To be eligible for the award, students are required to take 31 credits. The programme is composed of Foundational Competencies and Functional Competencies. Core and Elective Subjects are grouped under three major study areas.

Foundational Competencies

Core Subject

• Foundational Competencies (6-credit course includes practice-based or research-based attachment)

Functional Competencies

Psychological assessment, research and evaluation competencies: Advanced Psychological Assessment (APA)

Core Subjects

• Psychometric Theory & Scale Construction
• Use & Dissemination of Psychological Instrumentation in Research & Service Context
• Advanced Research Methods: Mixed Methods in Research
  

Elective Subject

• Psycho-socio-educational Programme Development & Evaluation

Psychological intervention competencies: Advanced Practice Methods (APM)

Elective Subjects

• Cognitive Behavioural Intervention
• Expressive Psychotherapy
• Nurturing the Gifted & Talented: Instructional Models & Professional Practices
• Parenting & Parent Development
• Career Counselling: Theories & Practice
• Workplace Counselling
• Attentional Control & Social Adaptation

Knowledge and enterprising competencies

Core Subjects

• Cognitive Neuroscience Methods in Applied Settings

Elective Subject

• Psychology of Exceptional Children

Remarks:

1. In addition to the above subjects, students are required to complete a 1-credit subject on Academic Integrity and Ethics (AIE). No tuition fee is required for this subject.
2. Programme structure and content are subject to continual review and changes.
3. Not all elective subjects will be offered every year and registration is subject to the availability of quota.