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Minor in Psychology

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Minor in Psychology

The Minor in Psychology provides students with a broad understanding of the major principles in psychology, as well as knowledge and skills related to research methods commonly used in psychology. The Minor in Psychology can be combined with a major in a related field and will provide valuable skills for engaging with others and for understanding and analysing complex individual, group, and social processes. With the growing local and international interest in this field, a minor in Psychology provides an excellent background for students planning careers in a wide range of areas. This includes business (advertising, service sectors, human resources, management, marketing, and organisational behaviour), education, the military, the police, the media, in public affairs, the health sciences, social work, and psychology related professions.

To take psychology as a minor, students must have taken HP1000 and obtained a B- grade or better. 

To be awarded a Minor in Psychology, students must complete two Psychology core, one Psychology foundation, and two Psychology elective courses.

Important notes to all minor students

Please make sure that you complete HP1100 as soon as your schedule allows. Almost all Psychology courses require HP1100 as a pre-requisite.

Important notes to students going on exchange (both overseas and local)

  • All Minor courses must be read as GER-UEs.
  • All Psychology Core courses must be completed at NTU.
  • Students are permitted to complete up to a maximum of two courses during the exchange and count them towards fulfilling their Psychology Foundation/Elective requirement.
  • Students are not allowed to read level 4000 courses.
  • To be awarded a minor, students must not opt for the Minor courses to be graded Satisfactory (S) / Un-Satisfactory (U).

For more information on Minor programmes, please refer to this website.

    Students must complete the following two Psychology Core courses. These two courses are prerequisites for most other Psychology courses.

    HP1000 Introduction to Psychology
    HP1100 Fundamentals of Social Science Research

    Psychology electives are level 3000 courses. Students must complete two Psychology elective courses from the below list of courses.

    HP3002 Positive Psychology

    HP3003 The Psychology of Everyday Design

    HP3004 The Psychology of Food & Eating

    HP3101 Applied Statistical Methods for Psychological Research

    HP3200 Selected Topics in Social & Personality Psychology

    HP3201 Evolutionary Psychology

    HP3202 Primate Behavioural Ecology

    HP3203 Conservation Psychology

    HP3204 An Ape's Guide to Human Language

    HP3205 Animal Behavior

    HP3206 Environmental Psychology

    HP3302 Cognitive Development

    HP3303 Geropsychology

    HP3304 Psychopathology & Mental Well-Being in Later Life

    HP3305 Adolescence

    HP3402 Social Cognition

    HP3502 Psychology of Emotion

    HP3601 Human Memory

    HP3603 Sensation & Perception

    HP3702 Child Psychopathology

    HP3703 Health Psychology

    HP3704 Introduction to Neuropsychology

    HP3708 Biopsychosocial Criminology

    HP3802 Personnel Psychology

    HP3804 Psychological Testing

    HP3805 Managing Organisational Behavior

    HP3806 Consumer Psychology

    HP3807 Occupational Health Psychology

    HP3901 Cultural Psychology

    HP3902 Community Psychology

    For list of course outlines, please click  here.