Bachelor of Science (BSc.) in Psychology
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Entry Requirements
Applicants must satisfy the requirements in (a) or (b) below:
(a) Five (5) CXC/CSEC (General Proficiency Grades I-III from June 1998) or GCE/BGCSE O’Level (Grades A-C) with compulsory subjects: Mathematics and English Language and two (2) CAPE subjects (Units 1 and 2) or GCE/BGCSE A’Level passes in a minimum of two (2) subjects; or
(b) An associate degree, Diploma and/or Certificate from other approved tertiary institutions having attained a B+ average or a minimum GPA of 2.5.
Course Descriptions
Level 1
| Research Methods in Developmental, Social and Abnormal Psychology | PSYC1005 |
| Science, Medicine and Technology | FOUN1201 |
| Introduction to Sociology I | SOCI1002 |
| Introduction to Developmental, Social and Abnormal Psychology | PSYC1000 |
| Critical Reading and Writing in the Social Sciences (or) Critical Reading and Writing in the Disciplines | FOUN1013 (or) FOUN1019 |
| Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | SOCI1005 |
| Caribbean Civilization | FOUN1101 |
| Introduction to Cognitive and Physiological Psychology | PSYC1001 |
| Social Psychology (Semester 1 or 2) | PSYC2000 |
| Experimental and Applied Psychology (Semester 2) | PSYC2019 |
| Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (Semester 1 or 2) | SOCI2008 |
| Research Methods in Cognitive and Physiological Psychology | PSYC1006 |
Also choose one ‘out-of-department’ course from either: Economics, Government or Management or an approved elective.
| Social Psychology (semester 1 or 2) | PSYC2000 |
| Experimental and Applied Psychology (semester 2) | PSYC2019 |
| Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (semester 1 or 2) | SOCI2008 |
| Any three (3) of the following: | |
| Abnormal Psychology | PSYC2002 |
| Physiological Psychology | PSYC2003 |
| Developmental Psychology | PSYC2012 |
| Personality Theory | PSYC2004 |
| Psychometrics | PSYC2007 |
| Four (4) free elective. These may include Psychology courses if so desired. | |
| Applied Social Psychology (Semester 1) | PSYC3007 |
| Social Cognition (semester 2) | PSYC3001 |
| Cognitive Psychology | PSYC2008 |
Select three Psychology electives [any level 2 or 3 psychology courses]. Five (5) free electives. (These may include Psychology courses if so desired).
