Programme Information

MSc in Applied Psychology

The MSc programme in Applied Psychology offers three concentrations: “Development & Education”, “Organizations & Society”, and “Mental Health & Well-being”. English is the medium of instruction for the programme, and high-caliber psychology professors and scholars are recruited globally for this programme. The programme curriculum adopts the newest and the cutting-edge materials, theories and methods. The programme emphasizes the development of students’ ability for conducting research, and it provides excellent preparation for the graduates of the programme to pursue Ph.D. degrees in the top world-class universities in the future. For those who do not plan to pursue further Ph.D. studies, the programme design with three different applied concentrations also prepares them well for being competitive in the professional job market after graduation.

 

 

 

Course Units

Minimum Grade

Three Concentrations

Development & Education

Organizations & Society

Mental Health & Well-being

Required Courses

Units Required for Graduation

PSY5010 Research Methods in Psychology and Social Sciences

3

C-

9

PSY5020 Statistics in Psychology and Social Sciences

3

C-

PSY5040 Research Project

3

Pass

Elective Courses

21

I. Development & Education Group

Students shall take:

either
1) 4 courses (12 units) from Group I, and 3 courses (9 units) from Groups II and III, at least one course from each of the two groups; 

or
2) 3 courses (9 units) from Group I, and 4 courses (12 units) from Groups II and III, two courses from each of the two groups.		Students shall take:

either
1) 4 courses (12 units) from Group II, and 3 courses (9 units) from Groups I and III, at least one course from each of the two groups; 

or
2) 3 courses (9 units) from Group II, and 4 courses (12 units) from Groups I and III, two courses from each of the two groups.		Students shall take:

either 
1) 4 courses (12 units) from Group III, and 3 courses (9 units) from Groups I and II, at least one course from each of the two groups;

or
2）3 courses (9 units) from Group III, and 4 courses (12 units) from Groups I and II, two courses from each of the two groups.

PSY5110 Educational and School Psychology

3

C-

PSY5120 Child and Adolescent Development

3

C-

PSY5130 Educational and Psychological Testing

3

C-

PSY5140 Learning and Cognition

3

C-

PSY5150 Advanced Topics in Educational Psychology

3

C-

PSY5160 Machine Learning in Psychology

3

C-

II. Organizations & Society Group

PSY5210 Organizational Behavior

3

C-

PSY5220 Psychology of Leadership and Decision Making

3

C-

PSY5230 Social and Personality Psychology

3

C-

PSY5240 Organizations and Group Processes

3

C-

PSY5250 Advanced Topics in I/O and Social Psychology

3

C-

III. Mental Health & Well-being Group

CSS5190 Game Your Psychology: AI, Creativity & Mental Health

3

C-

PSY5310 Counseling and Clinical Psychology

3

C-

PSY5320 Positive Psychology

3

C-

PSY5330 Psychological Assessment

3

C-

PSY5340 Health Psychology

3

C-

PSY5350 Advanced Topics in Clinical and Counseling Psychology

3

C-

PSY5410 Code of Ethics in Counseling and Clinical Psychology

3

C-

Other Elective Course

 

HSS5001 Professional Internship

1

Pass

 

Total:

 

 

30

30

30

Required:

 

 

9

9

9

Elective:

 

 

21

21

21

Graduation Requirement
All students are required to meet all the programme requirements, pass all the assessments and obtain a cumulative overall GPA of at least 2.0 in order to graduate.  

*Applicable to students admitted in or after AY2025-2026

 

Course and Unit Exemption

Students may be granted course and/or unit exemptions if they have taken similar or equivalent postgraduate courses with satisfactory performance (“B” grade or above). Supporting documents such as academic transcripts, course syllabus must be provided. Exemption for a maximum of six units may be granted. In case of course exemption only, a student is required to take a course of equal number of units to replace the exempted course. The application should be approved by the Dean of the Graduate School after the endorsement of the Programme Director/Coordinator and the Graduate Panel Chair.