Required skill:

Employ evidence-based reasoning and examine practical, theoretical and ethical issues associated with the use of different methodologies, paradigms and methods of analysis in psychology;

Required competencies:

Cognitive skills
Analysis, judgement, attention to detail, planning and organising		 Generic competencies
Interpersonal sensitivity
Personal capabilities
Decisiveness, creativity, initiative, achievement orientation		 Technical ability
Business awareness Practical elements
Professional expertise

Required skill:

Use a variety of psychological tools, including specialist software, laboratory equipment and psychometric instruments

Required competencies:

Cognitive skills Generic competencies
Personal capabilities Technical ability
Technical knowledge, technical ability
Business awareness Practical elements
Professional expertise

Required skill:

Carry out an extensive piece of independent empirical research. This will include: defining a research problem; formulating testable hypotheses/research questions; choosing appropriate methodologies; planning and carrying out a study efficiently; demonstrating awareness of ethical issues and current codes of ethics and conduct; demonstrating ability to reason about the data and present the findings effectively; discussing findings in terms of previous research; evaluating methodologies and analyses employed and implications for ethics; and, where appropriate, collaborating effectively with colleagues, participants and outside agencies.

Required competencies:

Cognitive skills
Analysis, judgement, planning and organising		 Generic competencies
Interpersonal sensitivity, written communication, listening, questioning, teamwork/working with others
Personal capabilities
Decisiveness, creativity, initiative, achievement orientation, leadership, organisational sensitivity		 Technical ability
Business awareness Practical elements

Required skill:

Communicate effectively. Effective communication involves developing a cogent argument supported by relevant evidence and being sensitive to the needs and expectations of an audience. This is accomplished through specific demands to write both essays and scientific style report writing, and through experience in making spoken presentations to groups. The standard of written language should be at an acceptable standard with respect to grammar, punctuation and spelling;

Required competencies:

Cognitive skills
Analysis, judgement, attention to detail, planning and organising		 Generic competencies
Written communication, listening, questioning, interpersonal sensitivity
Personal capabilities Technical ability
Business awareness Practical elements

Required skill:

Comprehend and use data effectively. This is accomplished through the significant core of research training in a psychology degree that acquaints graduates with understanding, analysing, and presenting complex data sets;

Required competencies:

Cognitive skills
Analysis, judgement, attention to detail, planning and organising		 Generic competencies
Personal capabilities Technical ability
Technical knowledge, technical ability
Business awareness Practical elements
Professional expertise

Required skill:

Use computers, i.e. be computer literate. Psychology students are introduced to, and become familiar with, computers early in their training and will display, at the very least, skill in the use of word processing, databases and statistical software packages

Required competencies:

Cognitive skills Generic competencies
Personal capabilities Technical ability
Technical knowledge, technical ability
Business awareness Practical elements

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