Personal Blogs

It is Friday the 18th of December as I type this. The flood damage in Carlisle seems to be getting under control, although there are still a few major bridges closed causing problems with traffic flow. As we approach the Christmas break I am almost half way through my final module. I received my mark back for TMA 02 which I was very pleased about, still falling within the distinction bracket. I have also been trying to get some revision done - I know from previous experience that the exam will suddenly be here and I will be unprepared. It is difficult to get motivation for something that isn't "scary" yet, but I'm trying to force myself (classic dualistic thinking!)

TMA 03 is the project and I think I have a plan to do with a study of Scottish Nationalism. I attended a day school in Sterling and feel well prepared for it. The project proposal form is about 3/4 complete. All-in-all this module feels like it is going well and is under control. It feels like the huge amount of work I did earlier this year is paying off. I am starting to consider what life will be like when it is all over. So strange to be looking towards the finish of my final module - and a degree in psychology.

Well I am now under way with my new module; ED209 - Developmental Psychology. I have my first TMA back and was really pleased with my score so I feel like I'm up and running. I'm slightly ahead with the course reading and am finding the pace much easier than DD303. The results for DD303 should be back in about 2 weeks - that will dictate the score I need on the ED209 and DD307 (my final module) to get the classification I want overall on my degree. I started this in 2011 these final modules seemed such a long way away.

I completed DD303 on Tuesday 7th October. The weeks leading up to the exam were exhausting and I think that is harder than I have ever worked in my life. I took a slight "gambler's" approach to it studying 3 subjects in detail, 3 as backups and 1 more as a fall back. I was fortunate in that the ones that I knew best came up. I made my usual mistake though of writing at the question rather than constructing a clear and coherent argument.

Anyway now that is behind me I can continue with my next module which is ED209. After this I only have DD307 left to complete my degree in psychology. The results for DD303 come out on 5th of December - hmmm.

So far my route to a psychology degree is as follows:

DD131 - Introducing the social sciences - part one
DSE141 - Discovering psychology
SK124 - Understanding the autism spectrum
DSE212 - Exploring psychology
SD226 - Biological psychology: exploring the brain
DZX222 - Exploring psychology on-line project
DD303 - Cognitive psychology
ED209 - Child Development (In progress)