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Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology

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Course Overview

Qualification: Bachelor

Study Mode: Full Time

Intakes: March, July, September

Duration: 3 Years

Tuition Fee: RM 99,500

English Requirement: IELTS : 5.5, TOEFL IBT : 46

Course Details

What you will be learning:

This programme is specifically designed to enable students to:

  • Apply problem-solving, critical, analytical and scientific research skills to resolve complex, applied and unpredictable issues in the different areas of psychology.
  • Perform a range of appropriate psychological measurements using software and technological tools.
  • Relate ideas and research findings, both effectively and fluently, by written, oral and visual means.
  • Identify a broad range of information, media and technological applications for psychological research.
  • Demonstrate leadership in social settings, including understanding and communicating the role of evidence when making critical judgements about psychological issues and arguments.
  • Demonstrate competence in problem solving and scientific research skills including generating research questions or hypotheses and devising ways of testing these using both quantitative and qualitative methods.

Dual Degree Programme

Students who are under Bachelor’s Degree Programme will have the option to opt-in for the APU-DMU Dual Degree Scheme. Under this Scheme, students will receive 2 Degree Certificates & Transcripts upon graduation: 1 from Asia Pacific University (APU), Malaysia and 1 from De Montfort University (DMU), UK.

Admission requirements :

please contact our educational consultants or submit your application for Admission assessment.

Fee Structure

Fee TypeAmount (MYR)
1st Year FeeRM 32,000
2nd Year FeeRM 33,100
3rd Year FeeRM 34,400
Deposit (Refundable)RM 1,498
International Student Admission FeeRM 5,799
Visa and Insurance FeeRM 2,549

Curriculum

First Year Curriculum

Common Modules
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Trends and Visual Thinking
  • Core Concepts in Communication Theories
Specialised Modules
  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Ethics in Psychology
  • Historical Perspectives in Psychology
  • Social Psychology


Second Year Curriculum

Common Modules
  • Social Media
  • Political Communication
Specialised Modules
  • Psychological Disorders
  • Biological Psychology
  • Introduction to Research Methods and Qualitative Analysis
  • Personality Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology


Third Year Curriculum


Common Modules
  • Investigations Module
  • Project Module
Specialised Modules
  • Counselling Principles and Philosophy
  • Psychological Testing & Measurement
  • Industrial and Organisational Psychology
  • Conceptual Issues and Critical Debates in Psychology
Elective Modules (Choose 2)
  • Health Psychology OR Cyberpsychology
  • Educational Psychology OR Human Factors Psychology