Courses / Course

	Required	Ordinary level grade	Higher level grade
Irish		O6	H7
English		O6	H7
Language		-	-
Math		O4	H7
Science		O6	H7

This course requires 2 additional subjects

Mature Applicants

Mature applicants are assessed separately to school-leavers. Mature applicants are 23 years or older by 1st January in the year of entry to the University. For part-time/flexible degrees the mature age is 21. 

Click here to be taken to our mature applicant information page - tab 3 on that page outlines application steps for this degree.

Mature applicants who have a disability 

If you have a disability or specific learning difficulty (e.g. dyslexia), and require examination support for any required written exercise/interview which may form part of your application assessment please submit supporting documentation by 15 March 2025 to the Access Office. Unfortunately we are unable to consider applications for alternative examination accommodation after this deadline. 

For further information on the supporting documentation required, as well as examination and other supports visit the Access Office website.

Leaving Certificate Applicants

Required to present (as a minimum): 2H5 & 4O6/H7 and O6/H7 in Irish, English, O4/H7 Mathematics & O6/H7 in a Science subject (i.e. Agricultural Science, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, or Physics with Chemistry). MH209 Round 1 Points 2024: 518

Also consider Psychological Studies in the Bachelor of Arts degree MH101.

HEAR and DARE

DARE: The Disability Access Route to Education is a third level alternative admissions scheme for school-leavers whose disabilities have had a negative impact on their second level education.

HEAR: The Higher Education Access Route is a third level admissions scheme for school leavers from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Contact the Access Office for more information about these access routes.

The Maynooth Education

Click here for details about optional Critical Skills courses, Electives and degree pathways. 

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The application process depends on the type of applicant you are. Click here for all information about how to apply.

Categories of applicant:

• School-leavers (Leaving Certificate students)
• Mature students (23 years or older by 1st January in the year of entry to the University/part-time degrees the mature age is 21)
• EU/EFTA/UK students
• International students (outside the EU)
• QQI (Further Education) students
• Transferring students
• Deferring students

1st year

• Psychology
• Mathematics
• Choose 1 other Science subject from Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering Science or Experimental Physics

2nd year

• Psychology as a Single Major subject
• Optional 10 credit Critical Skills or Elective

3rd year

• 1 semester on work placement (subject to availability) or studying abroad and 1 semester on a research internship

4th year

• Psychology studied as a Single Major subject

Duration: 4 years

Disclaimer
The modules below are indicative of the content associated with this course of study.
The modules are subject to change as the curriculum is revised and reviewed annually. Please check periodically for updates.

Year 1

MATHEMATICS MT1HF15 - MATHEMATICS Credits: 15 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES MT101N 5 1 LINEAR ALGEBRA FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES MT113N 5 Year-Long STATISTICS FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES ST124N 5 2 PSYCHOLOGY PS1F30 - PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 30 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTRODUCTION TO PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PS152 7.5 1 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODS AND ANALYSIS PS153 7.5 2 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I: RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PS150 7.5 1 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES PS151 7.5 2 BIOLOGY BL1F15 - BIOLOGY Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION & DIVERSITY BI102 7.5 2 FROM CELL TO ORGANISM BI101 7.5 1 CHEMISTRY CH1F15 - CHEMISTRY Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory GENERAL CHEMISTRY CH101 7.5 1 GENERAL CHEMISTRY CH102 7.5 2 COMPUTER SCIENCE CS1F15 - COMPUTER SCIENCE Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I CS161 7.5 1 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II CS162 7.5 2 ENGINEERING SCIENCE GE1F15 - ENGINEERING SCIENCE Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS EE121 7.5 1 INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS AND CONTROL EE123 7.5 2 EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS EP1F15 - EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS I EP101 7.5 1 EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS II EP102 7.5 2

Year 2

PSYCHOLOGY PS2SM - PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 60 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BRAIN AND BEHAVIOUR PS250 5 1 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY PS251 5 1 COMPARATIVE AND EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY PS255 5 2 CRITICAL SKILLS FOR PSYCHOLOGY PS261 5 2 ETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE PS258 5 1 EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY LABORATORIES 1 PS256 5 1 EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY LABORATORIES 2 PS260 5 2 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY PS252 5 1 LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PS253 5 2 PERSONALITY AND INTELLIGENCE PS254 5 2 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH APPROACHES IN PSYCHOLOGY PS259 5 2 STATISTICAL AND QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES FOR PSYCHOLOGY PS257 5 1 ELECTIVE STREAMS AC2EL - ACCOUNTING IN SOCIETY Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR NON-ACCOUNTANTS AC210 5 1 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING FOR NON-ACCOUNTANTS AC211 5 2   GC2MEL - ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY - EPIC AND TRAGIC TALES Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory HOMERIC EPIC AND EARLY GREECE GC231 5 1 TRAGIC TALES FROM CLASSICAL GREECE GC232 5 2   AN2EL - ANTI-RACISM Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ANTI-RACISM 1 AN215 5 1 ANTI-RACISM 2 AN216 5 2   CN2BEL - BEGINNING CHINESE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BEGINNING CHINESE CN260 5 1 BEGINNING CHINESE CN261 5 2   FR2BEL - BEGINNING FRENCH Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BEGINNING FRENCH 1 FR260 5 1 BEGINNING FRENCH 2 FR261 5 2   GN2BEL - BEGINNING GERMAN Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BEGINNING GERMAN 1 GN260 5 1 BEGINNING GERMAN 2 GN261 5 2   SPA2BEL - BEGINNING SPANISH Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BEGINNING SPANISH SPA260 5 1 BEGINNING SPANISH SPA261 5 2   CAT2EL - CATALAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Credits: 5 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CATALAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE 2 SPA225 5 2 CATALAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE I SPA215 5 1   CN2CEL - CONTINUING CHINESE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory MANDARIN CHINESE 3 CN281 5 1 MANDARIN CHINESE 4 CN282 5 2   FR2CEL - CONTINUING FRENCH Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 1 FR281 5 1 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 2 FR282 5 2   GN2CEL - CONTINUING GERMAN Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTERMEDIATE GERMAN: GRUNDKURS SPRACHE 3 GN281 5 1 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN: GRUNDKURS SPRACHE 4 GN282 5 2   NG2CEL - CONTINUING NUA-GHAEILGE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory AN GHAEILGE SCRÍOFA & LABHARTHA NG211 5 2 AN GHAEILGE SCRÍOFA & LABHARTHA 1 NG201 5 1   SPA2CEL - CONTINUING SPANISH Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 1 SPA281 5 1 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 2 SPA282 5 2   GE2EL - CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL PROTOTYPING Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL PROTOTYPING - 1 EE260 5 1 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL PROTOTYPING - 2 EE261 5 2   PD2DEL - EDEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN AND INNOVATION Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN & INNOVATION 1 PD217A 5 1 ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN & INNOVATION 2 PD218A 5 2   AD2EEL - EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT AND EQUALITY Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CRITIQUING EQUALITY IN IRISH EDUCATION AD263 5 2 THE CONTEXT OF EQUALITY IN IRISH EDUCATION AD262 5 1   MD2EL - FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES MD240 5 1 HISTORY AND THEORY OF DOCUMENTARY MD216 5 2 MUSIC AND FILM MU226 5 2 VISUAL WORLDS OF SPAIN AND LATIN AMERICA SPA223 5 2   SK2EL - FOUNDATIONS IN SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CRITICAL SKILLS: INTERSECTIONS OF SCIENCE WRITING AND MEDIA SK252 5 2 CRITICAL SKILLS: UNDERSTANDING SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION SK251 5 1   GN2GEL - GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE 1 IS201 5 1 GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE 2 IS202 5 2   GY2EL - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GY263 5 2 ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE GY262 5 1   TH2GEL - GOOD AND EVIL Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory GOOD AND EVIL: REFLECTING ON THE EXPERIENCE TH251 5 1 GOOD AND EVIL: RESPONDING TO THE REALITY TH252 5 2   EN2BEL - GREAT BOOKS Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BOOKS THAT MADE THE WORLD - I EN280 5 1 BOOKS THAT MADE THE WORLD - II EN281 5 2   EC2EL - INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS I EC240 5 1 INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS II EC241 5 2   PH2LEL - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY IN THE DIGITAL AGE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory DIGITAL ETHICS PH221 5 2 PHILOSOPHIES OF THE DIGITAL AGE PH215B 5 1   NG2IEL - IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTRODUCING IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE ID001 5 1 INTRODUCING IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE ID001X 5 2 THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF 'ROYAL SITES' ID013X 5 2 THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF ‘ROYAL SITES’ ID013 5 1   POR2EL - PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE & CULTURE 1 SPA216 5 1 PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE & CULTURE 2 SPA226 5 2   KD2AEL - PRIORITISING PEOPLE AND PLANET Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ANTHROPOLOGICAL ENCOUNTERS WITH SUSTAINABILITY AN261 5 2 LEADERSHIP AND PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE KD212 5 1   PD2SEL - SERVICE INNOVATION Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory DESIGN HISTORY & CULTURE PD201 5 2 SERVICE INNOVATION 1 PD264 5 1   EX2EX - SKILLS FOR SUCCESS:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Credits: 5 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory SKILLS FOR SUCCESS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY EX201 5 1 SKILLS FOR SUCCESS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY EX202 5 2   MN2EQEL - THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE IRISH EQUINE INDUSTRY Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory EQUINE SPORT, LEISURE, AND TOURISM MN231 5 2 INTRODUCTION TO THE IRISH EQUINE INDUSTRY MN230 5 1   SG2EL - WONDROUS PEOPLE AND PLACES: AN INTRODUCTION TO CELTIC LITERATURE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory LITERATURE 8 - KING ARTHUR'S BRITAIN: MEDIEVAL WELSH LITERATURE SG228 5 2 SPACE, PLACE AND OTHERWORLDS IN MEDIEVAL IRISH LITERATURE SG256 5 1

	Year 3
	PSYCHOLOGY PS3SSM - PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 60 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory EXTERNAL WORK PLACEMENT PS293 30 2 INTERNAL RESEARCH INTERNSHIP PS291 30 1 STUDY ABROAD IN PSYCHOLOGY PS292 30 2

Year 4

PSYCHOLOGY PS4SSM - PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 60 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ADVANCED STATISTICAL AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR PSYCHOLOGY PS356 5 1 CONTEMPORARY CLASSIC STUDIES PS361 5 1 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND DEBATES IN PSYCHOLOGY PS358 5 2 CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY PS349 5 1 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT PS357 20 Year-Long MENTAL HEALTH PS351 5 1 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY PS354 5 2 PSYCHOLOGY IN THE REAL WORLD PS360 5 1 PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING PS352 5 2 SEMINARS IN PSYCHOLOGY PS359 5 Year-Long SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY PS355 5 2

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After Graduation
>A variety of career paths are available, both within and outside psychology: for students who aim to pursue a career as a professional psychologist, an undergraduate degree is the first stage in professional training that will require an additional two to six years of study and supervised experience.
> Examples of professional psychologists include:
- Clinical Psychologists, who work in healthcare settings;
- Educational Psychologists, who work in schools;
- Organisational Psychologists, who work in business and work settings.
>A variety of career paths outside of psychology are also open to graduates. Some graduates choose to pursue postgraduate conversion courses in different fields of interest.

Visit the Department website for more information about postgraduate options.

After Graduation
>A variety of career paths are available, both within and outside psychology: for students who aim to pursue a career as a professional psychologist, an undergraduate degree is the first stage in professional training that will require an additional two to six years of study and supervised experience.
> Examples of professional psychologists include:
- Clinical Psychologists, who work in healthcare settings;
- Educational Psychologists, who work in schools;
- Organisational Psychologists, who work in business and work settings.
>A variety of career paths outside of psychology are also open to graduates. Some graduates choose to pursue postgraduate conversion courses in different fields of interest.

Visit the Department website for more information about postgraduate options.

For further information on Postgraduate options please go to the Graduate Studies site