Programme Requirements

• University Requirements
• Major Programme Requirements
• Optional Minor
• Minor in Psychology

• 15 units of General Education
• 2 units of Physical Education
• 61 units of major courses in Psychology
• 6 units of Faculty Language requirement
• remaining units in Minor and/or elective courses of a student's own free choice (subject to timetable, course load and study scheme constraints, etc.).
• sit an IT (Information Technology) Proficiency Test and if failed, attend a summer intensive course
• complete an Intensive Programme in Putonghua, Cantonese and English

Psychology major students are required to take 37 units of Required Courses and 24 units of Elective Courses as follows:

13 Required Courses: (Total: 37 units) PSY 0290 , PSY0390, PSY1000, PSY1010 (or its equivalent), PSY1020, PSY2050, PSY3190, PSY3240, PSY3300, PSY3350, PSY3530, PSY3620, PSY3650

8 Elective Courses from the following list: (Total: 24 units) PSY0490, PSY 1030, PSY1050, PSY1060, PSY2060, PSY2070, PSY2780, PSY3360, PSY3430, PSY3450, PSY3540, PSY3550, PSY3630, PSY3640, PSY3660, PSY3700, PSY3710, PSY3720, PSY4620, PSY4630, PSY4750, PSY4810, PSY4820, PSY4830, PSY4902, PSY4903, PSY4904, PSY4910, PSY4920

Please visit Course List for course details.

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A student may elect to take a Minor Programme. A psychology major may take any subject other than Psychology as a minor subject provided that consent has been obtained from the various Boards of Departments concerned. Students may opt for double minors with the permission from the various Boards of Departments. The adjusted major programme unit requirement is then 52. In this case, 9 units are exempted from the Elective Courses.

Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 units of courses, which include PSY 1010 (or its equivalent) and any four psychology courses at 2000 or above level. Prospective Minor students are required to take PSY 1000 or UGC258S or UGD258S before being admitted.

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