Bachelor of Science with Honours Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience

The award-winning Malaysia Campus is a full and integral part of

The University of Nottingham and offers students the

Nottingham experience in an Asian setting. It is a global

institution serving an international community of students and

yet is firmly rooted in all that is distinctive about UK education —

innovative teaching and assessment methods that encourage

independent, creative thinking. Quality standards are among the

best in the world.

Welcome to the School of Psychology University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus

Psychology is the science of mental processes - a broad and exciting topic covering the perceptions, thoughts, feelings and actions of people from infancy to old age. Cognitive Neuroscience is a related scientific discipline concerned with the study of the biological substrates underlying cognition, perception and action. It is multi-disciplinary; involving biology, psychology, medicine, chemistry, physics, computer science, engineering, mathematics and philosophy, and has a vast number of real world applications.

Cognitive approaches to investigation range from field surveys to laboratory experiments, including studies that employ the latest brain imaging techniques. In 2003 University of Nottingham Professor Sir Peter Mansfield was awarded a Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine for the development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and we continue to conduct research with various cutting-edge neuro-imaging and eye tracking facilities.

Students at the School of Psychology, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, not only enjoy studying Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, but also find the years of University life a very rewarding experience. Student life is rich in social, cultural and academic opportunities and we are very lucky to have an extremely diverse community, made up of people from many backgrounds. Our students come from all around the world. This gathering from countries with different cultures enriches the lives of everyone in the School, and is another indicator of the University’s very high international reputation.

The School itself is outgoing, with connections with other leading Universities throughout the world, and in addition to studying on the BSc(Hons) degree course of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, students admitted to the School may also have the opportunity to study abroad.

We offer a unique opportunity for students here at UNMC. I hope you will find your time in our School happy and rewarding.

Professor Peter Mitchell Director of Studies

Dean of Science

BSc (Hons) Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Course Structure

First Year

Semester 1

Cognitive Psychology 1

Introduction to Social Psychology

Semester 2

Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience and Biological Psychology 1

Introduction to Developmental Psychology

Full Year

Practical Methods in Psychology

Statistical Methods 1

Semester 1

Cognitive Psychology 2

Conceptual & Historical Issues in Psychology and Personality & Individuals

Semester 2

Neuroscience and Behaviour

Social and Developmental Psychology

Full Year

Practical Methods in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience

Statistical Methods 2

Third Year

Full Year

The final year allows for greater flexibility and in addition to taking 3 core Cognitive Neuroscience modules, students have the opportunity to choose from a variety of advanced topics.

Research Project

Final Year students are also required to conduct an independent research study. Students work closely with a supervisor to design, conduct, analyse and report on an experiment within the Cognitive Neuroscience field.

Second Year

BSc (Hons) Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Entry Requirements

Nottingham Science Foundation Programme: Average 40%, with good grades in Mathematics

A-levels: BBB in either Science or Art subjects (A-levels with a strong academic component will rank higher than those without).

STPM: B+B+B+ or grade points of 3.33 in at least 3 subjects, excluding General Studies

SAM/AUSMAT/VCE/HSC: ATAR 86

Canadian Pre-U: 85% average based on 6 subjects

International Baccalaureate: 32 points, with specified grades in Science or strong academic Arts subjects and 5 points in Mathematics (SL).

UEC: 5 As, excluding Chinese Language

Other Qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis

SPM/GCSE/IGCSE - Grade B in Mathematics

SPM: Grade A

GCSE/ IGCSE/O Level: Grade B

International Baccalaureate: 5 points

IELTS: 6.5 (min. 5 in any element)

TOEFL (PBT): 573 with TWE 4.5

TOEFL (iBT): 88

MUET Band 5 may be considered

Scholarships

Qualifications

English Language

Psychology High Achievers Scholarship

The University offers a 25% fee reduction for high achieving Psychology & Cognitive

Neuroscience students in their first year of study.

Chinese Independent Schools (UEC) Scholarship

Competitive Full Academic Scholarships (tuition fees) are also available to eligible

Malaysian students for the length of qualifying degree courses.

Tinggi Foundation Scholarship

The Tinggi Foundation offers a scholarship to deserving students worth 50% of fees for the

length of the degree course, provided that a minimum grade is maintained.

Further details of all available scholarships can be found at:

www.nottingham.edu.my/ProspectiveStudents/Scholarships/Index.aspx

University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus School of Psychology Academic Staff

Prof. Peter Mitchell – Director of Studies, Dean of Science

Peter Mitchell is Professor in Psychology and the Dean of Science at the University of

Nottingham Malaysia Campus. Previously, he was Head of the School of Psychology in

Nottingham UK. He has published around 100 scientific articles in leading international

journals, has written six books and is editor of the British Journal of Psychology. He has

served as Chair of the Developmental Section of the British Psychological Society and

as Chief Examiner for the Economic and Social Research Council UK PhD studentship

competition. Before joining Nottingham University he worked at the University of

Birmingham, University of Oxford, University of Wales and University of Warwick. He

also served as visiting professor at McGill University in Canada.

Dr. Neil Mennie – Visual Neuroscience

Dr Mennie studied Neuroscience at the University of Sussex before completing a DPhil,

also at Sussex. His doctoral research concerned eye movements and visual search in

everyday tasks. After leaving Sussex, Dr Mennie gained extensive postdoctoral

experience at the University of Rochester, USA, the University of Giessen, Germany

and the University of Nottingham, UK. His research is in the field of active vision, and

among his current research interests are the properties of anticipatory eye movements

in everyday human behaviour, visual strategies of free ranging Orangutans and

improvements in the vision of low vision patients as a result of contact lense therapy.

Dr. Elizabeth Sheppard – Deputy Director of Studies

Dr. Sheppard studied Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford before

completing her Masters in Psychological Research Methods and PhD at the University

of Nottingham, UK. Her doctoral research used copying and drawing tasks to explore

theories of perceptual processing in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Dr. Sheppard also

spent three years working as a Research Fellow using eye-tracking methodologies to

investigate driving abilities in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Her current research has

two directions; perceptual processing in individuals with autism, including the

perception of social stimuli such as people or faces, and driving skills - including the

ability to identify hazardous events on the roads, and cultural influences on this ability.

Dr. Kirsten McKenzie – Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience Course Director

Dr. McKenzie studied Psychology and the History and Philosophy of Science at the

University of Auckland, New Zealand, before completing an MSc(Hons) and working as

a Research Assistant at the Research Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience. She then

moved to the UK to conduct research at Glasgow Caledonian University, and was

awarded an Inter-Disciplinary Doctoral Training Scholarship to carry out her PhD in

multi-sensory integration and spatial frames of reference at the University of

Nottingham (UK) Institute of Neuroscience. Prior to taking up her position in Malaysia,

Dr. McKenzie also spent three years as Research Fellow at the University of

Manchester, UK, investigating perceptual integration and tactile illusions. Her current

research encompasses various forms of multisensory integration and somatic

misperception, using fMRI, EEG and the MIRAGE System.

Ms. Rika Imada – Psychological Assessment

Ms Imada completed her undergraduate degree at Tohoku Gakuin University in

Japan, before going on to study for a Master of Education and a Certificate of

Advanced Graduate Study from the School of Psychology at the University of

Massachusetts, USA. Before coming to Malaysia, Ms. Imada was working as an

Associate Professor at Shinshu University, Faculty of Education, Japan. She was

also visiting Professor at the University of Nottingham, UK. Ms Imada is a school

psychologist and clinical psychologist. Her research interests include cognitive and

perceptual processing in people with developmental disorders, as well as methods

of psychological assessment.

Dr. Jessica Price – Neuroscience of Aging

Dr Price graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MA(Hons) in

Psychology, an MSc in Psycholinguistic Research methods and a PhD in written

language comprehension in healthy Ageing. She gained post-doctoral experience

at both University of Strathclyde and the University of Glasgow, investigating the

neural and cognitive mechanisms that are affected in early stages of Alzheimer’s

disease, using dense array EEG/ERP techniques, before working at the University

of Birmingham. Her current research interests include: psycholinguistics, mismatch

negativity, drug labelling, drug treatment effects, neurodegenerative diseases and

EEG studies of cognitive function in elderly people.

Dr. Matthew R. Johnson – Memory & Attention

Dr Johnson received his undergraduate degree in Cognitive Science from Yale

University. He worked for two years at a neuropsychiatry research centre before

returning to Yale to pursue a PhD in Neuroscience, which he completed in 2011.

His dissertation research used a number of functional Magnetic Resonance

Imaging (fMRI), Electroencephalography (EEG), and behavioural studies to examine

how attention can be utilized within working memory to enhance and/or suppress

memory representations. Here at UNMC, his work extends this line of research

with studies examining how attention processes within working memory operate

similarly or dissimilarly to analogous attention processes in the domain of visual

perception.

Dr. Ian Stephen – Evolutionary Psychology

Dr Stephen studied Human Sciences as an undergraduate at University College

London, UK. He then went on to complete a Masters degree at the University of

Cambridge. From there he went to St Andrews, UK to complete his PhD;

investigating the effects of colour and pigmentation on the perceived health of

human faces. Before taking up his position in Malaysia, Dr Stephen gained

postdoctoral experience at the University of St Andrews and the University of

Bristol, UK investigating emotional facial expressions. His current research

interests include cross-cultural differences in face perception, the impact of health

behaviours on appearance, and the effects of skin colour on perceptions of people.

For Enquiries about the BSc (Hons) Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience

Programme please contact the Course Director:

Asst. Prof. Kirsten McKenzie kirsten.mckenzie@nottingham.edu.my

For enquiries about other programmes offered by the

School of Psychology please contact the Director of Studies:

Prof. Peter Mitchell

peter.mitchell@nottingham.edu.my

For enquiries about admissions please contact the

Faculty Manager:

Ms Salma Abd Kadir

salma.abdkadir@nottingham.edu.my

The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus KPT/JPT/DFT/US/B19

School of Psychology, Faculty of Science

Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih

Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

+6(03) 8924 8000

enquiries@nottingham.edu.my (Malaysians)

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http://www.nottingham.edu.my/Psychology

Applications:

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