Why Psychology?
I chose to study Psychology because of my interest in human behaviour, specifically the development of behaviour and how it can be influenced by so many different factors. The Psychology course at Durham is different to a lot of other universities because it’s research-based. This means that there is a big…
A bit about Psychology:
I study straight Psychology which is great as in third year I got to choose from a really wide variety of modules, covering everything from understanding social behaviour to learning in intricate detail about the memory function of a mouse! Exciting right?
Why Psychology?
Like a lot of students…
Studying psychology has been a lot of fun for me. I have got to learn a lot about topics that I find interesting as well as new fields that I didn’t know about. The course has taught me many things about organisation and structure and has provided me with academic skills as well as professional and personal growth.
How did…
Tell us about your studies
I achieved my MSc in Behavioural Science at Durham in 2022 and I’m now studying for my PhD which focuses on moral disagreements. The goal is to explore how people react and behave when they come across someone who holds different moral positions to them on issues such as abortion and transgender…
Summer 2020 was a weird time; you already knew that though. Some of us had too much time on our hands and nothing fun to do (unless you were in downing street apparently).
Anyway, this isn’t a political blog, this is kind of a chance to brag. I was part of the inaugural Behavioural Science MSc cohort, that is not the brag.
