Programme Structure
This programme requires the completion of a total of 30 credits, including 10 courses (5 required and 5 electives). The teaching pattern is normally a 3-hour lecture/seminar per week per course. Non-psychology degree holders are required to take a pre-entry course which is normally conducted before the commencement of the MSc programme. The duration for the MSc programme is one year full-time study or two years part-time study.
The full curriculum of the programme is summarized as follows:
| Required courses (5 courses; a total of 15 credits) | Credits |
| PSY 511 - Psychology & Work Today: An Introduction to Work Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 512 - Personnel Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 513 - Organisational Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 514 - Occupational Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 515 - Research Methods in Work Psychology | 3 |
| Elective courses (any 5 courses; a total of 15 credits) | Credits |
| PSY 601 - The Psychology of IT at Work | 3 |
| PSY 602 - Human Relationship and Interpersonal Skills in Organisations | 3 |
| PSY 603 - Seminar on Selected Issues in Work and Organisational Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 604 - Consumer Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 605 - Coaching and Counselling in the Workplace | 3 |
| PSY 606 - Applied Positive Psychology at Work | 3 |
| PSY 607 - Social Problem Solving and Decision Making in the Modern World | 3 |
| PSY 608 - Guided Research | 3 |
| PSY 609 - Workplace Diversity and Inclusion (Only for the newly admitted students starting from the 2024-25 intake) | 3 |
Pre-entry Course
Applicants with a non-psychology degree are required to take 2 modules of total 60 hours to have basic knowledge in psychology prior to the start of the MSc programme. An additional tuition fee will be charged for attending such a course. The pre-entry course is offered about one month before the start of the MSc programme.
Students may also satisfy the pre-entry requirements by taking equivalent courses from other recognized undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.