Course Details

CAO Code:

DC210

Course Type:

Undergraduate

NFQ Level:

8 - Please see www.qqi.ie for further information

Placement:

Yes

Delivery Modes

Full-Time

Minimum Points

518

Duration

Four Years

Are you interested in working at the cutting edge of behaviour change and technology? Do you want to gain the collaborative and transferable skills you’ll need to move forward in a society driven by digital and technological innovation? This course enables you to study psychology and understand how disruptive technologies are fundamentally changing how we think, behave and live. 

You’ll delve into development and lifespan psychology, biological psychology and neuropsychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology and the psychology of individual difference, along with gaining a detailed understanding of the disruptive technologies that significantly reshaping our world. You’ll also gain practical skills in programming languages such as R and Python, data visualisation and storytelling.

Helping shape and understand our future

During the course, you’ll develop a diverse set of transferable skills, including high-level digital innovation, problem-solving skills, advanced interpretation of data and human behaviour, an awareness of how to address the challenges posed by disruptive technologies and an understanding of how to build trust in digital interactions.

In third year, you’ll gain practical experience during your INTRA work placement, which could be in digital technology and learning, digital therapeutics, or other applied areas within psychology,  education, health and wellbeing, industry and community sectors. Once you graduate, you could go on to train as a psychologist, undertake postgraduate studies or pursue a role as in data management or visualisation or as a behavioural scientist in fields such as telehealth and diagnostics, artificial intelligence and social robotics, mixed reality or human-technology interaction.  

You can also apply to train professionally as a psychologist after successfully completing this degree (pending Psychological Society of Ireland accreditation).

Careers & Further Options

Careers

This programme will provide the skills, expertise and values for you to be able to work in a rapidly changing and diverse technological environment in behaviour change, mental wellbeing, health, enhancement and rehabilitation, and innovation.

You can also apply to train professionally as a psychologist after successfully completing this degree (pending Psychological Society of Ireland accreditation)

Career Areas

• Telehealth and Diagnostics 
• Information Technology 
• Healthcare 
• Cognitive Science and Cognitive Technologies (Artificial Intelligence)
• Social Robotics 
• Mixed Reality
• Human Technology Interaction (HTI) 
• Education

Career Prospects

Data Management

Data Visualisation

Further Study - Teacher

Further Study - Professional Psychologist

Researcher/Behavioural Scientist in Industry/Academia/NGOs/Other

DCU Career Services

DCU graduates are highly sought after by employers. Our Graduates work in environments ranging from large multinationals to SMEs, family businesses and start-ups across every sector.

DCU Careers Service has a number of learning and development initiatives in place for our students, giving them the skills they need for a successful career path.

Go to our Careers site to find out more about career planning, our mentorship programme, skills development and online resources for students when working on CVs and making applications.

Entry Requirements

General Entry Requirements

General entry requirements and Programme Entry Requirements

 

Leaving Cert

In addition to the general entry requirements for admission to the university the following entry requirements apply

Minimum of O4 or H6 in Mathematics  

 

GCE A Level

In addition to the general entry requirements for admission to the university the following entry requirements apply

GCE A Level D or GCE AS Level C or GCSE C Mathematics  

FET Level 5

No Entry Path

Advanced Entry

No Entry Path

International Applications

International candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to those outlined above. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language. For further information on international applications click here.

Fees and Funding

Fees

Full time

Student Contribution

€3,043 per annum

EU Status Fee

€7,295 per annum

Non EU Fee

€15,500 per annum