MSc in Behavioural Science
Programme Code: TMBS
Department: Psychological and Behavioural Science
For students starting this programme of study in 2024/25
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Wellbeing Specialism: students who choose to concentrate their electives and dissertation on wellbeing may elect to have a specialism in “Wellbeing” attached to their degree certificate and transcript, i.e. “Behavioural Science (Wellbeing)”. To obtain this specialism, students must take PB421 Happiness and PB441 Wellbeing for Policy, and their dissertation topic must be approved by their supervisor as being appropriate for this specialism. If no such election is made, the degree certificate will state “Behavioural Science” without further specification.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
PB405 Foundations in Behavioural Science (1.0) | |
Paper 2 |
PB413 Experimental Design and Methods for Behavioural Science (0.5) and PB4A7 Quantitative Applications for Behavioural Science (0.5) | |
Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: | |
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PB421 Happiness (0.5) | |
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PB434 Behavioural Science in an Age of New Technology (0.5) | |
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PB435 Behavioural Science for Planetary Wellbeing (0.5) | |
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PB436 The Science of Time at Work and Beyond (0.5) | |
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PB441 Wellbeing for Policy (0.5) | |
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PB452 Behavioural Science for Health and Pandemic Responses (0.5) # | |
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PB453 Corporate Behaviour and Decision Making (0.5) | |
Paper 4 |
Students select a further 0.5 units from paper 3, or from the list below: | |
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MY457 Causal Inference for Observational and Experimental Studies (0.5) # | |
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PB416 Cognition and Culture (0.5) | |
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PB417 Consumer Psychology for Sustainability (0.5) | |
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PB418 Corporate Communications (0.5) | |
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PB422 Health Communication (0.5) | |
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PB424 Organisational Life (0.5) | |
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PB426 Knowledge Processes in Organisations (0.5) | |
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PB427 Organisational and Social Decision Making (0.5) | |
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PB428 Political Psychology: Inequality & Intergroup Relations (0.5) | |
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PB429 Science, Innovations and the Human Future (0.5) | |
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PB431 Social Psychology of Economic Life: Advanced Topics (0.5) | |
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PB432 Social Representations: Social Knowledge and Contemporary Issues (0.5) | |
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PB433 Theory and Practice of Organisational Development (0.5) | |
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PB437 Conversation Analysis and the Science of Social Interaction (0.5) | |
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PB458 Dialogue: Conflict & Negotiation (0.5) | |
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A course from another department (subject to the approval of the Candidate's Programme Director) | |
Paper 5 |
PB410 Dissertation (1.0) | |
Paper 3 option list
PB421 Happiness (0.5) | |
PB434 Behavioural Science in an Age of New Technology (0.5) | |
PB435 Behavioural Science for Planetary Wellbeing (0.5) | |
PB436 The Science of Time at Work and Beyond (0.5) | |
PB441 Wellbeing for Policy (0.5) | |
PB452 Behavioural Science for Health and Pandemic Responses (0.5) # | |
PB453 Corporate Behaviour and Decision Making (0.5) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.
