Admission & Programme Requirements
Admission Requirement
- Undergraduate degrees (2nd class lower and above) from reputable institutions in psychology or social science-related fields.
- Strong interest in helping others, a dedication to lifelong learning, and a commitment to ethical practice, and demonstrable fit with the programme as evidenced through a personal statement.
- Honours graduates from NTU Psychology who are passionate about helping others and who demonstrate a good fit with the programme may be offered direct entry.
- Competitive GPA and demonstrated relevant coursework and/or experience.
- For international applicants whose medium of instruction at the tertiary level was not in English: an IELTs score of 6.5 and TOEFL internet-based score of 93 (580 for paper-based).
The programme will be run on a trimester basis. Traditional courses of 3 Academic Units (AUs) require 39 contact/instructional hours. MScP Practicum courses will each require a total of 250 hours, inclusive of 45 supervision hours.
Overview of Master of Science in Psychology (MScP)
Students in the MScP programme will enrol in 1 of 4 tracks:
A. Community Health Psychology
B. Neuropsychology
C. Thanatology
D. Forensic Psychology
The programme consists of 12 courses/36 AUs across 3 categories:
A. Foundational Courses (5 courses/15 AUs)
B. Track Specialization Courses (4 courses/12 AUs)
C. Graduation Courses (3 courses/9 AUs)
All courses are new courses to be mounted for the MScP; none currently exist within the Psychology Programme or elsewhere within NTU.
All students are required to complete 5 common foundational courses.
| Foundational Courses | AUs | |
| Mental Health and Psychopathology Across the Lifespan | 3 | |
| Evidence- and Policy-Informed Psychological Intervention | 3 | |
| Ethical and Multidisciplinary Practice in Psychology | 3 | |
| Applied Psychological Research Design | 3 | |
| Psychometrics and Assessment | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 15 | |
Students can select the specialization track most relevant to their aspirations in the first trimester. The offering of tracks would be based on student demand. Whenever necessary, appropriate arrangement will be made to ensure that students are able to pursue their chosen specialisation tracks. In the unlikely event that such arrangement cannot be made and that in an academic year where anyone (or more) specialization track is not offer; students are required to select the specialization tracks that are available to fulfil all programme requirement.
| Track Specialisation Courses | ||
| Community Health Psychology | AUs | |
| Chronic and Mental Illness through the Lens of Health Psychology | 3 | |
| Community & Digital Approaches to Health and Mental Health | 3 | |
| Theories and Techniques of Individual and Social Behavioural Change | 3 | |
| Psychosocial Rehabilitation for Physical and Mental Disabilities | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 12 | |
| NeuroPsychology | AUs | |
| Advanced Neuropsychology | 3 | |
| Developmental Neuropsychology | 3 | |
| School Neuropsychology and the Science of Learning | 3 | |
| Neuropsychological Assessment and Neuroimaging Techniques | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 12 | |
| Thanatology | AUs | |
| Loss and Grief Across the Lifespan | 3 | |
| Advanced Thanatological Theory & Practice | 3 | |
| School Neuropsychology and the Science of Learning | 3 | |
| Neuropsychological Assessment and Neuroimaging Techniques | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 12 | |
| Forensic Psychology | AUs | |
| Psychology, Law, and Crime | 3 | |
| Investigative Psychology | 3 | |
| Assessment and Treatment of Offenders | 3 | |
| Psychology in the Policy Context of National and Global Security | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 12 | |
Students are required to complete 2 practicums and an Independent Practice Research Study.
| Graduation Courses | AUs | |
| Practicum I (250 hours) | 3 | |
| Practicum II (250 hours) | 3 | |
| Independent Practice Research Study | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 9 | |