University of KwaZulu Natal
Bachelor of Science with Honours in Psychology
The Bachelor of Science with Honours in Psychology in Psychology is offered by University of KwaZulu Natal.
Program Length: 2 YEARS.
Bachelor of Science with Honours in Psychology offered by the University of KwaZulu-Natal at the College of Humanities
The Psychology Honours degree is an academically based degree which equips students with theoretical and research knowledge and competencies that are valued in a variety of contexts. It aims to deepen students’ theoretical knowledge in psychology in order to prepare them for further postgraduate study and professional registration, or for specialised work contexts.Applicants should have majored in the required number of undergraduate psychology modules. The number of places available limits acceptance, hence selection is primarily on merit of performance in the undergraduate psychology programme.
Core ModulesPSYC701 Research Fundamentals (32C)PSYC7RP Research Project: Psychology (32C)PSYC733 Advanced Topics in African Psychology (16C)Students are required to take an additional 48cps of electives from the list below. Module offerings will vary from year to year, and between campuses.ElectivesPSYC703 Counselling and Therapeutics (16C)PSYC704 Psychological Assessment (16C)PSYC705 Neuropsychology (16C)PSYC706 Psychopathology (16C)PSYC707 Conceptual Foundations (16C)PSYC708 Psychology of Diversity (16C)PSYC711 Identities and Work (16C)PSYC716 Special Topics in Psychology (16C)PSYC717 Organizational Studies (16C)PSYC721 Psychology and Health Promotion (16C)PSYC722 Gender and Sexuality (16C)PSYC723 Theory of Applied Psychology (32C)PSYC727 Community Psychology and Service Learning (16C)PSYC728 Industrial Psychology in Context (16C)PSYC734 African Feminism, Womanism and Nego-feminism (16C) PSYC735 Social Psychology (16C)Students may take other 16 credit-point modules from other disciplines/schools as approved by discipline Academic Leader.