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JuniorTukkie November 2015
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Humanities: Psychology
offers many fascinating study opportunities Human behaviour and what causes people to react the way they do is something that fascinates you. You are considering a career in Psychology, but there are so many different study options. Which one is right for you?
At the University of Pretoria, students can study Psychology in one of four faculties: Humanities (clinical, counselling and research psychology), Education (educational psychology), Economic and Management Sciences (industrial psychology), and Natural and Agricultural Sciences (human physiology, genetics and psychology). To become a registered psychologist, you need to obtain a master’s degree in Psychology, complete a one-year internship, and pass the examination of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
The admission requirements and career opportunities for these programmes can be summarised as follows: Humanities
Education
BA (General)
Any BEd programme BA or BSocSci with Psychology and Education, together with a school subject Any bachelor’s degree followed by a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
Admission requirements NSC/IEB: six subjects English/Afrikaans: 5 APS: 30 Career opportunities Clinical psychology: Work in private practice or as a psychologist in hospitals, mental health clinics, industries and universities. Counselling psychology: Work in government and semi-government institutions, hospitals, clinics and the private sector, the consultancy industry, in private practice and at universities. Research psychology: Work in government and semi-government institutions, the private sector, marketing research organisations, research institutions, academia and private research consultancies.
Admission requirements NSC/IEB: six subjects English/Afrikaans: 4 APS: 30 Career opportunities Educational psychology: Work as an educational psychologist, psychometrist or school counsellor
Economic and Management Sciences
Natural and Agricultural Sciences
BCom (Human Resource Management)
BSc (Human Physiology, Genetics and Psychology)
Admission requirements
Admission requirements
NSC/IEB: six subjects English/Afrikaans: 5 Mathematics 4 (not Mathematical Literacy) APS: 30
NSC/IEB: six subjects Mathematics: 5 (not Mathematical Literacy) Physical Science: 5 APS: 30
Career opportunities Industrial psychology: This degree is the first step in your academic preparation to qualify as an industrial psychologist. This degree will enable you to work in large organisations in the private and public sectors to develop human resources (HR) strategies and policies, do HR planning, recruit and select employees, train and develop personnel, and work in labour relations and personnel administration.
Career opportunities Work as a researcher at: research laboratories such as at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) pharmaceutical firms universities veterinary and industrial institutions state departments (Department of Health) education institutions Other career opportunities include: Sport psychology Biostatistics Bio-engineering Industrial hygiene Journalism Medical technology
4 OPTIONS In the Faculty of Humanities, you can enrol for the BA (General) degree with Psychology as a major, followed by an honours and finally a master’s degree in Clinical, Counselling or Research Psychology. In the Faculty of Education there are a number of routes to take to become an educational psychologist. You could enrol for a BEd degree (including additional Psychology modules in your undergraduate study programme) or a BA or BSocSci degree with Psychology and Education modules, together with a school subject. Another option is to enrol for an undergraduate degree in any other faculty (being sure to include Psychology modules in your syllabus), followed by a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). This will then be followed by an MEd (Educational Psychology) degree to qualify as an educational psychologist. In the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, you can become an industrial psychologist by enrolling for a BCom (Human Resource Management) degree. Once you have completed a master’s degree, you can register with the South African Board for Psychology, affiliated with the HPCSA. In the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, you can enrol for a BSc (Human Physiology, Genetics and Psychology) degree.