The curriculum for the BSocSci (Hons) in Psychology is designed as a four-year programme. Over the course of study, students will complete core and elective psychology courses in conjunction with a series of broadening courses in other academic disciplines.
Psychology is the study of behaviour and cognition, and is both a social science and life science. The broad-based undergraduate programme reflects this dual nature. Humans are studied in interaction with others. Students will learn to answer questions about how we perceive our world, learn, formulate goals, react to stress, and interact with others.
Psychology is highly interdisciplinary as well, drawing on neurophysiology, sociology, philosophy, and mathematics. A student with varied interests can frequently find their place in psychology.
Courses
Level 1000 and 2000 courses provide broad overviews of major areas of psychology. They serve as the basic foundation for more advanced studies in psychology.
Level 3000 courses are lecture-tutorial courses on more specialised fields of psychology.
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Level 4000 courses are divided into four types: Laboratory courses, Professional courses, Seminars and Graduation Project/FYP (for eligible students).
Laboratory courses focus on the hands-on training of research skills in psychology. All students who intend to complete a Graduation Project/FYP in Psychology are required to complete one laboratory course before starting the Graduation Project/FYP. The fulfilment of at least one laboratory course is a requirement for graduation regardless if students are eligible to do the Graduation Project/FYP.
Professional courses offer students knowledge about the actual work of professional psychologists in applied settings.
Seminars are discussion-based courses on an advanced research area. These courses often involve both undergraduate and graduate students in in-depth discussion of the up-and-coming research in a specialized area.
Graduation Project
The Graduation Project (HP4099) is undertaken during a student’s final year and has to be completed over two consecutive semesters, without any break. Students who successfully complete the Graduation Project will be awarded 8 AUs.
Eligibility:
- Meet the cGPA requirement
- Completed all core courses (must be taken at NTU)
- Completed at least 1 lab course
- Completed 94 AUs (49 AUs from Psychology Core and Major Prescribed Electives)
- In the final two semesters of coursework
Registered students are not allowed to apply for semester leave or go on exchange programme.
The objective of the Graduation Project is to expose students to the elements that are inherent in independent research work in psychology. With the guidance of an advisor, the student will learn to identify a research issue in an area of psychology, conduct empirical, meta-analytical (use of secondary data), or library research, and write up a research report of about 9,000 to 10,000 words.
Before beginning, the Graduation Project students should have their project approved by the relevant Ethical Committee. Please find information regarding the Psychology Programme Ethical Committee here.
The Programme's Graduation Project Coordinator is Assoc Prof Michael Gumert (gumert@ntu.edu.sg)
GP is compulsory for students with cGPA of 3.90 and above to be eligible for Honours (Highest Distinction) and Honours (Distinction).
Students with CGPA within the holding band of 3.75 to 3.89 will be allowed to opt-in to do Graduation Project at the discretion of the Programme.
Once you are registered for HP4099, you can refer to the NTUlearn course site for more details.
There are two parts to the submission.
- Submit a softcopy to NTUlearn HP4099 course site. Details will be provided via email nearer to the submission date.
- Submit a softcopy of your Graduation Project to DR-NTU:
DR-NTU Submission Guidelines: https://libguides.ntu.edu.sg/c.php?g=926884&p=6695137
For enquires on DR-NTU submission, please email library@ntu.edu.sg
Interdisciplinary Major-PEs
The School of Social Sciences (SSS) offers our students more choices to take Major-PEs in other fields of study other than those related to their own major programmes, that they may have the opportunity to gain interdisciplinary training within the humanities and social sciences discipline. The School has carefully selected a set of interdisciplinary Major-PEs, so as to provide students with a broad-based curriculum within the School.
This list of Interdisciplinary Major-PEs are for students who are interested and confident to take modules outside their Major of Study. If students wish to focus on taking Major-PEs from their own major programme, they can still do so.
The following modules are part of a common pool of Interdisciplinary Major-PEs that all SSS students can register for, regardless of their offering Programme with effect from Semester 2, AY2016-2017.
Modules with pre-requisites are indicated in red below.
| Offering Programme | Existing courses |
|---|---|
| HIST | HH1007 The Making of Civilizations |
| HH3013 Comparative History of Race Science | |
| CHIN | HC3001 Modern Chinese Literature (will remain as Core for CHIN students) (Pre-req: B4 and above in O-Level Chinese or equivalent) |
| HC3003 Southeast Asian Chinese (will remain as Core for CHIN students) (Pre-req: B4 and above in O-Level Chinese or equivalent) | |
| PSY | HP1000 Introduction to Psychology (will remain as Core for PSY students) |
| HP1100 Fundamentals of Social Science Research (will remain as Core for PSY students) | |
| PPGA | HA3016 China's Foreign Policy (Pre-req: HA1001 and HA1012) |
| HA3010 Mass Media and Public Policy (Pre-req: HA1003) | |
| ECON | HE1004 Introduction to Statistical Theory and Methods (will remain as Core for ECON students) |
| HE5092 Economic Theory (Pre-req: HE5091) | |
| SOC | HS2007 Understanding Globalization (Pre-req: HS1001) |
| HS2028 Graying society: Issues and Challenges (Pre-req: HS1001) | |
| PHILO | HY1001 Introduction to Philosophy (will remain as Core for PHIL students) |
| HY3001 Existentialism: Freedom, Being, Death | |
| LMS | HG1001 Fundamentals of Linguistics: Mind and Meaning (will remain as Core for LMS students) |
| HG2020 Language in Society (will remain as Core for LMS students) (Pre-req: HG1002) | |
| ELH | HL1001 Introduction to the Study of Literature HL1005 Singaporean Literature and Culture (Pre-req: HL1001) |
Please note that:
Students are allowed to take not more than 2 courses from the common pool of Major-PEs courses as substitute of their own Major-PEs.
A waiver of the pre-requisites for SSS students will be granted to students who wish to register any of these 18 modules. They will be advised that they need to put in more effort when attempting higher level courses in the list with pre-requisite.
Current Course Offerings
Current Course Offering for AY2024-2025 Sem 2
| Course Code | Course Title | Course Coordinator (s) |
|---|---|---|
| HP1000 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | Darren Yeo |
| HP1100 | FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH | Tan Chin Hong |
| HP2100 | RESEARCH DESIGN & DATA ANALYSIS IN PSYCHOLOGY | Yu Junhong |
| HP2300 | DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | Setoh Pei Pei |
| HP2400 | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | Albert Lee |
| HP2600 | COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | Suzy Styles |
| HP2700 | ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY | Annabel Chen / Melissa Chang |
| HP3002 | POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | Andy Ho |
| HP3101 | APPLIED STATISTICAL METHODS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH | Ho Moon-Ho Ringo |
| HP3202 | PRIMATE BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY | Michael David Gumert |
| HP3305 | ADOLESCENCE | Luo Lizhu |
| HP3402 | SOCIAL COGNITION | Catherine Wan |
| HP3601 | HUMAN MEMORY | Darren Yeo |
| HP3702 | CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | Tanisha Sheena Vanen |
| HP3703 | HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | Evelyn Au |
| HP3708 | BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL CRIMINOLOGY | Olivia Choy |
| HP3802 | PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY | Paul John Englert |
| HP3807 | OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | Eunice Seah |
| HP4002 | QUALITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY | Paul Victor |
| HP4021 | LABORATORY IN HUMAN & ANIMAL NEUROSCIENCE | Victoria Leong |
| HP4051 | LABORATORY IN PERSONALITY & INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES | Joyce Pang |
| HP4081 | LABORATORY IN INDUSTRIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | Koh Chee Wee |
| HP4102 | TRAUMA PSYCHOLOGY & CRISIS MANAGEMENT | Jansen Ang |
| HP4103 | FORENSIC & CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY | Majeed Khader |
| HP4104 | EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY | Chermain Wong Shu Min |
| HP4105 | CORRECTIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | Gabriel Ong |
| HP4106 | MENTAL HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY | Lin Hong Hui / Melanie Liang |
| HP4107 | INDUSTRIAL-ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY IN PRACTICE | Paul John Englert |
| HP4109 | CLINICAL INTERVIEWING & COUNSELLING SKILLS | Tanisha Sheena Vanen |
| HP4202 | CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR | Olivia Choy |
| HP4232 | PSYCHOLOGY OF SELF-REGULATION | Toh Wei Xing |
| HP4271 | COGNITIVE NEUROPLASTICITY | Tan Chin Hong |