| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | Full-time | 4 years | September | find out | find out |
Psychology is the study of behaviour and mental processes, and includes individual and social, human and animal, basic and applied aspects of these. The School of Psychology provides modules in all the main aspects of Psychology including Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Biological Psychology, Personality Psychology and Research Methods. The course satisfies the requirements for graduate membership of relevant professional societies (the Psychological Society of Ireland and the British Psychological Society).
Students might consider studying Psychology if they are interested in becoming an applied psychologist (e.g., clinical psychologist, educational psychologist, forensic psychologist, health psychologist etc.), a Psychology researcher, lecturing in Psychology or improving their general education by studying an interesting and useful discipline with careers of a more general type in mind, such as the media, IT or management.
Read questions and answers from our 'Ask a Lecturer' in Psychology Live Q&A session.
The course is taught by academic staff from the School of Psychology. Lecturers include:
Dr. Mike Hogan
Dr. Ian Stewart
Dr. Mark Elliott
Dr. Denis O'Hora
Dr. Anne O'Connor
Dr. Jonathan Egan
Dr. John Bogue
Dr. Helena Lydon
Dr. Jenny Groarke
Dr. Mairead Foody
Professor Geraldine Leader
Professor Brian Hughes
Professor Annmarie Groarke
Professor Jane Walsh
Professor Gerry Molloy
Professor Brian McGuire
Dr. Kiran Sarma
Dr. Jane Conway
Dr. Oonagh Meade
Dr. Tom Burke
Dr. Chris Noone
Dr. Caroline Heary
Dr. Ciara Egan
Dr. Jenny McSharry
Contact University of Galway to find course entry requirements.
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