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Counselling & Psychology

PSY 204 Personality and Individual Differences
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course offers students an introduction to the major psychological perspectives of
personality development. Students will learn different ways of conceiving individual differences
and/or similarities, based on empirical research and grounded theories on human
development, personality classifications, and a variety of innate and learning mechanisms
involved in the formation of traits and characters. Students will also study various approaches
in understanding the universality and cultural-specific aspects of personality.

PSY 205 Cognitive Psychology
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims at introducing the information processing approach in the study of
human cognition and its central concepts to students. Methods and skills in investigating
cognitive process are also introduced. Students will also conduct cognitive psychology
experiments and write laboratory reports.

PSY 206 Research Methods and Designs
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims at introducing basic research concepts and techniques to students.
Students will get familiarised with research designs and methods, data collection, data analysis
and interpretation. Besides, students will learn how to write research reports in the APA style
of publication. Furthermore, there will be opportunities for students to practise formal research
presentation.

PSY 207 History and Systems of Psychology
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course aims at promoting students’ understanding of the history of ideas in
psychology. Through acquiring knowledge related to philosophical antecedents and empirical
roots of those ideas or thoughts, students will develop a foundation for integrating various
systems of psychology into their future work and practice.

PSY 208 Psychoanalytic Concepts
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims to introduce the historical development, basic concepts and techniques
of psychoanalysis to students. Students are required to critically reflect upon the dialogues
between psychoanalysis and other schools of psychology in a variety of areas including
structures of the mind, psychic development, dreams, psychopathology, psychotherapy,
sexuality, and culture. Empirical findings relevant to the issues under enquiry will also be
introduced.

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