Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Theoretical and Experimental Psychology)

The discipline of psychology studies the causes and effects of human behaviour and applies this knowledge in a context of psychological services and counselling vis-à-vis clients in a variety of situations (family, school, work...).

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Bachelor's Programme

3 year 180 credits

Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences

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Postgraduate studies

First year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
General Psychology	1	sem 1	nl	Nicolas Dirix	8

Developmental Psychology	1	sem 1	nl	Bart Soenens	5

Introduction Cognitive Psychology I	1	sem 2	nl	Durk Talsma	5

Social Psychology	1	sem 1	nl	Alain Van Hiel	4

Differential Psychology	1	sem 2	nl	Filip De Fruyt	4

Data-Analysis in Qualitative Research	1	sem 2	nl	Reitske Meganck	4

Statistics I	1	sem 1	nl	Jan De Neve	7

Methodology	1	sem 1	nl	Thierry Marchant	4

Human Genetics	1	sem 1	nl	Nadine Van Roy	3

Physiology	1	sem 2	nl	Wim Derave	5

Philosophy	1	sem 2	nl	Emiliano Acosta	3

Social Structures	1	sem 2	nl	Johnny Fontaine	3

Foundation of Psychology	1	year	nl	Marc Brysbaert	5

Second year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction Cognitive Psychology II	2	sem 1	nl	Durk Talsma	5

Recent Theories on Developmental Psychology	2	sem 1	nl	Elien Mabbe	5

Learning Psychology	2	sem 2	nl	Jan De Houwer	5

Social Cognition and Group Processes	2	sem 1	nl	Arne Roets	5

Statistics II	2	sem 2	nl	Thierry Marchant	6

Assessment Theory	2	year	nl	Johnny Fontaine	6

Neuropsychology	2	sem 2	nl	Wim Fias	5

Introduction Industrial Psychology	2	sem 1	nl	Bart Wille	5

Introduction into Models in Clinical Psychology	2	sem 1	nl	Ernst Koster	6

Academic Skills	2	year	nl	Jan De Houwer	4

Critical Psychology	2	sem 2	nl	Stijn Vanheule	4

Personality Psychology	2	sem 2	nl	Barbara De Clercq	4

Third year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Psychometrics	3	sem 1	nl	Yves Rosseel	4

Methods in Psychology	3	sem 2	nl	Beatrijs Moerkerke	5

Legal Standards concerning Professional Functioning	3	sem 2	nl	Sylvie Tack	4

2 Courses Related to the Main Subject

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Paradigms of Experimental Psychology	3	year	en	Frederick Verbruggen	6

Instruments of Experimental Psychology	3	year	en	Tom Verguts	7

Topics in Experimental Psychology	3	sem 1	en	Nico Böhler	4

Cognition and Emotion	3	sem 1	en	Gilles Pourtois	5

Neurology	3	sem 2	nl	Veerle De Herdt	4

Behavioral Economics	3	sem 2	nl	Barbara Briers	4

Introduction to Neuroimaging	3	sem 1	en	Ruth Krebs	4

Neuroanatomics	3	sem 2	nl	Jimmy Van den Eynden	3

3 Elective Courses

Subscribe to no less than 10 credit units from the following list.

Please note that with this number of elective courses, it is possible that in a given semester, a number of courses will conflict with general courses and courses related to the main subject.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Consumer Research and Psychology		3	sem 1	en	Bert Weijters	5

Business Economy		3	sem 1	nl	Bruno Merlevede	5

Music Psychology		3	sem 2	nl,en	Marc Leman	5

Cross-Cultural Psychology		3	sem 2	en	Johnny Fontaine	4

Introduction to criminology		3	sem 1	nl	Marc Cools	6

Historiography of Art: Introduction		3	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	5

Communication Science		3	sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Biological Anthropology		3	sem 2	nl	Lieven Pauwels	4

Programming	UKV	3	sem 1	nl,en	Peter Dawyndt	5

Acoustics		3	sem 1	nl	Dick Botteldooren	3

Laboratory Animal Science		3	sem 1	en	Katleen Hermans	6

Behavioural Ecology		3	sem 2	en	Diederik Strubbe	4

Language Development		3	sem 2	nl	Evelien D'haeseleer	3

History and Philosophy of Sciences		3			Maarten Van Dyck	3

History of Philosophy		3	sem 1	nl	Johan Braeckman	3

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1 General Courses 133

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
General Psychology	1	sem 1	nl	Nicolas Dirix	8

Developmental Psychology	1	sem 1	nl	Bart Soenens	5

Introduction Cognitive Psychology I	1	sem 2	nl	Durk Talsma	5

Social Psychology	1	sem 1	nl	Alain Van Hiel	4

Differential Psychology	1	sem 2	nl	Filip De Fruyt	4

Data-Analysis in Qualitative Research	1	sem 2	nl	Reitske Meganck	4

Statistics I	1	sem 1	nl	Jan De Neve	7

Methodology	1	sem 1	nl	Thierry Marchant	4

Human Genetics	1	sem 1	nl	Nadine Van Roy	3

Physiology	1	sem 2	nl	Wim Derave	5

Philosophy	1	sem 2	nl	Emiliano Acosta	3

Social Structures	1	sem 2	nl	Johnny Fontaine	3

Foundation of Psychology	1	year	nl	Marc Brysbaert	5

Introduction Cognitive Psychology II	2	sem 1	nl	Durk Talsma	5

Recent Theories on Developmental Psychology	2	sem 1	nl	Elien Mabbe	5

Learning Psychology	2	sem 2	nl	Jan De Houwer	5

Social Cognition and Group Processes	2	sem 1	nl	Arne Roets	5

Statistics II	2	sem 2	nl	Thierry Marchant	6

Assessment Theory	2	year	nl	Johnny Fontaine	6

Neuropsychology	2	sem 2	nl	Wim Fias	5

Introduction Industrial Psychology	2	sem 1	nl	Bart Wille	5

Introduction into Models in Clinical Psychology	2	sem 1	nl	Ernst Koster	6

Academic Skills	2	year	nl	Jan De Houwer	4

Critical Psychology	2	sem 2	nl	Stijn Vanheule	4

Personality Psychology	2	sem 2	nl	Barbara De Clercq	4

Psychometrics	3	sem 1	nl	Yves Rosseel	4

Methods in Psychology	3	sem 2	nl	Beatrijs Moerkerke	5

Legal Standards concerning Professional Functioning	3	sem 2	nl	Sylvie Tack	4

2 Courses Related to the Main Subject 37

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Paradigms of Experimental Psychology	3	year	en	Frederick Verbruggen	6

Instruments of Experimental Psychology	3	year	en	Tom Verguts	7

Topics in Experimental Psychology	3	sem 1	en	Nico Böhler	4

Cognition and Emotion	3	sem 1	en	Gilles Pourtois	5

Neurology	3	sem 2	nl	Veerle De Herdt	4

Behavioral Economics	3	sem 2	nl	Barbara Briers	4

Introduction to Neuroimaging	3	sem 1	en	Ruth Krebs	4

Neuroanatomics	3	sem 2	nl	Jimmy Van den Eynden	3

3 Elective Courses 10

Subscribe to no less than 10 credit units from the following list.

Please note that with this number of elective courses, it is possible that in a given semester, a number of courses will conflict with general courses and courses related to the main subject.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Consumer Research and Psychology		3	sem 1	en	Bert Weijters	5

Business Economy		3	sem 1	nl	Bruno Merlevede	5

Music Psychology		3	sem 2	nl,en	Marc Leman	5

Cross-Cultural Psychology		3	sem 2	en	Johnny Fontaine	4

Introduction to criminology		3	sem 1	nl	Marc Cools	6

Historiography of Art: Introduction		3	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	5

Communication Science		3	sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Biological Anthropology		3	sem 2	nl	Lieven Pauwels	4

Programming	UKV	3	sem 1	nl,en	Peter Dawyndt	5

Acoustics		3	sem 1	nl	Dick Botteldooren	3

Laboratory Animal Science		3	sem 1	en	Katleen Hermans	6

Behavioural Ecology		3	sem 2	en	Diederik Strubbe	4

Language Development		3	sem 2	nl	Evelien D'haeseleer	3

History and Philosophy of Sciences		3			Maarten Van Dyck	3

History of Philosophy		3	sem 1	nl	Johan Braeckman	3

Learning outcomes

Competence field 1: Competency in one or more disciplines (knowledge)

Know and use key concepts, theories, theoretical frames of reference, explanatory models, methods and techniques of psychological science.
Have insight into psychological science, its related and supporting disciplines and explain their added value (interdisciplinary).
Have insight into the specific nature of psychological science (theorizing, modelling, information gathering, analyzing and concluding) and insight into scientific practice.
Appreciate uncertainty, ambiguity and limits to knowledge of psychological science.

Competence field 2: Scientific competency (research and design)

Initiate problem-driven psychological research.
Identify international psychological research, judge its added scientific value and use it.
Critically apply methods and research/design techniques of psychological sciences.
Select, use, motivate and value models for psychological research or design purposes.
Creatively discover relationships between psychological concepts and discover novel points of view.
Interpret, report and assess the results of existing/one’s own initial psychological research or design.
Be aware of the (historical) evolution of psychological research.
Be aware of academic integrity.

Competence field 3: Intellectual competency

Analyze abstract and concrete psychological problems.
Come to conclusions on the basis of scholarly knowledge for abstract and concrete psychological questions.
Adopt a point of view on an abstract or concrete psychological question.
Accessing a psychological question from multiple perspectives (multiperspectivism).
Demonstrate a critical, deontological and ethical attitude towards research and practice.

Competence field 4: Competency in collaborating and communicating

Communicate in writing on the results of learning, thinking and decision-making regarding psychological practice or research, both to specialists and non-specialists.
Communicate orally on the results of learning, thinking and decision-making regarding psychological practice or research, both to specialists and non-specialists.
Collaborate on scholarly assignments.

Competence field 5: Social competency

Appreciate relevant internal and societal developments in the history of psychology.
Analyze ethical and normative aspects of the consequences and assumptions of scientific thinking and psychological practice.
Understanding of societal debates and trends relevant to psychology.
Understanding of intercultural and international aspects of behavior and psychological practice.
Have insight in sustainable development of psychological knowledge and interventions.
Appreciate (the evolution of) the roles of professional psychologists in society.

Competence field 6: Profession-specific competency

Formulating a diagnosis as a working hypothesis, based on the assessment of a psychological problem or question.
Knowledge of common psychological diagnostic and intervention methods.
Choose from a multitude of psychological intervention methods and ‐ techniques.
Knowledge and understanding with respect to the efficacy of psychological interventions.
Knowledge and insight with regard to the scientific psychological knowledge which is relevant to the profession.