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BSc in Psychology

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  • ​Unit Title 01

    Introduction to Psychology

    Mandatory / Optional Mandatory

    Unit Grading Structure 50 < Pass

    Credits 10 ECTS credits

    Module Aims

    This Psychology Module is aimed at providing students with the foundation of knowledge and skills required to continue their education in the rest of the modules. Students are introduced to the multi-perspective nature of psychology, demonstrating how psychology varies from other hard sciences in terms of academic rigidity. This unit is based on the specific approaches and will explain the key concepts and key individuals who contributed to each approach. Student are introduced to key terminology used in each approach and are explained how to use these terms appropriately, and also exposed to certain behavioral psychology concepts at this point.

    ​Unit Title 02

    Cognitive Psychology

    Mandatory / Optional Mandatory

    Unit Grading Structure 50 < Pass

    Credits 10 ECTS credits

    Module Aims

    This module aims at providing an in-depth understanding of cognitive processes that are involved with sensory perception, visual perception and its various forms. Students will be exposed to models and theories that explain memory, attention and consciousness in terms of cognitive processes. The module also analyzes the different theories used to understand information processing and evaluate them in terms of strengths and limitations.

    ​Unit Title 03

    Biological Psychology

    Mandatory / Optional Mandatory

    Unit Grading Structure 50 < Pass

    Credits 10 ECTS credits

    Module Aims

    This module aims at providing an understanding of the relationship between the biological process and human behavior and cognition. Students will be exposed to basic neuro-anatomy and neurophysiology relevant to psychology, while familiarizing them with terminology and techniques used in Biopsychology.

    Students will be encouraged to explain both normal as well as abnormal behaviors and thinking patterns using underlying biological processes such as brain activity, genes, neuro-chemicals and biochemical. This module will also focus on popular physiological methods & techniques used by psychologists to investigate the relationship between biology and psychology.

    ​Unit Title 04

    Social Psychology

    Mandatory / Optional Mandatory

    Unit Grading Structure 50 < Pass

    Credits 10 ECTS credits

    Module Aims

    The module will cover almost every facet of social behavior, including our sense of self, attitudes, social compliance, conformity, obedience to authority, attribution processes, group performance, conflict, interpersonal attraction, pro-social and aggressive behavior. Through the study of these topics’ students will gain an understanding to the simple question of why people do the things they do, and how and why that behavior may change in the presence of others. The module will give an overview of the experimental findings and theoretical positions that seek to explain human behavior in a social environment.

    ​Unit Title 05

    Motivation and Emotion

    Mandatory / Optional Mandatory

    Unit Grading Structure 50 < Pass

    Credits 10 ECTS credits

    Module Aims

    The module Motivation and Emotion focuses on teaching different motivational theories to the students and gives them a broader understanding on factors that motivate humans. The module will also focus on different theories of emotion, biological basis of emotions and emotional intelligence. Relevant findings from several significant research studies will also be considered. Further this module focuses on the concept of personality in a multi-perspective view, thereby encouraging students to evaluate and compare theories of personality. Students will also gain an idea on how individual differences such as gender, culture and socio-economic status may influence one’s personality & techniques used by psychologists to investigate the relationship between biology and psychology.

    ​Unit Title 06

    Counselling Psychology

    Mandatory / Optional Mandatory

    Unit Grading Structure 50 < Pass

    Credits 10 ECTS credits

    Module Aims

    The objectives of the unit is to ensure the entry level of knowledge about major approaches to counselling psychology; to provide training in counselling practice and develop skills for application in workplace, health, education; and to advance research, ethical and professional issues in counselling as a profession.

  • ​Unit Title 01

    Child Psychology

    Mandatory / Optional Mandatory

    Unit Grading Structure 50 < Pass

    Credits 10 ECTS credits

    Module Aims

    This module is aimed at providing students an introduction to child development using various theories and perspectives. This will cover all the fundamentals of understanding child behavior and its implications on adult human development providing opportunity for the students to view the pattern of human life span.

    ​Unit Title 02

    Education Psychology

    Mandatory / Optional Mandatory

    Unit Grading Structure 50 < Pass

    Credits 10 ECTS credits

    Module Aims

    This module is designed to understand the science, process, and products of education. It will be a learning environment for the students to identify the application of psychological principles to the different settings of education and learning.

    ​Unit Title 03

    Human Mind and Language

    Mandatory / Optional Mandatory

    Unit Grading Structure 50 < Pass

    Credits 10 ECTS credits

    Module Aims

    The unit will investigate underlying models, techniques and theories that underpin the human mind and how language and speech is formed. It will also provide learners with a critical understanding of the different language processes and the cognition behind it.

    ​Unit Title 04

    Forensic Psychology

    Mandatory / Optional Mandatory

    Unit Grading Structure 50 < Pass

    Credits 10 ECTS credits

    Module Aims

    The module will be focused primarily on concepts of criminal behavior and different approaches to controlling criminal behavior. This unit hopes to provide understanding of the impact that psychology has on any one individual within the criminal justice system, as well as the impact that psychology can have on the legal system itself.

    ​Unit Title 05

    Introduction to Clinical Psychology

    Mandatory / Optional Mandatory

    Unit Grading Structure 50 < Pass

    Credits 10 ECTS credits

    Module Aims

    Clinical psychology is the study of psychological disorders and the treatments designed to improve the day-to-day lives of people suffering from them. This course introduces students to clinical psychology, including topics such as the history of treatment, the classification of disorders, the role of science in clinical psychology, and the main paradigms that inform treatment and research.

    ​Unit Title 06

    Organizational Psychology

    Mandatory / Optional Mandatory

    Unit Grading Structure 50 < Pass

    Credits 10 ECTS credits

    Module Aims

    The aim of this unit is to provide foundational knowledge of the key topics within organizational psychology. Students will be introduced to the important role psychology can play in organizations and how psychological principles can be applied to improve outcomes for organizations and their key stakeholders, including employees, clients and customers.

  • ​Unit Title 01

    Ethics in Psychology

    Mandatory / Optional Mandatory

    Unit Grading Structure 50 < Pass

    Credits 10 ECTS credits

    Module Aims

    The unit is aimed towards creating awareness and giving a guideline on the ethical conduct of psychologists, ethical principles and ethical standards that should be protected. This unit is also aimed at understanding the different ethical considerations associated with experiments and psychological research along with the effects of using humans and animals as test subjects.

    ​Unit Title 02

    Crisis Management

    Mandatory / Optional Mandatory

    Unit Grading Structure 50 < Pass

    Credits 10 ECTS credits

    Module Aims

    Crisis management depends on developing, assessing, and determining consequences of contingency plans, and helps participants identify the quickest and most effective way to respond to a crisis. This module is aimed at providing guidance regarding damage control, the restoration of health and safety of the affected party and knowledge on different models that may be utilized as a jumping off point for a crisis management team in a variety of psychological crisis situations.

    ​Unit Title 03

    Introduction to Psychological Testing

    Mandatory / Optional Mandatory

    Unit Grading Structure 50 < Pass

    Credits 10 ECTS credits

    Module Aims

    The goal of this module is for students to be able to critically evaluate psychological assessment instruments. To have the basic tools to conduct administration and simple interpretation of assessment instruments. Have a working understanding of reliability and validity. As well as thorough understanding of the ethical and legal issues involved in the psychological assessment process.

    ​Unit Title 04

    Psychopathology

    Mandatory / Optional Mandatory

    Unit Grading Structure 50 < Pass

    Credits 10 ECTS credits

    Module Aims

    This module will concern issues relating to mental health and psychopathology. Controversies in defining 'abnormality' will be examined from different perspectives. Further methods of diagnosis and different approaches to explaining psychological disorders will be discussed along with approaches to treatment.

    ​Unit Title 05

    Research project

    Mandatory / Optional Mandatory

    Unit Grading Structure 50 < Pass

    Credits 10 ECTS credits

    Module Aims

    The objective of this unit is to improve students' capacity to prepare for a variety of academically based psychology research projects. Within the context of the business environment, students will acquire a critical understanding of the philosophical, practical, and ethical concepts of research.