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: 

(The below courses cannot be selected if the course with the equivalent title has already been selected from paper 5)

PB421 Happiness (0.5) ¹

PB434 Behavioural Science in an Age of New Technology (0.5) ²

PB435 Behavioural Science for Planetary Wellbeing (0.5) ³

PB436 The Science of Time at Work and Beyond (0.5) ⁴

PB441 Wellbeing for Policy (0.5) ⁵

PB452 Behavioural Science for Health and Pandemic Responses (0.5) ^{# 6}  (not available 2023/24)

PB453 Corporate Behaviour and Decision Making (0.5) ⁷  (not available 2023/24)

Paper 4

Students select a further 0.5 units from paper 3 (if the equivalent title has not been selected for their dissertation under paper 5), or from the list below:

MY457 Causal Inference for Observational and Experimental Studies (0.5) ^#

PB416 Cognition and Culture (0.5)  (not available 2023/24)

PB417 Consumer Psychology for Sustainability (0.5)

PB418 Corporate Communications (0.5)

PB419 Creativity and Innovation (0.5) ^#  (not available 2023/24)

PB422 Health Communication (0.5)  (not available 2023/24)

PB424 Organisational Life (0.5)

PB425 Organisations, Groups and Identity (0.5) ^#  (not available 2023/24)

PB426 Knowledge Processes in Organisations (0.5)  (not available 2023/24)

PB427 Organisational and Social Decision Making (0.5)  (not available 2023/24)

PB428 Political Psychology: Inequality & Intergroup Relations (0.5)

PB429 Science, Innovations and the Human Future (0.5)

PB430 Social Influence Modes and Modalities (0.5) ^#  (not available 2023/24)

PB431 Social Psychology of Economic Life: Advanced Topics (0.5)

PB432 Social Representations: Social Knowledge and Contemporary Issues (0.5)

PB433 Theory and Practice of Organisational Development (0.5)

PB437 Conversation Analysis and the Science of Social Interaction (0.5)  (not available 2023/24)

PB458 Dialogue: Conflict & Negotiation (0.5)

A course from another department (subject to the approval of the Candidate's Programme Director)

Paper 3 option list

Paper 5

Courses assessed by a 10,000 word dissertation:

(Courses cannot be selected from this list if the course with the equivalent title has already been selected from paper 3)

PB4D2 Happiness - Dissertation (1.0) ¹⁵

PB4D3 Behavioural Science in an Age of New Technology - Dissertation (1.0) ¹⁶

PB4D4 Behavioural Science for Health and Pandemic Responses - Dissertation (1.0) ¹⁷  (not available 2023/24)

PB4D5 Corporate Behaviour and Decision Making - Dissertation (1.0) ¹⁸  (not available 2023/24)

PB4D6 Wellbeing for Policy - Dissertation (1.0) ¹⁹

PB4D7 Behavioural Science for Planetary Wellbeing - Dissertation (1.0) ²⁰

PB4D8 The Science of Time at Work and Beyond - Dissertation (1.0) ²¹

Students can select a topic outside of the semi-compulsory list at the discretion of the director under extraordinary circumstances.