Major in Psychology BSocSc

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Major in Psychology (BSocSc)
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Year 1 Requirements

• PSYC 1001 Introduction to Psychology
• PSYC 1004 Introduction to Quantitative Methods
  in Psychology
• Other Faculty requirements e.g.,
• 18 credits from non-Psychology foundation courses
• FOSS core competency courses
• etc.

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Principles of Psych curriculum

• BSocSc (Psych) is a broad, foundation degree
• Emphasis on breadth across all major areas of
  Psychology
• Focus on research skills
• Mixture of large and small classes

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Required courses

• PSYC 0060 Research and quantitative methods in
  Psychology
• Two of the following
• PSYC 0007 Cognitive Psychology
• PSYC 0022 Biological Psychology
• PSYC 0051 Perception

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Required courses

• Three of the following
• PSYC 0009 Life-span development
• PSYC 0010 History and issues
• PSYC 0019 Personality
• PSYC 0020 Social Psychology
• PSYC 0062 Psychopathology

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Required courses

• One of the following advanced lab courses (from
  4th semester)
• PSYC 0008 Advanced Cognitive Psych.
• PSYC 0052 Advanced Social Psych.
• PSYC 0053 Advanced Industrial/Organizational
  Psych.
• PSYC 0054 Human Neuropsychology
• PSYC 0061 Advanced Perception
• PSYC 0064 Advanced Developmental Psych.

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Thesis

• Admission to the thesis is based upon a 3.3 GPA
  (B average) in Senior-level Psychology courses
• Students who wish to enrol in thesis but do not
  meet this requirement may apply to the Head of
  Department

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Intended learning outcomes

• Subject knowledge
• Research skills
• Writing skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Creative thinking skills

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Career prospects

• Psychologists (with higher degree)
• Researcher
• Teacher
• Administrator
• Business
• etc.

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Further education opportunities

• Professional training programmes
• e.g., M.Soc.Sc. (Clinical/Educational Psychology)
• Research training programmes
• e.g., M.Phil. / Ph.D.