4th Annual BSc Applied Psychology Thesis Talks Seminar
L-R: IADT Applied Psychology Technician Sean Henriques; Applied Psychology graduates Chloe Hughes, Caoimhe McCann, Natasha Cloran; Applied Psychology Lecturer Dr Sinéad Meade; Head of Department of Technology + Psychology Dr Andrew Errity.
After a lively networking session, Dr Andrew Errity, Head of Department of Technology and Psychology opened the seminar in IADT’s new Digital Media Building. Four recent BSc Applied Psychology graduates gave very informative and engaging talks on their final year research. First, Chloe Hughes, spoke about ‘A Qualitative Exploration of True Crime Media’s Impact on Viewers Emotions and Attitudes towards the Criminal Justice System’. Second, Caoimhe McCann described her project which focused on ‘Investigating the Relationship between Social Identity, Music Preference, Personality, and Gender’. Third, Natasha Cloran talked about ‘Immersive Awe: The Effects of Virtual Nature on Divergent Creativity – An Experiment’. Finally, Rory Dunne joined us from London to speak about ‘Investigating the impact of the Split Screen Feature and Media Modality on Task Efficiency and Cognitive Load’.
Afterwards, the panel of speakers held a very engaging Q&A session chaired by fourth-year students, Rory McAuliffe and Sam Weinmann while fourth-year student Arthur Fyodorov photographed the event. The graduates shared valuable tips about doing the final year research project, volunteering, and employment as well as applications for postgraduate studies and scholarships. They spoke very highly of the support they received from the Applied Psychology lecturing team, Applied Psychology Technician Sean Henriques, IADT Library, IADT Student Services, and the Careers Centre.
The event gave a great insight into pathways to postgraduate study and employment from the BSc Applied Psychology at IADT. Chloe Hughes is studying an M.Ed. Psychology of Education at University of Manchester. Caoimhe McCann is working in Human Resources at CHI Crumlin. Natasha Cloran is studying an M.Litt. Psychology at UCD. Rory Dunne is studying an MSc Mental Health Studies at King’s College London having been awarded a prestigious George Moore Scholarship.
Current fourth-year student, Ella Hunt, commented that “The thesis seminar was a brilliant way for final year students to get an idea of how the process of creating a Major Research Project works”. Another fourth-year student, Marta Kowalczyk remarked that “The seminar was very helpful and interesting. I have got information and tips for writing the thesis and how to deal with the workload in final year. The speakers also gave insight into masters applications and work life after finishing the degree”.