1 Study Plan For Psychology

B.HSc.(Psychology)

Programme Structure

A. Single Major	122 credit hours
B. Major with Minor	128-152 credit hours
C. Double Majors	170 credit hours
D. Double Degrees	194-242 credit hours

A. Single Major

Table 1: Course Content & Structure: Single Major

Course Content	Credit Hours	No.of Courses
Fundamental Content (Introduction to Human Sciences)	12	4
Generic Skills (Language & Co-curricular activities)	14/12*	18
Programme Core	72	24
Electives (8 Islamic Revealed Knowledge courses)	24	8
Total	122/120*	54

*Total credit hours required for international students as Malay Language courses have 0 credit hour

Approval to major in Psychology
1. Obtain a minimum of a B grade for PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology; AND
2. Obtain a CGPA of at least 2.8

Degree Conferred
Bachelor of Human Sciences (Psychology)

Graduation Requirements for Single Major

A. Fundamental Courses	12 credit hours
B. Generic Skill Courses	14/12* credit hours
C. Major Courses	60 credit hours
D. Optional Core Courses	12 credit hours
E. Electives Courses	24 credit hours
Total Graduation Requirements	122/120* credit hours

*Total credit hours required for international students as Malay Language courses have 0 credit hour

A. Fundamental Courses - 12 credit hours

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
COMM 1010	Introduction to Mass Communication	3	-
HIST 1000	Introduction to History & Civilization	3	-
PSCI 1010	Introduction to Political Science	3	-
SOCA 1010	Introduction to Sociology & Anthropology	3	-

B. Generic Skill Courses

i) Language & Tilawah - 11/9* credit hours
English Language

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
LE 4000	Language for Academic Purpose	3	-
LE 4500	Language for Occupational Purpose for Human Sciences	3	-

Malay Language for Malaysians

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
LM 2020	Bahasa Malaysia Lanjutan	1	-
LM 2021	Bahasa Malaysia Untuk Kerjaya	1	LM 2020

Malay Language for Indonesians, Bruneians & Singaporeans

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
LM 1020	Bahasa Malaysia Nusantara I	0	-
LM 1021	Bahasa Malaysia Nusantara II	0	LM 1020

Malay Language for International Students

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
LM 1010	Bahasa Malaysia I for Foreign Students	0	-
LM 1011	Bahasa Malaysia II for Foreign Students	0	LM 1010

Arabic Language

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
LQ 1081	Elementary Qur’anic I	0.5	-
LQ 1082	Elementary Qur’anic II	0.5	LQ 1081
LQ 2083	Intermediate Qur’anic III	0.5	LQ 1082
LQ 2044	Intermediate Qur’anic IV	0.5	LQ 2083
LQ 2045	Intermediate Qur’anic V	0.5	LQ 2044
LQ 2046	Intermediate Qur’anic VI	0.5	LQ 2045

Tilawah Al-Qur'an - for Muslim students only

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
TQB/S 1000	Tilawah Al-Qur’an I	0	-
TQB/S 2000	Tilawah Al-Qur’an II	0	TQB/S 1000

ii) Co-Curricular Activities - 3 credit hours
Level 1

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
CCHB/S 1011 or CCFB/S 1041	Halaqah I or Fardhu ‘Ain	0.5	-
CCHB/S 1012	Halaqah II	0.5	CCHB/S 1012 or CCFB/S 1041

Note:
* Please refer to Co-Curricular Activity Centre, SDEV for the complete list of Level 2 and 3 courses.
** Those who would like to join Tahfiz, Debate, Wataniah, SUKSIS, Entreprenuership or other skills programme, they can register after undergoing an interview session. For further enquiry, please refer to Co-Curricular Activity Centre (CCAC), SDEV.

C. Major Courses - 60 credit hours

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
PSYC 1000	Introduction to Psychology	3	-
PSYC 1070	Islam & Psychology	3	PSYC 1000
PSYC 1080	Psychology of Learning	3	PSCY 1000
PSYC 1090	Developmental Psychology	3	PSYC 1000
PSYC 2060	Personality Psychology	3	PSYC 1000
PSYC 2070	Psychological Statistics	3	PSYC 1000
PSCY 2080	Social Psychology	3	PSYC 1000
PSYC 2090	Physiological Psychology	3	PSYC 1000
PSYC 2999	Research Methodology	3	PSYC 1000
PSYC 3030	Cognitive Psychology	3	PSYC 1000
PSYC 3070	Experimental Psychology	3	PSYC 2999, PSYC 3100
PSYC 3080	Qualitative Research Methods	3	PSYC 2999, PSYC 3100
PSYC 3090	Psychology of Human Relations	3	PSYC 1000
PSYC 3100	Lab-Based Statistics	3	PSCY 2070
PSYC 3140	Psychometrics Principles	3	PSYC 2070
PSYC 3150	Abnormal Psychology	3	PSYC 1000
PSYC 4070	Psychometric Applications	3	PSYC 3140
PSYC 4080	Cross-Cultural Psychology	3	PSYC 2999
PSYC 4090	History & Philosophy of Psychology	3	PSYC 1000
PSYC 4091	Undergraduate Seminar on Islamic Perspective of Psychology	3	PSYC 1070

Course Synopsis for Psychology courses
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D. Optional Core Courses - 12 credit hours
Choose any FOUR from the following:

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
PSYC 4100	Positive Psychology	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4120	Psychology of Religion	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4130	Psychology of Gender	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4140	Motivation & Emotion	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4170	Sensation & Perception	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4190	Neuropsychology	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4200	Child Psychology	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4220	Adolescent Psychology	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4230	Psychology of Aging	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4240	Clinical Psychology	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999 PSYC 3150
PSYC 4260	Community Psychology	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4270	Forensic Psychology	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4280	Substance Abuse	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4290	Health Psychology	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4300	Counselling Psychology	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4370	Interviewing & Counselling Skills	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4340	Group Counselling	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4360	Career Development & Counselling	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4400	Personnel Psychology	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4420	Organisational Psychology	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4430	Consumer Psychology	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4500	Engineering Psychology	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4520	Environmental Pscyhology	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4700	Political Psychology	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4710	Sports Psychology	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4720	Educational Psychology	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4980	Undergraduate Practicum	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999
PSYC 4990	Undergraduate Research Project	3	PSYC 2070, PSYC 2999

E. Elective Courses - 24 credit hours
Choose any EIGHT from the following:

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
RKFQ 2062	Introduction to Fiqh	3	-
RKFQ 2161	Introduction to Usul al-Fiqh	3	RKFQ 2062
RKGS 2010	Creative Thinking & Problem Solving	3	-
RKQS 1030	Revealation as Source of Knowledge	3	-
RKQS 1051	Reflections on Prophetic History	3	-
RKQS 2011	Sciences of Qur’an	3	-
RKQS 2021	Sciences of Hadith	3	-
RKUD 3010	Islamic Aqidah	3	-
RKUD 3020	Islamic Ethics	3	-
RKUD 3030	Methods of Da’wah	3	-

Important Remarks
*Students who intend to do a single major must complete any EIGHT IRK courses listed above.
*However, if you complete all 10 courses, you will be considered as minoring in IRK (General) with total graduation requirement of 128 credit hours. It is an additional of 2 courses (6 credit hours) from a single major.
*Students who intend to minor other than IRK (General) must complete any SIX IRK courses listed above.
*RKFQ 2062 and RKFQ 2161 are compulsory courses for students who intend to minor in Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh (RKFQ).
*RKQS 1051, RKQS 2011 and RKQS 2021 are compulsory courses for students who intend to minor in Qur’an and Sunnah Studies (RKQS).
*RKUD 3030 is a compulsory course for students who intend to minor in Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion (RKUD).

Course Synopsis for Psychology courses
Course Synopsis for Elective IRK courses
Printable programme structure

Last updated: March 11, 2009