Course details
The programme is designed for:
Participants with the aspirations of becoming psychologists or psychology-related works
Professionals who wish to improve their skills in their current work areas such as in pre-schools, primary and secondary schools, health and social services etc.
Enthusiastic adults who are interested in psychology for their personal growth
The programme provides participants with:
The core concept of psychology theories with in-depth grounding of the main foundational components in psychology
Examples of case studies to integrate theories with applications
An understanding of the ethical and professional issues and consideration of the cultural issues will be discussed
Programme Overview
Course Modules
Introduction to Psychology - History of Psychology
- Brain and Behaviour
- States of Consciousness
- Sensation and Perception
- Learning
- Memory, Thinking and Intelligence
- Emotion and Motivation
- Personality
- Psychological Disorders
- Psychotherapies
- - Ms Jane Santos
Developmental Psychology - Introduction and Prenatal Development
- Infancy and Early Childhood
- Middle Childhood
- Adolescence
- Adulthood
- Late Adulthood
- - Ms Jane Santos
Social Psychology - Personal Perception, Self
- Social Cognition, Attitudes
- Social Influence, Prejudice
- Interpersonal Attraction, Personal Relationships
- Group Behaviour and Gender
- Helping Behaviour and Aggression
- - Ms Jane Santos
Health Psychology - Theoretical Foundation and Research in Health Psychology
- Defining, Measuring and Understanding Stress
- Understanding Pain, and Maintaining with Stress and Pain
- Behaviours and Chronic Disease
- Behavioural Health: Preventing Injuries and Smoking
- Behavioural Health: Alcohol and Other Drugs; Eating/Weight and Exercising
- - Ms Jane Santos
Cognitive Psychology - Perception and Attention
- Sensory Memory, Short-Term Memory and Working Memory
- Long-Term Memory, Everyday Memory and Memory Errors
- Visual Imagery
- Problem Solving
- Reasoning and Decision-Making
- - Ms Jane Santos
Abnormal Psychology - Anxiety Disorders and Somatoform Disorders
- Mood Disorders and Suicide
- Eating and Sleep Disorders
- Substance Related and Impulse-Control Disorders
- Personality Disorders and Schizophrenia
- Development and Cognitive Disorders
- - Ms Jane Santos
Experimental Psychology - Scientific-Psychology
- Research Techniques Observation & Correlation
- Research Techniques Experiments
- Ethics In Psychology Research
- How to Read and Write Research Reports
- Application on Research
- - Ms Jane Santos
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Teaching Methods and Assessment
The program will be delivered through classroom lectures, tutorials and group learning, audio-visual presentations, self-studies and case-study discussions.
Admission Requirements
To be eligible for admissions to the course, applicants must fulfil the following conditions:
Diploma holders in any fields
Be at least 18 years of age
Mature applicants who do not meeting the admission requirements to apply as the program recognizes relevant life experiences that bring with them
Application will be considered on a case-by-case basis; in some circumstances, interview might be needed
Graduation Requirements
Student must achieve at least 75% attendance for all modules and a minimum passing mark of 50 for all assignments to be awarded the Specialist Diploma.
Course Location
About Acc School Of Counselling And Psychology
ACC School of Counselling and Psychology established in 2003, seeks to raise the ethical standards and professionalism of counsellors through strategic training and educational programmes. ACC School of Counselling and Psychology is registered with the Council for Private Education. ACC offers a wide range of courses on counselling and psychology leading to Certificate, Diploma and Specialist Diplomas. ACC also organises training workshops by established trainers in counselling, psychotherapy and psychology to cater to the needs of counsellors, psychologists and other helping professionals. ACC School of Counselling and Psychology seeks to raise ethical standards and professionalism of counsellors through training and educational programmes. ACC aims to provide high quality customer service in training and development and to ensure that lecturers of all our programmes are well-accomplished and experienced professionals in the fields of counselling, psychology and/or social work. See all Acc School Of Counselling And Psychology coursesPsychology and Social work Related Questions
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