BSocSc Psychology (Streams: Health and Development / Mind and Brain)

The Psychology major provides students with comprehensive training in psychology with an emphasis on experimental and research competencies, and prepares students for professional development in human service careers and advanced training in professional psychology and related fields.

Our programme provides:

Strong theoretical & scientific training in psychological studies to equip all graduates essential skills and knowledge to conduct research and to apply learning to daily life
Individual research project in the final year to work with a faculty
Lab-based training in eye-tracking system, EEG system, tDCS and TMS system
Opportunities for summer local and oversea internships to explore career interests and develop future careers
Opportunities for oversea exchanges to enhance cross-cultural understanding
Opportunities to work on empirical research under academic staff (e.g., voluntary research schemes)

Within this programme, students can:

Opt for either stream of specialization in Health & Development or Mind & Brain
Apply for obtaining a joint degree with Columbia University for Psychology. Since 2015, 15 psychology students have joined the joint-degree Programme.

After graduation, students are eligible:

To apply for graduate membership of professional associations in Hong Kong Psychological Society (HKPS), British Psychological Society (BPS), and American Psychological Association (APA)
To pursue advanced training in Master’s or Doctoral level degrees in research & applied psychology, Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, Counselling Psychology, and Industrial & Organizational Psychology in local and oversea universities.

Entrance Requirements

JUPAS Applicants

JUPAS Entrance Requirements

JS1112 BSocSc Psychology
HKDSE Subject	Minimum Level Required
English Language	Level 3
Chinese Language	Level 3
Mathematics	Level 2
Citizenship and Social Development	Attained
Elective 1	Level 3
Elective 2	Level 3

Notes:
- Besides Category A elective subjects, Mathematics extended modules (M1/M2) and “other languages” (at grade E or above) can also be used to meet the elective requirement. If students take both M1 and M2, they are counted as one subject only.
- Applied Learning subjects are not counted as elective subjects.
- For details of the alternative Chinese Language qualifications acceptable by the University for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) students, please click here.

Direct / Non-JUPAS Applicants

Direct/Non-JUPAS Applicants Entrance Requirements

To be considered for admission, you must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements.

Curriculum Structure

During their first year, students will study a broad range of Gateway Education (GE), College core and Departmental requirement courses.

For details of the programme’s curriculum structure, please visit the ‘Undergraduate Catalogue’.

What You Will Be Studying

Core Courses:

? Basic Psychology
? Basic Psychology II
? Research Methods for Behavioural Sciences
? Developmental Psychology
? Personality and Individual Differences
? Design and Analysis for Psychological Research I and II
? Biological Psychology
? Cognitive Psychology
? Learning and Behaviour
? Social Psychology
? Final-Year Research Project

Electives:

? Psychology of Interpersonal Relations
? Psychological Testing
? Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence
? Multivariate Analysis for Psychological Research
? Cultural Psychology
? Neuropsychology
? Abnormal Psychology
? Psychology of Ageing
? Psychology of Language
? Positive Psychology
? Cognitive Neuroscience
? Designing Experiments in Psychology
? Counselling & Therapeutic Psychology
? Introduction to Health Psychology
? Introduction to Educational Psychology
? Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology
? Psychology Internship

(Note: The list of elective courses offered may vary from year to year.)

Joint Bachelor's Degree Programme

For details, please click here.

Start Your Career Here

Our graduates are particularly suited for people-oriented jobs, such as human resources, public relations, customer services, children and youth services, education and training, counselling and guidance, health-related services, family and community work, etc. Students are also well-prepared for jobs that require strong research skills and competence, critical analysis and communication abilities, such as scientific or applied research, research and development, project management and so on. Students who aspire to practise as professional psychologists will be able to pursue advanced education at the Master's or doctoral level in Hong Kong or overseas with training in pursuing scientific research or applied psychological training such as health, forensic, clinical, educational, counselling and occupational psychology.

Professional Recognition

Graduates who satisfy the requirements stipulated by the Hong Kong Psychological Society (HKPS) can apply for Graduate Membership of the Society (Note: Graduate Membership of the HKPS is normally regarded as an entrance requirement for advanced training in professional psychology).

Features

Practical learning in psychology laboratories.
Opportunities to engage in summer internships in or outside Hong Kong.
Individual supervision for the Final Year Project.
Interdisciplinary learning in other social sciences, such as sociology, social work, counselling, and criminology.
Exchange programmes with overseas universities.
Opportunity to study at Columbia University, New York (The Joint Bachelor’s Degree Program)