文学硕士（荣誉）

心理学是一门实验性和观察性科学，致力于对行为和经验的理解和解释，以及它们如何在我们的生活中发生变化和发展。心理学家对影响我们行为的许多因素感兴趣，从生物学基础到社会影响。在爱丁堡，您将有机会向其领域的国际领导者学习，而我们的教学实力是整个课程中实验/实践工作的关键要素。爱丁堡的心理学不仅与哲学，心理学和语言科学学院的其他学科有着紧密的联系，而且与诸如生物科学，教育，卫生，信息学和社会政治学等其他众多学科也有着紧密的联系。学生有机会在大学的研究项目中担任志愿研究助理。
Psychologists are interested in the way biological and social factors influence how we behave, and how interests and abilities differ from person to person.<br><br>They also study how we perceive, think, and learn about the world around us. They examine how we communicate verbally and non-verbally, and how and why our mental abilities change across our lives.<br>Psychology is an experimental and observational science, in which evidence from research studies is used to develop and evaluate theories. Our programme has a strong emphasis on developing skills in research methods and statistical analysis, to support our research-led teaching.<br>Business courses focus on the theories and methods behind successful management and explore the relationships between people, organisations and their environment.<br>Year 1- Through lectures and tutorials, you will complete a general introduction to psychology, covering cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, the psychology of memory and perception, individual differences, language and thinking, and social psychology. You will also discover basic concepts in research methods and statistics, and you will have a practical introduction to laboratory-based psychology research. In Foundations of Business you will gain an understanding of the nature, structure, and workings of contemporary business organisations. Through lectures, tutorials, and assignments, you will learn how to apply concepts of social science to business. We also recommended that you take a Year 1 economics course. Year 2- You will continue to study core areas of psychology, along with abnormal (clinical) psychology. You will practice and develop your professional and study skills, such as literature searching, report writing and ethical awareness. You will also complete a year-long, intensive grounding in research methods and statistics to prepare you for Year 3. You will also select up to three courses in business covering areas such as finance, economics, marketing, innovation, analytics and enterprise. Year 3- You will choose advanced courses in psychology, expanding upon and combining the core areas required for British Psychological Society (BPS) accreditation. To support your research work, you will complete further specialist courses in research methods and statistics, and practice qualitative as well as quantitative research methods. In business, you will take courses in Strategic Management and Research in Management, as well as a choice of further business studies courses in areas including ethics, enterprise, consumer behaviour, marketing, and others. Year 4- You will complete an honours dissertation in either psychology or business. You will also complete a series of option courses that focus on specific areas of psychology. These courses build on and combine the core domains of psychology (biological, developmental, cognitive, social, and individual differences).