Specialist Diploma in Applied Psychology

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.