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Nelson Mandela University

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in Psychology is offered by Nelson Mandela University.

Program Length: 3 YEARS.

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology offered by the Nelson Mandela University at the Faculty of Health Sciences

This programme provides training for students who want to develop psychological knowledge and skills for use in people-oriented careers in helping settings as well as in business settings. It also provides the foundation from which a professional qualification in either clinical/counselling psychology or industrial & organisational psychology can be built. The core modules cover the following broad areas: health psychology, gender and social psychology, traumatology, cross-cultural psychology, forensic and neuropsychology, psychopathology, psychological; assessment and intervention, career psychology, human resource management, organisational behavior and consumer behavior.

Duration: The qualification shall extend over at least three years of full-time study.

Curriculum

FIRST YEAR
Compulsory modules:

Introductory Psychology

Lifespan Development

Ethics and Practice

Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Psychology

Psychological Coping

Compulsory Fundamental Modules:

Computer Literacy

Introduction to Philosophical Ideas 2

Introduction to Philosophical Arguments

Introduction to Social Work Practice and Skills

Introduction to Industrial Psychology

Introduction to Organisational Behaviour

Professional English

SECOND YEAR
Compulsory modules:

Social Psychology

Health Psychology

Personality Psychology

Introduction to Psychological Assessment

Psychology in Gender

Traumatology

Compulsory Fundamental Modules

Statistical Methods in Behavioural Science

IsiXhosa for Psychology Students

Compulsory Modules from other Disciplines

Human Resource Management: Procurement

Labour Relations

Human Resource Management: Development

THIRD YEAR

Compulsory modules:

Research Methodology

Fundamentals of Neuropsychology

Psychopathology

Relationship Psychology

Career Psychology

Fundamentals of Therapeutic Psychology

Compulsory Modules from other Disciplines:

Human Resource Management: Reward Systems

Consumer Behaviour

Organisational Behaviour

Emerging Human Resource Practices