BSocSc Psychology
1298A
Local Places:
16 (For First Year and Advanced Standing I Entries; Tentative)* and
30 (For Senior Year Entry; Tentative)
Non-Local Places
(For Overall Direct Applications):
Around 400
2 Years (For Senior Year Entry)
* for JUPAS and non-JUPAS admissions
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, and Visual Reality 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
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 for Direct/Non-JUPAS Applicants
To be considered for admission, you must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements.
For senior-year (Advanced Standing II) admission, applicants are normally expected to have completed an Associate Degree/Higher Diploma with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of ≥3.0 or an equivalent overall mark, or a credit award.
Potential applicants will be required to submit a portfolio containing personal credentials.
For details of the programme’s curriculum structure, please visit the ‘Undergraduate Catalogue’.
Core Courses: • Basic Psychology | Electives: • Psychology of Interpersonal Relations (Note: The list of elective courses offered may vary from year to year.) |
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.
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).
- 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.
