Psychology and Business MA (Hons)

<strong>Psychology</strong><br/><br/>Psychologists study:<br/><br/><br/>* how we perceive, think and learn about the world around us<br/><br/><br/>* the way biological and social factors influence how we behave<br/><br/><br/>* how interests and abilities differ from person to person<br/><br/><br/>* how we communicate verbally and non-verbally<br/><br/><br/>* how and why our mental abilities change across our lives<br/><br/><br/>Psychology is an experimental and observational science. It uses evidence from research studies to develop and evaluate theories.<br/><br/><strong>Business</strong><br/><br/>Studying business will prepare you for the different challenges affecting:<br/><br/><br/>* contemporary businesses<br/><br/><br/>* governments<br/><br/><br/>* not-for-profit organisations<br/><br/><br/><strong>Programme benefits</strong><br/><br/><br/>* Our single honours Psychology degree and most of our joint degrees at Edinburgh are accredited by the British Psychological Society, allowing you to go on to further professional training.<br/><br/><br/>* You will have access to state-of-the-art facilities, including laboratories for:<br/><br/><br/>* cognitive neuroscience and developmental science<br/><br/><br/>* human movement<br/><br/><br/>* individual differences<br/><br/><br/>* general experimental psychology<br/><br/><br/>* Our programme focuses on developing skills in research methods and statistical analysis, including programming in R, to support our research-led teaching.**<br/>