Overview

Psychology is the scientific study of human mental life and behaviour. It involves areas such as Brain and Behaviour, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Psychological Research Methods. The degree in Psychology at the Maynooth University covers all the major theories of psychology, as well as research methods and statistics for psychological data analysis.

You will study Psychology along with two Arts subjects in first year, concentrating on Psychology only in second and third year.

You will use research methods including observation, measurement, hypothesis testing, experimentation, logical inference and statistical analysis. If your ambition is to have a career as a professional psychologist, you will be interested in the variety of career paths are available, both within and outside psychology that an accredited Psychology degree opens up.

Career Option 

• The BA Psychology is accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland. For those who wish to become professional psychologists, the undergraduate degree is only the first stage in professional training that will require an additional two to six years of study and supervised experience.

• A variety of career paths are available, both within and outside psychology: if your ambition is a career as a professional psychologist, an undergraduate degree is the first stage in professional training that will require an additional two to six years of study and supervised experience.