Department of Applied Psychology
Programmes
Undergraduate programmes
Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) Programmes (BSocSc)
The Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Psychology Programme offers comprehensive undergraduate training to students interested in learning about psychology and its application. In this program, students will acquire foundational knowledge in courses such as Introduction to Psychology, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, and Research Methods and Statistics for Psychology. At the advanced level, students will learn to apply psychology knowledge in subjects such as Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Health Psychology, Environmental Psychology, Stress management, Positive Psychology. Through training in knowledge and application, graduates of this programme are prepared to be critical users of psychological science in everyday life.
The following summary table describes the programme structure for 2021-22 intake students (4-year curriculum). More details about the programme structure can be found here. More information about Lingnan University’s Core Curriculum and Language Training is also available.
Course Category | Total Number of Credits | Total Number of Courses |
---|---|---|
Core Curriculum: Common Core Courses | 12 | 4 |
Core Curriculum: Cluster Courses | 15 | 5 |
English Language | 12 | 4 |
Chinese Language | 6 | 2 |
Social Sciences Foundation | 12 | 4 |
Major Required Courses
|
15 | 5 |
Major Elective Courses (choose 6 courses from the following, with at least 3 courses at the 4000 level)
|
18 |
6 |
Junior Research Project | 3 | 1 |
Free Electives | 27 | 9 |
Total | 120 | 40 |
For students admitted as Year-3, Psychology-major students in the academic year 2021-22 (i.e., senior-year entry treated as 2019-20 intake) with the Concentration in Counselling Psychology, the following summary table describes the programme structure. More details about the programme structure can be found here. More information about Lingnan University’s Core Curriculum and Language Training is also available.
Course Category | Total Number of Credits | Total Number of Courses |
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Core Curriculum: Common Core Courses | 6 | 2 |
English Language | 9 | 3 |
Chinese Language | 3 | 1 |
Social Sciences Foundation | 12 | 4 |
Major Required Courses *
|
12* | 4* |
Major Elective Courses ** (FOUR marked with ** plus ONE 4000-level course)
|
15 |
5 |
Junior Research Project | 3 | 1 |
Total | 60 | 20 |
Notes:
* For students admitted as Year-3, Psychology-major students in the academic year 2022-23 or later (i.e., senior-year entry treated as 2020-21 intake or later), PSY4101 Research Methods and Statistics for Psychology II will be added as one of the FIVE Major Required Courses.
** These FOUR courses are required for the Concentration in Counselling Psychology; students admitted to this Concentration are required to take ONE more 4000-level course under the category of Major Elective Courses.
The Self-financed Undergraduate Programme: Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Business Psychology (BPSY)
Postgraduate programmes
The MSc Programme: Master of Science in Work and Organisational Psychology Programme (MWOP)