Bachelor of Arts Honours in Psychology

Outcomes

1. The main tenets of all the major extant theories of personality###
2. The major extant theories of, and the debates and research in Human Development particularly within the South African contexts###
3. The theories of, and research (particularly in the South African context) on, the major child, adolescent and psychopathologies###
4. The key western and indigenous theories and methods of psychotherapeutic interventions###
5. The principles of social and community psychology specifically in so far as they relate to topical social problems such as crime, violence, racism, xenophobia and systematic gender inequalities###
6. The philosophy, principles and methods of social scientific research###
7. Research expertise by conducting a research project, through all its stages (including planning, proposal writing, the writing of a literature review, data collection, and data analysis), and publishing the outcome of the research###
8. In a practical setting, a set of basic psychological assessment and psychotherapeutic intervention skills (including report writing)###
9. Respect for the basic human rights of others###
10. A commitment to assisting in the optimal development and functioning of all South Africans.

Assessment Criteria