Family Psychology (C8549)

15 credits, Level 6

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll examine the following across a range of family forms:

• family functioning
• family relationships
• child development.

You’ll explore individual, dyadic, family and cultural-level factors that influence the development and functioning of family relationships.

The module will cover the main theoretical approaches to the study of the family but will emphasise recent empirical research. A focus on diverse family forms runs throughout the module, such as:

• LGBTQ+ families
• families formed through third-party assisted reproduction.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 40 hours of contact time and about 110 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 2025/26. 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.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses:

• Psychology (with a professional placement year) BSc
• Psychology BSc
• Psychology with Business and Management BSc
• Psychology with Clinical Approaches BSc
• Psychology with Criminology BSc
• Psychology with Neuroscience BSc