Program Overview

Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

The Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) course is a full-time course, which includes a number of compulsory core study-units in Psychology and a number of elective study-units which you may choose from. By studying this area of wellbeing, you will be learning about key movements, concepts, schools of thought and historic figures who have contributed to the field of Psychology as we know it today.

Course Overview

You will become knowledgeable on psychologists such as Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and Erik Eriksen, and apply concepts from areas like psychoanalysis, humanism and child development in real life case studies. In your final year, you will be able to demonstrate your acquired knowledge by carrying out a research-based dissertation of your choice.

Communication and Academic Skills Programme

The communication and academic skills programme complements students main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.

Admission Requirements

• General Entry Requirements: Refer to the list of country-specific qualifications
• Special Course Requirements: An Intermediate Level pass at Grade C or better in Biology
• Notes and any other requirements: Applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' are required to sit for a Biology Examination to be held in September

Programme Structure

Year 1

• Compulsory Units:
  • PSY1606: Social Psychology
  • PSY1612: Research Methods in Psychology
  • PSY1620: Philosophical Psychology
  • PSY1610: Major Paradigms in Psychology: The Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Paradigms, and Behaviourism
  • PSY1617: Biological Psychology 1
  • PSY1622: Developmental Psychology 1
  • PSY1628: Introduction to the Psychology Profession
  • PSY1658: Academic Writing and Presentation in Psychology
  • PSY1618: Biological Psychology 2
  • PSY1623: Developmental Psychology 2
  • PSY1625: Psychology of Communication
  • PSY1635: Major Paradigms: Cognitive Psychology
• Requirement for regular progression to Year 2: 60 credits

Year 2

• Compulsory Units:
  • PSY2606: Psychology of Learning and Applied Behaviour Analysis
  • PSY2628: Quantitative Research Methods and Data Analysis
  • PSY2629: Qualitative Research Methods and Data Analysis
  • PSY2640: Forensic and Criminal Psychology
  • PSY2641: Psychology of Helping
  • PSY3130: Psychology of Adjustment
  • PSY2610: Psychopathology
  • PSY2623: Work Psychology
  • PSY2626: Psychology of Sexuality
  • PSY2633: Health Psychology
  • PSY3161: Cyberpsychology
• Elective Units:
  • PSY2643: Practical Psychology
  • COU3301: Career Education and Guidance
  • INE2601: Inclusive Communities and Schooling
  • PSY3647: Selected Topics in Organisational Psychology
  • PSY3655: Neurodiverse Profiles
  • PSY2634: Psychology of the Family
  • PSY3159: Addictive Behaviour
  • PSY3609: Psychology of Small Groups
  • PSY3611: Media Psychology
  • PSY3648: Sports Psychology
  • PSY3654: Aviation Psychology
• Requirement for regular progression to Year 3: 60 credits

Year 3

• Compulsory Units:
  • PSY3631: Symposia in Psychology
  • PSY3641: Dissertation
  • PSY3504: Psychotherapeutic Methods 1: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and the Humanistic Existential Approaches
  • PSY3630: Ethical and Professional Issues
  • PSY3644: Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
  • PSY3651: Introduction to Critical Psychology
  • PSY3656: Psychometrics and Psychological Assessment
  • PSY3505: Psychotherapeutic Methods 2: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Systemic Family Therapy
  • PSY3617: Environmental Psychology
  • PSY3662: Neuropsychology
• Elective Units:
  • PSY2643: Practical Psychology
  • PSY3605: Practicum
  • COU3301: Career Education and Guidance
  • PSY3647: Selected Topics in Organisational Psychology
  • PSY3653: Cognitive Neuroscience
  • PSY3655: Neurodiverse Profiles
  • PSY3657: Sensitivity Training in Psychology
  • PSY3159: Addictive Behaviour
  • PSY3160: Respecting Diversity
  • PSY3609: Psychology of Small Groups
  • PSY3611: Media Psychology
  • PSY3616: Psychology of Ageing
  • PSY3648: Sports Psychology
• Requirement for completion of Year 3: 60 credits
• Requirement for award of B. Psychology (Hons) degree: 180 credits

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Recall and describe major psychological concepts and psychologists' contributions to their respective field in the subject-matter
• Carry out independent research through the appropriate use of methodology dependent on the research subject and aim
• Apply psychological concepts in real-life and contribute to lively interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discussions
• Communicate effectively psychological terms
• Empathise with people who have mental health issues and destigmatise the negative associations related with mental health through your awareness and knowledge on the subject

Tuition Fees

• Fee per academic year for Non-EU applicants: Eur 10,800

Career Opportunities

As a holder of the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) degree, you would have the foundational knowledge to pursue further postgraduate studies, usually by reading for an MA offered by the University of Malta or foreign institutions, to specialise in a specific area. By furthering your specialisation studies, you will be able to choose from a variety of careers. Some of these include the role of a Clinical, counselling, educational, forensic, health, occupational, organisational and sport psychologist. The degree is also a pediment that allows you to become a therapist. If you would like to pursue a career as a researcher or academic, the option of gaining your doctorate is also available.