Elective Courses: B.A. Honours in Psychology

JSPC offers track-specific elective courses. These courses are based upon specific content that provide relevant knowledge enhancement. These courses are intended to:

Support the student’s selected track of study
Provide an expanded scope of study and analysis
Nurture needed proficiencies and skills.

Students must complete at least 8 Track-Specific elective courses during semesters 5-6.

Experimental / Forensic Track-Specific Courses

Human Cognition
Health Psychology
Criminal Psychology
Juvenile Delinquency and Victim Psychology
Principles of Criminology
Forensic Science
Financial Criminology
Male and Female Psychology: Nature vs Nurture
Psychology of Individual Differences
Cultural & Indigenous Psychology
Gender Psychology
Sensation and Perception
Psychobiology of Learning and Memory
History and Systems of Psychology

Counselling / Education Track-Specific Courses

Community Psychology
Happiness at Workplace
Art of Listening, Attachment and Intimacy in Relationships
Application of Psychology to Enhance Human Potential
The Psychology of Subjective Well-Being
Penology & its Victimological Discourse
Family and Domestic Violence
Family Systems Thinking
Positive Psychology
Male and Female Psychology: Nature vs Nurture
Health Psychology
Psychology of Individual Differences
Cultural & Indigenous Psychology
Special/Remedial Education
Gender Psychology
Feminist Psychology

Industrial / Organizational Track-Specific Courses

Human Resource Management
Humour as a tool for Business Success
Organizational Development and Management of Change
Conflict Management in Organizations
Compensation & Benefits
Competency Mapping
Cross-cultural Business Behaviour
Introduction to Principles of Management
Human Resource Management
Information Systems
Business Communication & Etiquettes
Psychology at Work
Behavioural Economics
Psychology of Individual Differences
Cultural & Indigenous Psychology
Gender Psychology
Feminist Psychology

The course list is subject to change and will be updated each semester.

Programme Introduction