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Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology (Full-time)

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This programme aims to provide university graduates who did not major in psychology an opportunity to pursue graduate studies in psychology. This conversion programme would prepare more eligible candidates for the professional and research postgraduate programmes in psychology in Hong Kong.

 

Qualifications for Admission

 

In addition to the general qualifications, all applicants must also fulfil the “English Language Proficiency Requirement” as stipulated by the Graduate School before being considered for admission. Please refer to the “Postgraduate Prospectus” issued by the Graduate School for details on these requirements.

All applicants should possess a Bachelor's degree from a recognized university. Shortlisted applicants who did not take any course(s) of general psychology before must pass a qualifying examination in General Psychology organized by the Division in order to exempt from taking PSY 1000 General Psychology in the first semester (exempted for those who have taken General Psychology previously).

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Programme of Study

 

Course Code Course Title Units
PSY 1010 Introduction to Statistics 3
PSY 1020 Experimental Design 3
PSY 1030 Psychology of Personal Growth 3
PSY 1050 Consciousness 3
PSY 1060 Psychology and Law 3
PSY 2050 Psychological Testing 3
PSY 2060 Perspectives in Human Sexuality 3
PSY 2070 Qualitative Research Methods 3
PSY 2780 Abnormal Cognitive Functions 3
PSY 3190 Physiological Psychology 3
PSY 3240 Sensation and Perception 3
PSY 3300 Basic Learning Processes 3
PSY 3350 Memory and Cognition 3
PSY 3360 Human Intelligence 3
PSY 3430 Psychology of Language 3
PSY 3450 Problem Solving 3
PSY 3530 Child Psychology 3
PSY 3540 Psychology of Adolescence and Adulthood 3
PSY 3550 Educational Psychology 3
PSY 3620 Social Psychology 3
PSY 3630 Culture, Groups and Social Behaviour 3
PSY 3640 Psychology of Gender 3
PSY 3650 Personality Psychology 3
PSY 3660 Emotion and Motivation 3
PSY 3700 Abnormal Psychology 3
PSY 3710 Introduction to Clinical Psychology 3
PSY 3720 Health Psychology 3
PSY 4620 Psychology of Chinese People 3
PSY 4630 Psychology of Interpersonal Communication 3
PSY 4750 Counselling and Guidance 3
PSY 4810 Applied Psychology in Business 3
PSY 4820 Industrial-Organizational Psychology 3
PSY 4830 Human Factors Psychology 3
PSY 5010 Seminar in Research Method I 3
PSY 5080 Postgraduate Diploma Research 3
PSY 5510 Personnel Psychology 3
PSY 5620 Health and Community Psychology 3

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Coursework Requirements

 

Students are required to complete 27 units of undergraduate courses for graduation within 1 year.

(1)  Required Courses:  
  (a)     3 foundation courses:
          PSY 1010, 1020, 2050;
(b)     2 courses in basic processes from the following:
          PSY 3190, 3240, 3300, 3350; and 
(c)     2 courses in social processes from the following:
          PSY 3530, 3620, 3650 
 
  Subtotal:  21 units 

 

(2) 

 

Elective Courses:

 
  2 courses from (1)(b) or (c) that have not been selected, or from the following courses:
PSY 1030, 1050, 1060, 2060, 2070, 2780, 3360, 3430, 3450, 3540, 3550, 3630, 3640, 3660, 3700, 3710, 3720, 4620, 4630, 4750, 4810, 4820, 4830, 5010, 5080, 5510, 5620
 
  Subtotal:  6 units 
  Total: 27 units

 

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Other Requirements

 

Students are required to:

  1. fulfil the overall GPA requirement for graduation – minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 (i.e. average “C” grade); and
  2. fulfil the “IT Proficiency Requirement” in order to graduate.

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Remarks

 

  1. Course and Unit Exemption:
  2. Students may apply for course and unit exemption for a maximum of 4 courses (12 units). No replacement for the exempted courses is required.
     

  3. Completion of Programme:

  4.  
    1. To complete the programme, a student must achieve a grade of “C-” or above for each of the 9 required/elective courses taken.

    2. In case the student is unable to achieve a “C-” or above grade for any of the 9 required/elective courses taken, he/she will have to re-take the same course(s) in another term when the course(s) is(are) offered again and pass it(them) with a “C-” or above grade. Students are allowed to re-take each failed course only once.

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