This sheet provides information on the courses and facilities available at St John's College for the study of Psychology Psychology This sheet provides information on the courses and facilities available at St John's College for the study of Psychology. In addition, SPS students have the option of taking NST IB Experimental Psychology in their second year and can choose to take Part II NST Experimental Psychology in their final year. Philosophy students have the option of taking Part IB NST Experimental Psychology in their second year and can choose to take Part II NST Experimental Psychology in their final year. Psychology at Part IB level can also be studied as part of the Archaeological and Anthropology Tripos and the Medical and Veterinary Science Tripos.
Most students first study Psychology in their second year, taking part IB of a tripos.
In the new Evolution, Diversity and Behaviour IA course, there are lectures on learning and memory, comparative psychology, primate cognition and evolutionary psychology. In the new Physiology of Organisms IA course, there are lectures on motivation and stress. At Part IB, the most comprehensive course in Experimental Psychology is offered as part of the Natural Science Tripos. All students taking NST can choose this course at IB, even if they have not attended the new Part IA evolution, Diversity and Behaviour and Physiology of Organisms courses. NST students are also required to take two other scientific subjects in part IB of the Natural Sciences Tripos, chosen from a wide range.