Introduction from head of school

The School of Psychology offers courses in Psychology at Coleraine, Jordanstown and Magee.At Coleraine the school offers honours degrees in Social Psychology and Social Psychology and Sociology; at Jordanstown there is an honours degree and MSc in Applied Psychology; at Magee College an honours degree in Psychology commences in October 2001.

In April 2000, Psychology within the School of Psychology underwent a rigorous and systematic audit of its education provision. This was undertaken by a group of external reviewers nominated by the QAA.

The outcome was a score of 23 out of a possible 24. Psychology was strongly commended for its links with the outside community.There are active programs of research on all three campuses, involving more than 40 research students in Psychology.

A substantial part of the School's teaching is provided for students taking other subjects. These include degrees in Humanities, Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Business Studies, and Educational Studies, as well as certificate and diploma courses.

The School carries out research in psychology and its many applications. General facilities are available for laboratory work, qualitative and quantitative research and on-line computer control of experiments. Facilities have been developed at Magee college in a new building programme, and practical facilities at Coleraine were recently refurbished. There are strong links with two of the University's research centres; the Centre for the Study of Conflict, the Centre for Health and Social Research.