Programme Structure
This programme requires the completion of a total of 30 credits, including 10 courses (5 required and 5 electives). The teaching pattern is normally a 3-hour lecture/seminar per week per course. The duration for the MSc programme is one year full-time study or two years part-time study.
The full curriculum of the programme is summarized as follows:
| Required courses (5 courses; a total of 15 credits) | Credits |
| PSY501 Research Methods in Psychology | 3 |
| PSY502 Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
| PSY503 Lifespan Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY504 Personality Psychology | 3 |
| PSY505 Social Psychology | 3 |
| Elective courses (any 5 courses; a total of 15 credits) | Credits |
| PSY611 Theories and Models in Counselling Psychology* | 3 |
| PSY612 Psychopathology* | 3 |
| PSY613 Principles of Psychological Assessment* | 3 |
| PSY614 Interventions and Professional Ethics in Counselling* | 3 |
| PSY617 Guided Study in Psychology | 3 |
| PSY618 Personal Growth | 3 |
| PSY619 Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| PSY602 Human Relationship and Interpersonal Skills in Organisations | 3 |
| PSY604 Consumer Psychology | 3 |
| PSY606 Applied Positive Psychology at Work | 3 |
| HAM508 Applied Health Psychology in Social Service Settings | 3 |
| HAM509 Sleep, Health, and Everyday Life | 3 |
| SAG501 Positive Gerontology | 3 |
* Eligible students who have completed four-counselling-related courses offered by the Programme marked (*) above will be qualified for declaring the Concentration in Counselling Psychology upon graduation.