The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology (BA-PSY) Programme adopts the unique “Liberal + Professional” education model to equip students with comprehensive foundational knowledge and skills in psychology. “Liberal” means that the Programme adopts a broad-based and cross-disciplinary approach to connect knowledge domains, facilitate thinking, and solve problems. “Professional” means that while the Programme is broad-based and cross-disciplinary, it also has professional orientation elements that aim at equipping students with the competencies to enter relevant professions in the future.
A distinctive feature of the Programme is that, in addition to covering and integrating all major areas in psychology and their cognate disciplines, it provides three specialisations, Educational and Clinical, Business and Technology, and Neuroscience and Health. These specialisations not only develop students’ interests and capacities in psychological applications, but also enhance their employability and readiness for further professional training.
The objectives of the BA-PSY Programme are as follows:
- Develop students’ skills in critical and creative thinking for life-long learning;
- Cultivate students’ communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills;
- Instil in students a strong sense of social responsibility and high commitment as a local and global citizen;
- Provide students with a comprehensive foundation of theoretical and practical knowledge for scientific study and professional practice in psychology;
- Develop students’ research skills in psychology through intellectual and practical training; and
- Enhance students’ problem-solving ability in addressing personal, social and societal issues from the perspective of psychology.
The BA-PSY Programme is at QF level 5.
The QR Registration Number: 21/000421/L5
Registration Validity Period: 01/09/2021 To 31/08/2026
Primary Area of Study and Training: A14 Social Sciences
Sub-area (Primary Area of Study and Training): A1402 Social and Behavioral Sciences