Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Counselling & Psychology
The following study programme applies to Year 1 entrants admitted in or after 2024-25 Academic Year.
Year 1 - Curriculum
| Core Courses | No. of Credits | ||
| Language Requirements | |||
| CHI 101-2 | First Year Chinese I and II | 8 | |
| ENG 111-2 | English Usage I and II | 6 | |
| Introductory Courses | |||
| PSY 100 | Introductory Psychology | 3 | |
| PSY 103 | Statistics for Social Sciences | 3 | |
| PSY 110 | Biological Bases of Behaviour | 3 | |
| PSY 120 | Lifespan Developmental Psychology | 3 | |
| Additional Requirements for all Students: | |||
| COUN 110 | Personal Growth (2 hrs.per week, Pass/Fail) | 0 | |
| General Education Courses and/or Non-Departmental Elective Courses (Level 1-2) | |||
| Students must choose at least 6 credits from the General Education courses | 9 | ||
| TOTAL CREDITS FOR YEAR 1 | 35 | ||
Year 2 - Curriculum
| Core Courses | No. of Credits | ||
| Language Requirements | |||
| ENG 211-2 | English Writing I and II | 6 | |
| Foundation Courses | |||
| COUN 200 | Theories & Systems in Counselling and Psychotherapy | 3 | |
| COUN 210 | Micro-Skills in Counselling and Psychotherapy | 3 | |
| COUN 250 | Psychological Intervention for SEN Support | 3 | |
| PSY 204 | Personality and Individual Differences | 3 | |
| PSY 205 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 | |
| PSY 206 | Research Methods & Designs | 3 | |
| Departmental Elective Courses | |||
| Students must choose at least 3 credits from the following courses | 3 | ||
| COUN 371 | Collaboration with Clinic, School, Home and Community for SEN Support | ||
| PSY 207 | History & Systems of Psychology | ||
| PSY 208 | Psychoanalytic Concepts | ||
| PSY 209 | Positive Psychology | ||
| PSY 214 | Qualitative Research Methods | ||
| PSY 215 | Cyberpsychology | ||
| PSY 216 | Psychology of Aging | ||
| PSY 303 | Health Psychology | ||
| PSY 308 | Human Sexuality | ||
| PSY 320 | Motivation and Learning | ||
| General Education Courses (Level 1-3) | |||
| Students must choose at least 6 credits from the General Education courses | 6 | ||
| TOTAL CREDITS FOR YEAR 2 | 33 | ||
Year 3 - Curriculum
Year 4 - Curriculum
| Core Courses: | No. of Credits | ||
| Advanced Level Courses | |||
| PSY 372 or PSY 374 |
Research Project or Capstone Project |
3 | |
| PSY407 | Contemporary Issues in Psychology | 3 | |
| Compulsory Practical Work | |||
| COUN 461-2 | Internship in Counselling I & II | 8 | |
| Departmental Elective Courses | |||
| Students must choose at least 6 credits from the following Departmental Elective courses | 6-15 | ||
| COUN 320 | School Counselling | ||
| COUN 350 | Child Counselling | ||
| COUN 360 | Adolescent Counselling | ||
| COUN 372 | Psychological Intervention for Students with Behavioural, Emotional and Social Development Needs (BESDN) | ||
| COUN 373 | Psychological Intervention for Students with Cognition and Learning Needs (CLN) | ||
| COUN 374 | Psychological Intervention for Students with Sensory, Communication and Physical Needs (SCPN) | ||
| COUN 375 | Supporting Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Needs | ||
| COUN 380 | Addiction Counselling | ||
| COUN 390 | Gerontological Counselling | ||
| COUN 400 | Chinese Psychology and Psychotherapy | ||
| COUN 410 | Alternative Approaches to Counselling | ||
| COUN 420 | Relationship Counselling | ||
| COUN 440 | Family Therapy | ||
| COUN 450 | Career and Employment Counselling | ||
| COUN 460 | Loss, Grief and Bereavement | ||
| COUN 470 | Application in Psychopathologies | ||
| PSY 300 | Abnormal Psychology | ||
| PSY 303 | Health Psychology | ||
| PSY 304 | Psychology Assessment | ||
| PSY 306 | Business Psychology | ||
| PSY 307 | Educational Psychology | ||
| PSY 308 | Human Sexuality | ||
| PSY 309 | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | ||
| PSY 310 | Advanced Cognitive Psychology | ||
| PSY 320 | Motivation and Learning | ||
| PSY 330 | Advanced Social Psychology | ||
| PSY 340 | Advanced Developmental Psychology | ||
| PSY 350 | Criminal Psychology | ||
| PSY 360 | Psychology of Relationships: Love, intimacy and self-regulation | ||
| PSY 404 | Psychology of Consciousness | ||
| PSY 405 | Human Neuropsychology | ||
| PSY 406 | Specific Issues in Neuroscience | ||
| PSY 410 | Psychoanalytic Readings | ||
| Non-Departmental Electives (Level 3-4) | |||
| Students must choose from the Level 3 or 4 courses offered by other departments | 0-9 | ||
| TOTAL CREDITS FOR YEAR 4 | 26 | ||