Research Skills in Psychology (307C8)

15 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Autumn teaching

This module introduces you to the skills necessary for conducting psychological research. It explores analysing the data obtained from experimental and quasi-experimental studies in psychology.

You will be taught how to analyse data quantitatively, using statistical techniques as well as under what circumstances various statistical tests are appropriate. You will be shown how to produce written reports of your findings as set out by the American Psychological Association. You'll develop various research-related IT skills, including how to use statistical software packages to perform statistical tests and display data.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.