanced Lab Portfolio.

• 3. Candidates taking Psychology must follow the regulations as specified for Part B of the Honour School of Experimental Psychology Examination Regulations, with the following amendments:

• • (a) Reports of practical work, Research Projects and/or Library Dissertations previously submitted for the Honour School of Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics may be resubmitted.

  • (b) Candidates who are intending to apply for GBC membership of the BPS should consult the detailed information about this membership in the course handbook when considering whether to substitute any Psychology Advanced Options papers.

• 4. Candidates taking Philosophy must follow the regulations relating specifically to Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics in the Special Regulations for Philosophy in all Honour Schools including Philosophy.
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• 5. Candidates taking Linguistics must follow the regulations relating specifically to Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics in the Special Regulations for Linguistics in all Honour Schools including Linguistics.
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• 6. Subject to the restrictions set out above, candidates may not take more than two of the following:
  
  • (a) a research project in Psychology
  • (b) a library dissertation in Psychology
  • (c) a thesis in Philosophy
  • (d) a thesis in Linguistics
  • (e) a project in Linguistics.
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• In addition, candidates may not take both a research project in Psychology and a project in Linguistics.
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• 7. In order to be deemed eligible for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society, candidates must take at least two papers in Part B Psychology including a research project and/or Advanced Lab Portfolio with an experimental component (BPS accredited Advanced Lab Practicals).

For candidates registered for the MSci (4-year programme)

PART B

• 2. Candidates registered for the 4-year programme will be assessed on six papers in Part B. At least two and at most three of the papers must be in Psychology, the others to be chosen from those available in Philosophy and/or Linguistics below. Candidates may offer a Library Dissertation in place of one of the Psychology papers and one of the papers must be the Advanced Lab Portfolio.

• 3. Candidates must follow the regulations as specified for Part B of the Honour School of Experimental Psychology Examination Regulations, with the following amendment:
  
  • (a) Reports of practical work and Library Dissertations previously submitted for the Honour School of Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics may be resubmitted.
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  • (b) Candidates who are intending to apply for GBC membership of the BPS should consult the detailed information about this membership in the course handbook when considering whether to substitute any Psychology Advanced Options papers.
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• 4. Candidates taking Philosophy must follow the regulations relating specifically to Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics in the Special Regulations for Philosophy in all Honour Schools including Philosophy.
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• 5.Candidates taking Linguistics must follow the regulations relating specifically to Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics in the Special Regulations for Linguistics in all Honour Schools including Linguistics.
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• 6. Subject to the restrictions set out above, candidates may offer not more than two of the following:
  
  • (a) a library dissertation in Psychology
  • (b) a thesis in Philosophy
  • (c) a thesis in Linguistics
  • (d) a project in Linguistics.
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• 7. In order to be deemed eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society, candidates must take at least two subjectspapers in Part IIB Psychology.

PART C

• Written papers

  The written papers will be of three hours each and will be selected from the list of at least 12 options approved by the Medical Sciences Division and published at the Department of Experimental Psychology. A list of options will be posted in the Department of Experimental Psychology not later than noon on Friday of Week 5 of Hilary Term in the year preceding that in which the examination is taken.

  The library dissertation and the research project must not overlap, meaning that they must not draw on substantially the same literature1. Candidates aretaking warnedPart thatC theymust shouldfollow avoidthe repetitionregulations as specified for Part C in examinationSpecial papers of materials used in the research project or library dissertation and that substantial repetition may be penalized.

  Research Project

  As specifiedRegulations for the Honour School of Experimental Psychology.

  Library Dissertation

As specified for the Honour School of Experimental Psychology.

Reports of practical work completed during the course of study for Part II and submitted for marking shall constitute a portfolio which shall be available to examiners as part of the examination. All such assignments must be uploaded to the Assignments section of the Degrees WebLearn site by the times and dates specified at the start of the practical course. Each submission must be accompanied by a declaration indicating that it is the candidate's own work. Reports of practical work previously submitted for the Honour School of Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics may be resubmitted but reports will not be accepted if they have been submitted, wholly or substantially, for another Honour School or degree of this University, or for a degree of any other institution. The Head of Department or deputy shall inform the examiners by the end of Week 0 of the Trinity Term in which the Part II examination is to be held as to which candidates have failed to satisfy the requirement to undertake practical work. Failure to satisfy the requirement to undertake practical work will result in the candidate’s final degree classification being lowered by one class. Candidates who fail to submit a portfolio will be deemed to have failed the entire Part II examination. The Head of Department, or deputy, shall make available to the examiners records showing the extent to which candidates have adequately pursued a course of practical work. The examiners shall take this evidence into consideration along with evidence of unsatisfactory or distinguished performance in each portfolio of practical work.

2. PHILOSOPHY

Candidates must satisfy both the General Regulations, and those relating specifically to Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics in the Special Regulations for Philosophy in all Honour Schools including Philosophy.

3. LINGUISTICS

Candidates must satisfy both the General Regulations, and those relating specifically to Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics in the Special Regulations for Linguistics in all Honour Schools including Linguistics.