Team

Lorna Dodd – I am Head of Psychology, but if you are studying SH Psychology – I will also be your programme leader. A programme leader is someone who oversees the programme and is there to offer guidance and support on the programme that you are studying.

For those of you studying – SH Psychology with Criminology and SH Forensic Psychology – Stella Williams – is the programme leader.

Kate McGarry is the programme leader for SH Psychology and Childhood Studies and Anatoli Karypidou is the programme leader for SH Psychology and Counselling.

As well as your programmes leaders there are a number of key psychology staff that play an important part in your degree journey.

Brief Summary

Within the Psychology Subject area – all students studying a Psychology programme will have the opportunity to study together as one large Newman Psychology community for the core psychology modules that focus on social psychology, individual difference, biological psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, research methods, and classical and contemporary issues.

Lectures are delivered in interactive lecture mode, followed by small group workshops/seminars. where you will have the opportunity to apply the theory learnt in the interactive lecture into a hands-on practical workshop/seminar session.

Your main teaching will take place on campus. But this face-to-face campus-based delivery will be supported by technology / online activities.

Effective teaching and learning often integrates technology and digital media with traditional tutor-led classroom activities, giving you more flexibility to customise your learning experiences.

Pre-Course Reading

Prior to commencing the programme – please do take time to review the Newman website and read about your programme, this is information about each module and the types of assessment – there are also videos from psychology students you can watch to hear their experience of studying at Newman in Psychology.

The following textbook is also a good read to get you thinking about the core areas of psychology:

Davey, G. (2014). Complete Psychology (2nd ed.). London: Routledge

Planned Online Meetings

Timetable information

Semester 1

Tuesdays 12.00 – 14.00 and 15.00 – 17.00
Wednesdays 9.00 – 11.00
Fridays 9.00 – 11.00 and 12.00 – 13.00

Full details of your individual academic timetable will be available via your university email calendar after you have completed online enrolment and set up your student login.

Subject Welcome Week Sessions during the week commencing 18^th September 2023.

Here are the dates and times during our welcome week when your teaching team will be expecting you on campus for welcome activity. Come to the main reception at Newman and the welcome mentors will get you to the correct rooms:

• DAY: 20.09.23 – TIME: 10.00am -11.00am – ROOM: DW101
• DAY: 20.09.23 – TIME: 11.30am-12.30pm – ROOM: HI101, HI103, MC015, ST104
• DAY: 20.09.23 – TIME: 1.30pm-2.30pm – ROOM: HI101, HI103, MC015, ST104
• DAY: 21.09.23 – TIME: 10.00am-11.00am – ROOM: ST002
• DAY: 21.09.23 – TIME: 11.30am-12.30pm – ROOM: HI001, HI003, HI102, JU013

Even if your course team are not expecting you to be in during Welcome Week on Tuesday 19th September, we strongly encourage you to come in and participate in our Student Union Fresher’s Fair.

Running between 10am and 3pm, it will give you a great insight into the Student Union, its societies and its engagement with community groups and employers. You can find out more at Newman Students’ Union – Your Voice.