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Applied Psychology

Minor	Applied Psychology 應用心理學
Offering Academic Unit	Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Exclusive Majors (Students who study the following majors are not allowed to choose this minor)	Psychology (PSY)

Note: The following curriculum information is subject to periodic review and changes.

Aims of Minor

This minor programme enables students to obtain an overview of psychological knowledge and develop skills to apply psychological theories to their daily life.

Minor Requirements (15 credit units)Catalogue Term : Semester A 2023/24

1. Pre-requisite (3 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
SS1101	Basic Psychology	3

2. Core Elective (9 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
SS2702	Psychology of Interpersonal Relations	3
SS2714	Psychological Testing	3
SS3710	Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence	3
SS3718	Cultural Psychology	3
SS3722	Psychology of Ageing	3

3. Minor Electives (3 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
SS2028	Basic Psychology II	3
SS2033	Research Methods for Behavioural Sciences	3
SS2613	Psychology for Young Professionals	3
SS2701	Developmental Psychology	3
SS2712	Personality and Individual Differences	3
SS3711	Biological Psychology	3
SS3712	Cognitive Psychology	3
SS3713	Learning and Behaviour	3
SS3714	Social Psychology	3
SS3720	Neuropsychology	3
SS3721	Abnormal Psychology	3
SS3723	Psychology of Language	3
SS3724	Positive Psychology	3
SS3725	Cognitive Neuroscience	3
SS3726	Designing Experiments in Psychology	3

Additional Information

To be eligible for the Minor Award, students MUST obtain an Average GPA of at least 1.7 for courses contributed to the Minor. Credits earned to fulfil the minor requirement cannot be used toward meeting the requirement for a major and/or other minor(s) taken by the student.*

1. Students who have used SS1101 Basic Psychology or SS2023 Basic Psychology I (equivalent course of SS1101) to fulfill the Major requirement are required to take a 3 credit-unit course from the list of Core Electives/Electives to fulfill the Minor requirement.

2. SS2613 Psychology for Young Professionals should only be taken to fulfil the Minor/GE College-specified course requirements, whereas GE2129 Psychology for Young Professionals should be used to fulfil the GE area requirement.

3. Students of BSocSc Criminology and Sociology (BSSCRSO) are not allowed to take SS2033 Research Methods for Behavioural Sciences as a minor elective since a similar course is offered under the CRSO major.