Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology programme is about human mind which is the final frontier – and Ghana needs skilled professionals who understand it. Whether you’re a recent secondary school graduate or someone looking to change careers, a psychology degree provides the knowledge, skills, and credentials to build a meaningful future.

Learning Outcomes, and  Top Career Opportunites for
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Course Outline

Year 1

SEMESTER 1
Logic and Critical Thinking
Entrepreneurship I
Introduction to Counselling
Experimental Psychology
Basic Statistics
Contemporary Psychology: Disciplines

SEMESTER 2
Community Development
Exercise Science & Nutrition II
French II
Intermediate sign language
Biological Foundations of Human Behaviour
Brain and Behaviour
Theories of Psychology

Year 2

SEMESTER 1
Logic and Critical Thinking
Entrepreneurship I
Introduction to Counselling
Experimental Psychology
Basic Statistics
Contemporary Psychology: Disciplines

SEMESTER 2
African Cultural values
Entrepreneurship II
Psychological Evaluation/ Assessment
Group Counselling
Handling Mal-addictive Behaviours
Counselling Internship I

Year 3

SEMESTER 1
Leadership Summit
Theories of Personality
Introduction to Abnormal Behaviour
Social Psychology
Adolescent Counselling
Psychometric Assessment in Counselling

SEMESTER 2
Research Methods I
Inter and Intra Awareness in the Counselling Relationship
Introduction to Marital and family counselling
Cognitive-Behavioural Theories
Elective
Elective

Year 4

SEMESTER 1
Ethics in Counselling
Research Project 1
Learning and Cognition
Counselling Internship II
One Elective
One Elective

SEMESTER 2
Research Project II
Contemporary Issues in Counselling Psychology
Behavioural Disorders
Counselling as a Profession
Human Development: Adulthood and Aged
One Elective

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