Information for current students

Information for students on our certificates and short courses

General information

• Log in to Moodle
• Book a testing cubicle
• Department resources, including IT resources

Handbooks

• Psychology (Certificate of Higher Education)
• Applied Psychology (Certificate of Higher Education)
• Psychoanalytic Psychology (Certificate of Higher Education)
• Interpersonal Communication Skills (Certificate of Higher Education)

Coursework requirements

• The coursework requirements for each module are listed in the relevant module syllabus (you will be given the syllabus when you start).
• Further information, including marking criteria, is available in your award handbook.

Referencing guidelines

• Although the award handbook contains guidelines on referencing, we would like you to engage with this important issue through this tutorial.

Plagiarism

• Although the award handbook contains guidelines on plagiarism we would like you to engage with this important issue through this tutorial.

Class venues

• Our modules are either held at a venue on the Birkbeck campus itself or at a venue hired from local colleges such as LSE, the Institute of Child Health and SOAS, Vernon Square.
• Expected venues are published next to your module's entry in the course description. Confirmation of your venue will be included in your personal timetable on your account on the My Birkbeck Profile.

Committees

• Staff Student Exchange Meetings

Information for BSc Psychology students

General information

• Sign up to text alerts
• Log in to Moodle
• Book a testing cubicle
• Departmental resources, including IT resources

Handbooks

• Handbook: 4-year part-time programme
• Handbook: 3-year full-time programme

Essay forms

• Essay Feedback Form
• Essay Feedback Notes

Research ethics

• Guidelines on research ethics

SPSS

• How to install SPSS 18 for Mac
• How to install SPSS 18 for PC

Committees

• Staff Student Exchange Meetings

Information for Postgraduate Students

General Information

• Department resources, including IT resources
• Login to BLE / Blackboard
• Book a testing cubicle

Handbooks

• Click on a course to view a PDF version of the Handbook
• MSc/PG Diploma Psychology for 2012-13
• MSc Psychological Research Methods
• MA/MSc Educational Neuroscience
• MA/MSc Cognition and Computation
• MA/MSc Developmental Sciences
• MA/MSc Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology
• MRes Psychology
• MPhil/PhD Psychology

Forms and Policies

• College policy on late submission of coursework (mitigating circumstances)
• Mitigating Circumstances Form
• College policy on plagiarism
• Subject participant forms: Download the form which all subject participants must complete once they have participated in an experiment.

Local Seminars

• All postgraduate students are encouraged to attend local seminars that are of interest to them. The following links point to some of the seminar series run by Birkbeck and nearby institutions:
• Birkbeck Cognitive Science Seminars
• Birkbeck Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development
• Birkbeck Department of Psychosocial Studies Research Events
• UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
• ICH Seminars in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
• UCL Division of Psychology and Language Sciences Events

Research Ethics

• Guidelines on research ethics

Information for MPhil/PhD students

General

• Department resources, including IT resources

Department training courses

• PhD (1) Research Skills Seminar Course
• PhD training seminars
• MSc Research Methods Generic Skills Module

Local seminars

• All postgraduate students are encouraged to attend local seminars that are of interest to them. The following links point to some of the seminar series run by Birkbeck and nearby institutions:
• Birkbeck Cognitive Science Seminars
• Birkbeck Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development
• Birkbeck Department of Psychosocial Studies Research Events
• UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
• ICH Seminars in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
• UCL Division of Psychology and Language Sciences Events

Other relevant training

• Courses and online resources
• The Good Viva Video (restricted access)
• The Good Supervision Video (restricted access)
• Check the My Birkbeck guide for PhD students

Forms

• PhD Student Feedback Form: when you submit your Annual report please include the following form as part of the submission.

Research ethics

• Guidelines on research ethics

Information for Psychology for Education Professionals (FDSc) students

General Information

• Log in to Moodle
• Department resources, including IT resources

Handbooks

• FD Psychology for Education Professionals Handbook 2012-13

Committees

• Staff Student Exchange Meetings