Bachelor of Psychology (Hons)

Gateway to Diverse Careers in Psychology and Related Occupations
 

 

 
What It Can Do For You
Acquire broad-based knowledge and transferable skills that are essential in the psychology profession and in occupations where psychology provides a useful base to improve people’s quality of life and work.

Pathway to exciting and rewarding careers with bright prospects to meet the growing demand for psychology graduates in the 21st. century including in the following areas:

Applied Psychology
Clinical Psychologist*
Assesses and treats people with psychological problems.

Counselling Psychologist*
Often does many of the functions of clinical psychologists but tend to focus more on persons with adjustment problems rather than on people suffering from severe psychological disorders.

Child Psychologist*
Studies the mental states and processes of children.

Organisational Psychologist*
Applies psychology to the workplace including selection, coaching, training, productivity and work-life balance.

Forensic Psychologist*
Applies psychology to criminology and legal issues.

Crisis Counsellors*
Provides education, guidance and support with a focus on single or recurrent problems that are overwhelming or traumatic.

Business and Public Sectors
Human Resources
Deals with staff recruitment, employee relations, selection, promotions etc.

Management
Applying the skills or practice of controlling, directing and planning in a commercial enterprise or activity.

Leadership and Personal Development Training
Applying psychology to working and personal life: Motivation, life goals, self-esteem, relationship skills, discipline and emotional health.

Consultancy
Provides consulting advice or services.

Marketing
Business techniques or processes by which a product or service is sold  including assessment of its sales potential and responsibility for its promotion, distribution and development.

Opinion Survey Researcher
Conducts opinion polls and interprets results.

Public Relations
Creating a good relationship between an organisation and the public especially with regard to reputation and communication of information.

Market Research Analyst
Concerned with the potential sales of a product or service and analyses statistical data on past sales to predict future sales.

Advertising
Planning, designing and writing advertisements.

Media Buyer
Researches product and audiences to select most effective media for advertising.

Newspaper Reporter or Technical Writer
Researches and writes materials dealing with social science and psychological interest areas for magazines, newspapers and journals.

Public Statistician
Collects and interprets data on health, disease and community relations.

Research Assistant
Assists in the collection and analysis of data for major investigations.

Education
Educational Psychologist*
Studies how people learn and designs the methods and materials used to educate people of all ages.

School Psychologist*
Helps educators and others to promote the intellectual, social and emotional development of children.

Teaching
School teaching, student counselling, child care and operating pre-school centres.

Special Education
Educating children with special needs.

Academic and Research
Academic*
Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Experimental and Research Psychologist*
Studies behaviour processes through research in humans and animals.

Social Work
Conflict Resolution and Mediation
Designates processes for bringing about agreement or reconciliation between opponents in a dispute.

Volunteer Services
Supervises, trains and evaluates volunteers and recruits.

* Postgraduate qualification needed
 

Complete the entire degree locally at DISTED and HELP or transfer credits to over 50 leading universities in New Zealand, Australia and United Kingdom.


What You Study
You must successfully complete the following subjects (credit hours indicated in brackets):

Year 1
(11 subjects / 33 credits)
Introduction to Psychology I (4)
Introduction to Psychology II (4)
Psychology of Learning and Personal Development (3)
Research Methodology (3)
Quantitative Methods (3)
Career Guidance (1)
Social and Business Communication (3)
Leadership and Life Skills (3)
3 General Electives (9)

Year 2
(12 subjects / 34 credits)
Advanced Research Methodology (3)
Advanced Quantitative Methods (3)
Social Psychology (3)
Human Personality (3)
Biopsychology (3)
Developmental Psychology (3)
Learning and Cognition (3)
Career Guidance (1)

3 Psychology Electives from:
  • Counselling Skills (3)
  • Conflict Theory and Resolution (3)
  • Human Services (3)
  • Educational Psychology (3)
  • Group Process (3)
  • Exceptional Children: Developmental Disorders (3)
  • Introduction to Psychological Testing (3)

1 General Elective (3)
 

 

Year 3
(12 subjects / 34 credits)
Undergraduate Thesis I (3)
Undergraduate Thesis II (3)
Ethics in Psychology (3)
Career Guidance (1)
Abnormal Psychology (3)

5 Psychology Electives from:

  • Introduction to Industrial/Organisational Psychology (3)
  • Counselling Theories and Techniques (3)
  • Substance Abuse (3)
  • Forensic Psychology (3)
  • Health Psychology (3)
  • Cross Cultural Psychology (3)
  • Assessment and Profiling (3)
  • Youth Work and Services (3)
  • Psychology of Eating (3)
  • Human Motivation (3)
  • Learning Disabilities (3)
  • Psychology of Film (3)

2 General Electives (6)
 

Assessment will be based on coursework and assignments (40-50%) as well as written examinations (50-60%).
 

How Long, When & What You Need To Enrol

How Long You Study
3 years (6 long semesters and 3 short semesters).

Currently, the first 2 years of the programme are conducted at DISTED in Penang, followed by the final year at HELP University College in Kuala Lumpur.
 

When You Begin Studies
January, March, May or August

 
What You Need To Enrol
2 STPM C grades / A-Level passes

SAM/HSC/TEE: 5 passes with a university aggregate of 50%

CPU: 5 passes with a minimum average of 50%

UEC: 5 Bs

Other equivalent qualifications

and
3 SPM/O-Level credits including English
 

Why You Should Join Us
Acquire solid knowledge and skills that lead to wide employability both inside and outside the field of psychology.

HELP University College’s psychology programme is one of the largest and most established in Asia.

Syllabus and structure of the programme is the same as that conducted at HELP.

HELP sets the examinations, undertakes the marking and approves the examination results.

Coursework components are set and assessed by HELP.

Opportunity for practical training through working internships and research assistantships organised by HELP.

 Experienced HELP staff supervise, monitor and evaluate the programme conducted at DISTED to ensure parity of academic standards with HELP.

Well-established and highly regarded college in Penang and very experienced in conducting tertiary courses.

Qualified, experienced, dedicated and caring lecturers.

Excellent academic and pastoral care for students.

Close monitoring of students’ academic progress.

Ideal learning environment at our purpose-built Yeap Chor Ee Campus with excellent modern facilities.

Scholarships are available to Malaysian students.

Course approval: KPT/JPS(KA9145)7/13


Fee Schedule & Intake Dates
 

Bachelor of Psychology (Hons) (HELP University College)
Intake: January 18, March 22, May 17 and August 30, 2010

The course fees are available upon request.