Bachelor of Science (Honours) Psychology- Top-Up

Introduction

This programme is for those who wish to train professionally as a psychologist / or with a keen desire to pursue a future in the research field.

The programme is designed so that students gain a solid grounding in both core and applied areas of psychology. Graduates will be thoroughly prepared for employment by acquiring many of the broader skills that employers recognize as important such as communication, time and task management, computer literacy statistical analysis of data etc. Students are equally well prepared for entry into specialist postgraduate and professional training courses. This degree is directly awarded by University of Hertfordshire, UK, one of the ambitious and enterpreneurial Universities. It offers excellence in teaching, learning and research and puts students at the heart of its activities.

Programme Duration:

Full time: Minimum 10 months

Part time: Minimum 12 months

Method of Delivery:

Lectures, Seminars and Workshops

Award Criteria:

Students have to pass in all the 6 modules and the project to be awarded with the degree.

Students must satisfy the minimum attendance requirements (75% for local students and 90% for international students) for the award of Certificate of Attendance (COA) in all the modules.

Grading System:

Each module is assessed for 100%. Assessment is based on examinations and coursework. The degree classification is calculated as below:

• First class Honours – 70% to 100%

• Upper second class Honours – 60% to 69%

• Lower second class Honours – 50% to 59%

• Third class Honours – 40% to 49%

Assessment Information:

All the modules are assessed based on examination (except project work) by the university. At the end of Project module a project report is submitted together with the softcopy of the project for assessment. Assessments are conducted at the end of every module.

Module Code	Compulsory Modules Module Title	Credit Points	% Exam- ination	% Course- work
6FHH1061	Advanced Topics in Problem Solving and Thinking	15	50	50
6FHH1062	Contemporary Social Psychology	15	100	0
6FHH1063	Cognitive Neuropsychology	15	100	0
6FHH1064	Topics in Psychopathology	15	100	0
6FHH1065	Topics in Forensic and Criminal Psychology	15	100	0
6FHH1067	Brain and Behaviour	15	100	0
6FHH1066	Psychology Project	30	0	100

Appeal Process:

Students interested in making an appeal, please read our appeal procedure. Please use our appeal form when making your appeal.

Expected date of release of Assessment result:

Award of certificate will be available to the students within 3 months of the last assessment for that assessment cycle. Appeal on Assessment results needs to be done within 2 weeks from the date of release of results for that assessment cycle after course completion

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Updated on 12nd Mar 2012

You complete the seven modules of this programme and also the project work:

• Advanced Topics in Problem Solving and Thinking

• Contemporary Social Psychology

• Cognitive Neuropsychology

• Topics in Psychopathology

• Topics in Forensic and Criminal Psychology

• Brain and Behaviour

• Psychology Project

For those keen to be registered as Chartered Psychologists, this course provides options for applying to the British Psychological Society (BPS) for Graduate Basis Registration (GBR).

Module Descriptions:

The modules consist of lectures and workshops.

 

Module 1: Advanced Topics in Problem Solving and Thinking

This module presents and examines recent research into how people solve particular types of problems; how their knowledge of things in the world may be organised and how basic mental abilities such as the evaluation of similarity and difference may affect a number of cognitive processes. Students will be asked to review and evaluate current published research in these areas.

 

Module 2: Contemporary Social Psychology

The course will introduce students to a variety of recent theoretical developments in Social Psychology and how these may be relevant in various applied settings. Topic areas to be studied will typically include impression formation, prejudice, stereotype suppression, the effects of culture on the perception of self and others, terror management theory, minority influence, social comparison, motivated reasoning, reconciliation and tyranny.

 

Module 3: Cognitive Neuropsychology

This course attempts to show how a variety of disorders of perception, language and memory can provide a critical source of evidence through which to understand normal cognitive function. The course will focus on current models of cognition, through the relationship between cognitive function and neuropsychological systems. The aim of the course is to provide students with a thorough grounding in understanding higher mental processes.

 

Module 4: Topics in Psychopathology

The course addresses substantive and methodological issues relating to mental illness from a cognitive perspective.

 

Module 5: Topics in Forensic and Criminal Psychology

Forensic Psychology concerns the application of psychological theory and principles to the understanding of crime, crime control and the legal process. This module is designed to equip students with an overview of current psychological theory as applied to forensic topics. Particular attention will be paid to the psychology of judicial proceedings, eyewitness testimony, false allegations, offender profiling/investigation the causes of offending behaviour and methods of tackling crime and offender behaviour. In addition, students will examine the role the media plays in the construction of ideas about crime, fear of crime and policy in relation to crime.

 

Module 6: Brain and Behaviour

This course centres on the "missing link" between brains and behaviour. The course will introduce recent (sharp end) studies from various fields of neuroscience, as well as encouraging questions in some depth of the conceptual issues in this field. For example, the course should engender an appreciation of the problems inherent in arguing from behavioural to biological levels of explanation and vice versa.

 

Module 7: Psychology Project

The project is a substantial piece of independent empirical research drawing on the methodology and concerns of the discipline of Psychology. It is only appropriate for students with suitable advanced background knowledge and skills.

 

Updated on 24th Sep 2011

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The normal entry requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Honours) Psychology are:

1. A three-year Diploma in Psychology

2. Other relevant equivalent qualifications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the University

 

In addition to the requirements stated above, students entering the programme and whose first language is not English or students whose medium of instruction on their qualifying programme was not English will be required to demonstrate a proficiency in English to TOEFL 550 / IELTS 6.0 or an equivalent recognized qualification.

Fee Details

1. All fees are subject to the prevailing Goods and Services Tax (GST) unless specified otherwise.
2. Course Application Fee is NOT REFUNDABLE.
3. Do not pay your school fees before you have signed the standard student contract.
4. All fees quoted are in Singapore Dollar (S$).
5. Fees are subject to periodic changes without prior notice.
6. BMC accepts the following methods of payment:
   1. Cash
   2. Cashier's order payable to BMC International College Pte Ltd
   3. Cheque payable to BMC International College Pte Ltd
   4. NETS
   5. Credit cards (VISA, Mastercard, Diners Club & American Express)

' ALL FEES ARE SUBJECT TO GST UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE '

UH - Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology (Local Student) Full-Time
Full-Time (Full Payment)

Fees Breakdown (shows the full breakdown of total payable fees)	Total Payable (S$)
Course Application Fee**	$300.00
Tuition Fee ($16,500 - $3,000 Discount^)	$13,000.00
Student Membership Fee	$50.00
Course Material Fee	$100.00
Continual Assessment	$300.00
Lab Fee	$100.00
External Registration / Student Fee*	$2,160.00
FPS Insurance Fee*	$212.09
(A) Total Course Fees Payable	$15,992.09
Total Course fee after Goods and Services Tax (GST) without Course Application Fee	$17,191.59

Full-Time (Instalment)

Fees Breakdown (shows the full breakdown of total payable fees)	Total Payable (S$)
Course Application Fee	$300.00
Tuition Fee ($16,500 - $2,500 Discount^)	$13,500.00
Student Membership Fee	$50.00
Course Material Fee	$100.00
Continual Assessment	$300.00
Lab Fee	$100.00
External Registration / Student Fee*	$2,160.00
FPS Insurance*	$218.84
(A) Total Course Fees Payable	$16,428.84
(B) No. of Instalments	9
(C) Instalment Amount	$1,825.43
Instalment Schedule	Payment by 9 Months Instalment (S$)
1st Instalment	$1,825.43
2nd Instalment	$1,825.43
3rd Instalment	$1,825.43
4th Instalment	$1,825.43
5th Instalment	$1,825.43
6th Instalment	$1,825.43
7th Instalment	$1,825.43
8th Instalment	$1,825.43
9th Instalment	$1,825.42
(A) Total Course Fees Payable	$16,428.84
Total Course fee after Goods and Services Tax (GST) without Course Application Fee	$17,733.33

*No GST Involved     **Non-refundable items     ^Up to expiry Date
Valid till 15th April 2012.

UH - Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology (Local Student) Part-Time
Part-Time Duration: 12 Months (Full Payment)

Fees Breakdown (shows the full breakdown of total payable fees)	Total Payable (S$)
Course Application Fee	$300.00
Tuition Fee ($16,000 - $3,000 Discount^)	$13,000.00
Student Membership Fee	$50.00
Course Material Fee	$100.00
Continual Assessment	$300.00
Lab Fee	$100.00
External Registration / Student Fee*	$2,160.00
FPS Insurance Fee*	$282.78
(A) Total Course Fees Payable	$15,992.78
Total Course fee after Goods and Services Tax (GST) without Course Application Fee	$17,262.28

Part-Time Duration: 12 Months (Instalment)

Fees Breakdown (shows the full breakdown of total payable fees)	Total Payable (S$)
Course Application Fee	$300.00
Tuition Fee ($16,000 - $2,500 Discount^)	$13,500.00
Student Membership Fee	$50.00
Course Material Fee	$100.00
Continual Assessment	$300.00
Lab Fee	$100.00
External Registration / Student Fee*	$2,160.00
FPS Insurance Fee*	$291.78
(A) Total Course Fees Payable	$16,501.78
(B) No. of Instalments	12
(C) Instalment Amount	$1,375.15
Instalment Schedule	Payment by 10 Months Instalment (S$)
1st Instalment	$1,375.15
2nd Instalment	$1,375.15
3rd Instalment	$1,375.15
4th Instalment	$1,375.15
5th Instalment	$1,375.15
6th Instalment	$1,375.15
7th Instalment	$1,375.15
8th Instalment	$1,375.15
9th Instalment	$1,375.15
10th Instalment	$1,375.15
11th Instalment	$1,375.15
12th Instalment	$1,375.13
(A) Total Course Fees Payable	$16,501.78
Total Course fee after Goods and Services Tax (GST) without Course Application Fee	$17,806.28

*No GST Involved     **Non-refundable items     ^Up to expiry date
Valid till 15th April 2012.

Course Name	Intake Date	End Date	Time	Days
Bachelor of Science (Honours) Psychology Top Up	28 Jan 2013	27 Jan 2014	7:00pm - 10:00pm	Monday, Thursday

Updated on 3rd May 2012