Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Psychology

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School of Arts and Social Sciences

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Senior Year Entry : BSSCHPJS

•Language: English •Subsidy: NMTSS (Local)

Introduction

The Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Psychology (BSSoc (Hons) in Psychology) programme is a degree programme offered by the School of Arts and Social Sciences (A&SS). The programme aims to equip students with an in-depth knowledge in exploring human behaviour and experience in Psychology and applying the psychological knowledge in daily lives. Upon successful completion of the programme, students should be able to understand the self and others with a psychological perspective.

Through this degree programme, we strive to nurture students to become leaders in their chosen career paths in psychology. By exposing our students to high-quality research and seminars taught by credible teaching staff throughout the programme, they will get the opportunity to experience the various fields of psychology during their time in the HKMU. Moreover, earning a psychology degree from the HKMU will grant graduates access to a multitude of opportunities in the field.

Admission Requirements and Application

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Career Prospects

Graduates can pursue a career in the private and public sectors, as well as the non-government organisations in psychology-related positions, such as consultants, educators, project officers, etc. Graduates can also pursue postgraduate studies in different specialties of Psychology.

Further Studies

Graduates can also pursue postgraduate studies in different specialties of Psychology.

Year 1 Entry
Senior Year Entry

During the four years of study, students will need to complete 160 credits of courses, comprising 20 credits of General Education; 10 credits of English; 10 credits of basic social research methods; 20 credits of foundation level social sciences courses and 100 credits of required and elective major courses.

Year 1 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credits
Autumn	ENGL A101F	University English Writing Skills	5
	Autumn	POLS A122F	Foundations of Social Sciences: Political Science	5
	Autumn	PSYC A124F	Foundations of Social Sciences: Psychology	5
	Autumn	STAT A221F	Statistics	5
Spring	ECON A121F	Foundations of Social Sciences: Economics	5
	Spring	SOCI A123F	Foundations of Social Sciences: Sociology	5
	Spring		ONE 5-credit English language enhancement course		5
	Spring		ONE 5-credit purposely-designed General Education course		5

Year 2 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credits
Autumn	PSYC A236F	Positive Psychology and Mental Health	5
	Autumn	STAT A222F	Essentials of Research Inquiry	5
	Autumn		TWO 5-credit purposely-designed General Education courses		10
Spring	PSYC A323F	Biological Psychology	5
	Spring	PSYC A331F	Research Methods in Psychology	5
	Spring		Elective Course – ONE of the following:
	Spring	COUN A220F	Basic Skills in Counselling	5
	Spring	ECON A232F	Introduction to Macroeconomics	5
	Spring	PSYC A239F	Criminal Psychology	5
	Spring	PUAD A222F	Introduction to Public Administration	5
	Spring	SOCI A221F	Social Problems and Social Issues	5
	Spring		ONE 5-credit purposely-designed General Education course		5

Year 3 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credits
Autumn	PSYC A321F	Social Psychology	5
	Autumn	PSYC A322F	Life-span Developmental Psychology	5
	Autumn	PSYC A325F	Abnormal Psychology	5
	Autumn		Elective Course – ONE of the following:
	Autumn	ECON A231F	Introduction to Microeconomics	5
	Autumn	POLS A221F	Introductory Comparative Politics	5
	Autumn	SOCI A220F	Essentials of Sociological Inquiry	5
Spring	PSYC A326F	Clinical Psychology	5
	Spring	PSYC A328F	Consumer Psychology	5
	Spring		Elective Course – ONE of the following:
	Spring	COUN A220F	Basic Skills in Counselling	5
	Spring	ECON A232F	Introduction to Macroeconomics	5
	Spring	PSYC A239F	Criminal Psychology	5
	Spring	PUAD A222F	Introduction to Public Administration	5
	Spring	SOCI A221F	Social Problems and Social Issues	5
	Spring		ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		5

Year 4 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credits
Autumn	PSYC A320F	Personality Psychology	5
	Autumn	PSYC A324F	Cognitive Psychology	5
	Autumn		Elective Courses – ONE of the following:
	Autumn		*PSYC A421F Psychology Honours Thesis (10 credits) + ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		10
	Autumn		TWO 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences courses		10
Spring	PSYC A329F	Industrial-organizational Psychology	5
	Spring	PSYC A332F/ PSYC A333F	History and Systems of Psychology/ Current Issues in Psychology	5
	Spring	PSYC A336F	Psychology of Language	5
	Spring	Elective Courses – ONE of the following:
	Spring		*PSYC A421F Psychology Honours Thesis (10 credits)		5
	Spring		ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		5

Remarks

*Course carries over from the Autumn Term.

Year 2 Entry

During the three years of study, students will need to complete 120 credits of courses.

Year 2 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credits
Autumn	ENGL A101F	University English Writing Skills	5
	Autumn	PSYC A236F	Positive Psychology and Mental Health	5
	Autumn	STAT A221F	Statistics	5
	Autumn	STAT A222F	Essentials of Research Inquiry	5
Spring	PSYC A323F	Biological Psychology	5
	Spring	PSYC A331F	Research Methods in Psychology	5
	Spring		Elective Course – ONE of the following:
	Spring	COUN A220F	Basic Skills in Counselling	5
	Spring	ECON A232F	Introduction to Macroeconomics	5
	Spring	PSYC A239F	Criminal Psychology	5
	Spring	PUAD A222F	Introduction to Public Administration	5
	Spring	SOCI A221F	Social Problems and Social Issues	5
	Spring		ONE 5-credit English language enhancement course		5

Year 3 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credits
Autumn	PSYC A321F	Social Psychology	5
	Autumn	PSYC A322F	Life-span Developmental Psychology	5
	Autumn	PSYC A325F	Abnormal Psychology	5
	Autumn		Elective Course – ONE of the following:
	Autumn	ECON A231F	Introduction to Microeconomics	5
	Autumn	POLS A221F	Introductory Comparative Politics	5
	Autumn	SOCI A220F	Essentials of Sociological Inquiry	5
Spring	PSYC A326F	Clinical Psychology	5
	Spring	PSYC A328F	Consumer Psychology	5
	Spring		Elective Course – ONE of the following:
	Spring	COUN A220F	Basic Skills in Counselling	5
	Spring	ECON A232F	Introduction to Macroeconomics	5
	Spring	PSYC A239F	Criminal Psychology	5
	Spring	PUAD A222F	Introduction to Public Administration	5
	Spring	SOCI A221F	Social Problems and Social Issues	5
	Spring		ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		5

Year 4 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credits
Autumn	PSYC A320F	Personality Psychology	5
	Autumn	PSYC A324F	Cognitive Psychology	5
	Autumn		Elective Courses – ONE of the following:
	Autumn		*PSYC A421F Psychology Honours Thesis (10 credits) + ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		10
	Autumn		TWO 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences courses		10
Spring	PSYC A329F	Industrial-organizational Psychology	5
	Spring	PSYC A332F/ PSYC A333F	History and Systems of Psychology/ Current Issues in Psychology	5
	Spring	PSYC A336F	Psychology of Language	5
	Spring		Elective Courses – ONE of the following:
	Spring		*PSYC A421F Psychology Honours Thesis (10 credits)		5
	Spring		ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		5

Remarks

*Course carries over from the Autumn Term.

Year 3 Entry

During the two years of study, students will need to complete 80 credits of courses.

Year 3 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credits
Autumn	STAT A221F	Statistics	5
	Autumn	PSYC A321F	Social Psychology	5
	Autumn	PSYC A322F	Life-span Developmental Psychology	5
	Autumn	PSYC A325F	Abnormal Psychology	5
Spring	PSYC A323F	Biological Psychology	5
	Spring	PSYC A326F	Clinical Psychology	5
	Spring	PSYC A328F	Consumer Psychology	5
	Spring	PSYC A331F	Research Methods in Psychology	5

Year 4 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credits
Autumn	PSYC A320F	Personality Psychology	5
	Autumn	PSYC A324F	Cognitive Psychology	5
	Autumn		Elective Courses – ONE of the following:
	Autumn		*PSYC A421F Psychology Honours Thesis (10 credits) + ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		10
	Autumn		TWO 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences courses		10
Spring	PSYC A329F	Industrial-organizational Psychology	5
	Spring	PSYC A332F/ PSYC A333F	History and Systems of Psychology/ Current Issues in Psychology	5
	Spring	PSYC A336F	Psychology of Language	5
	Spring		Elective Courses – ONE of the following:
	Spring		*PSYC A421F Psychology Honours Thesis (10 credits)		5
	Spring		ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		5

Remarks

*Course carries over from the Autumn Term.

Mr. Henry Chamberlain (Left), ex-Chairman of the Division of Industrial-Organization Psychology of Hong Kong Psychology Society and founder of Henry Chamberlain Consulting with Dr. Tess Pak (Right) at the lecture theatre after Mr. Chamberlain sharing his consultancy experiences for organizations with psychology students.

Dialogue with Dr. Kelvin Siu and Ms. Kimmy Shum from InnoSpire Technology Limited was held by Dr. Sara Li during our online learning in the times of the pandemic. Dr. Siu and Ms. Shum shared their views and their apps in utilizing technology in improving the quality of our physical and mental well-being.

Using Virtual Reality (VR) in enhancing students’ learning experience in tutorials

The Psychology team has produced three VR video clips supported by the Quality Enhancement Support Scheme in enhancing teaching and learning in classrooms.

Campus Life

Psychology and Behavioural Science Laboratory

The laboratory has various facilities for conducting behavioral experiments, VR experiments, neuroscience experiments, and counselling training and practices.

Training Course

Mental Health First Aid