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selves with research processes and settings and prepare for doing an individual research
project. By actively participating in ongoing research projects led by the departmental teaching
staff, students will gain hands-on research experience and transferrable working skills. They
will also have opportunities to apply and consolidate their research skills acquired from the
pre-requisite courses and develop advanced research techniques.

PSY 320 Motivation and Learning
1 Term; 3 Credits

The course aims at introducing theories and empirical studies in exploring human moti-
vation and learning. It covers various topics, such as drives, instincts, needs, goals,
self-regulation, emotion and etc. Students are encouraged to apply motivational theories not
only to explain human behaviours in various contexts, but also to reflect and regulate their own
motivational systems for continuous self-growth.

PSY 330 Advanced Social Psychology
1 Term; 3 Credits

As an advanced course, this course will be conducted in a seminar setting, and students
are expected to
a) understand further in depth some important phenomena or issues, ideas, theories,

research paradigms and empirical findings on specific topics in social psychology;
b) critically evaluate research studies in social psychology from the cognitive-motivational

perspective and the person-in-situation perspective; and
c) integrate different social psychological knowledge and apply them to understanding and

tackling daily life issues.

PSY 340 Advanced Developmental Psychology
1 Term; 3 Credits

This course aims to broaden students’ knowledge on developmental psychology as well
as train their ability to critique on existing research. A student-oriented seminar approach will
be adopted. Each seminar follows a “consolidate-broaden-apply” routine to ensure thorough
understanding of the selected developmental psychology topics. Through presentations and
class participation, students are encouraged to apply their knowledge to local, practical
issues.

PSY 350 Criminal Psychology
1 Term; 3 Credits

This course aims to provide a theoretical understanding of the multidisciplinary study of
criminology and psychology. Student will be acquainted with the dynamics of crime and
criminal behaviour from multiple perspectives. In particular, the study of criminal acts will be
highlighted by the interactions among psychological, biological, developmental and social
factors. Students will be equipped with theoretical skills to explore the core areas of criminal
psychology. Real case examples, class activities and discussion will be provided to enhance

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