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Faculty of Arts


Bachelor of (Arts in) Psychology

 Level 1:   Certificate in Psychology   2 Psych. courses

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Tests Assgn Tasks Seq.
SSK1  Study Skills 13 12 NA NA NA  
        Choose at least 2 Psych. courses toward endorsement credits:
PLF1  Psychology of Life 22 17 5 4 2 1
        ... or alternately the next course:
GPS1  General Psychology 24 15 6 4 2 2
DVP1  Developmental Psychology 25 19 6 4 3 3
        Complete this academic year with other courses:
IPC1  * Interpersonal Communic. 18 12 4 3 2 1
ICN1  * Introd. to Counselling 21 19 5 3 2 2
ISC1  * Introduction to Sociology 25 25 6 4 3 3
GEM1  * General Management 21 19 5 3 2 4
CHB  * Christian Basics Starter 5 6 1 0 1
CHB1  * Christian Basics [EA] 10 20 2 1 1 5
Required Total of Credits  120 Cert. in Psychology


 Level 2:   Diploma in Psychology   4 Psych. courses

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Tests Assgn Tasks Seq.
        Choose at least 2 Psych. courses toward endorsement credits:
ASP2  Social Psychology 23 13 6 4 2 4
ABP2  Abnormal Psychology 25 18 6 4 3 5
CDV2  Child Development 25 15 6 4 3 6
        Complete this academic year with courses from other faculties:
HBS1  * Basics of Health 19 18 4 3 2 6
CST2  * Counselling Skills & Techniques 16 15 3 2 2 7
HUR  * Human Relations 16 15 3 2 2 8
BUM1  * Business Management 22 20 5 4 2 9
ACV2  * Academic Vocabulary 14 24 3 2 1 10
HRM2  * Human Resource Man. 20 17 5 3 2 11
Required Total of Credits  240 Diploma in Psychology


 Level 3: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology   6 Psych. courses   or:
               Bachelor of Psychology   140+ credits in Psychology.

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Tests Assgn Tasks Seq.
        Choose at least 2 Psych. courses toward endorsement credits:
APS  Applying Psychol. at Work 18 16 4 3 2 7
PSL3  Psychology of the Learner 21 43 5 3 2 8
FTH3  Family Therapy 19 18 4 3 2 9
PRS3  Personality 22 16 5 4 2 10
        Complete this academic year with courses from other faculties:
BBC1  * Bible Based Counselling 16 12 3 2 2 12
CCP2  * Community Counselling 16 10 3 2 2 13
EFC2  * English for Careers 17 14 4 2 2 14
PSP2  * Public Speaking 16 15 3 2 2 15
PRM2  * Public Relations Man. 19 22 4 3 2 16
Required Total of Credits  390 Bachelor of Psychology

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 Level 4: Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Psychology   8 Cns. courses

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Tests Assgn Tasks Seq.
        Choose at least 2 Psych. courses toward endorsement credits:
PBH4  Physiology of Behaviour 23 18 6 4 2 11
PAS4  Psychological Assessment 19 18 4 3 2 12
HSX3  Human Sexuality 22 18 5 4 2 13
CGP4  Cognitive Psychology 21 26 5 3 2 14
XPS4  Experimental Psychology 16 26 3 2 2 15
Required Total of Credits  510 Bachelor (Honours)

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology adds 120 credits to the Bachelor degree.


 Other Electives to consider

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Tests Assgn Tasks Seq.
        Complete any academic year with these other courses if preferred:
HCM1  * Human Communication 18 14 4 3 2 18
DCG1  * Discipleship Growth 20 45 5 3 2 19
CHM1  * Christian Maturity 20 47 5 3 2 20
MPR1  * Ministry Principles 18 48 4 3 2 21
CTH  * Critical Thinking 18 19 4 3 2 22


 Level 5: Master of Arts in Psychology   10 Cns. courses

Code Courses Credits Chapt Seq.
        The following programme includes two elective courses of 40+ credits:
ANY2  Any two suitable courses 40 ±25 23/24
ACP5  Advanced Psychology Practicum 30 10 A
REM5  Research Methodology 20 12 B
MRP5  Masters Research Proposal 20 5 C
DDF5  Dissertation Defence 20 5 D
DIS5  Masters Dissertation 50 10 E
   Required Number of Credits  180 Total:  690


 Level 6: Doctor of Arts in Psychology   Thesis

Code  Courses Credits Chapt Seq.
DRP6  Doctoral Research Proposal 30 5 F
CQD6  Colloquium Doctum (Defence) 50 5 G
DTH6  Doctoral Thesis (200-250 pages) 70 10 H
   Required Number of Credits  150 Total:  840

Rules for the Bachelor of Arts degree:

  • A selection of courses must be made to reach the levels of 120, 240, 390 (bachelor) and 510 credits (Honours) programmes. The MA(Psy) is a prescribed programme.
  • A concentration (2 courses per academic year) of one field of at least 70 credits will lead to an endorsement with only 390 credits in total. Courses indicated by an *asterix are from other faculties and will not count towards the endorsement credits.
  • Note: The CU order of preference in selection is indicated by a sequence number.

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