31 JuniorTukkie November 2015 Humanities: Psychology You have a passion for people. 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? offers many fascinating study opportunities 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 and career opportunities for these s can be summarised as follows: 4 OPTIONS Humanities BA (General) English/Afrikaans: 5 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. Education Any BEd BA or BSocSci with Psychology and Education, together with a school subject Any bachelor s degree followed by a Post- graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) English/Afrikaans: 4 Educational psychology: Work as an educational psychologist, psychometrist or school counsellor Economic and Management Sciences BCom (Human Resource Management) English/Afrikaans: 5 Mathematics 4 (not Mathematical Literacy) 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. Natural and Agricultural Sciences BSc (Human Physiology, Genetics and Psychology) Mathematics: 5 (not Mathematical Literacy) Physical Science: 5 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 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 ) 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.
Humanities: Psychology University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria 32 Psychology in the Faculty of Humanities If you want to major in Psychology and proceed with postgraduate studies in the Faculty of Humanities, you must take all the Psychology modules together with certain research modules up to third-year level. Students from other faculties can also qualify to pursue an honours degree in Psychology, as long as they have all the necessary. Some of the interesting modules you will be required to take at undergraduate level are as follows: 1st-year modules 2nd-year modules 3rd-year modules Psychological Perspectives and Personology: You will learn about psychological principles, major personality theories and various paradigmatic approaches in psychology. Biological and Cognitive Process: This module conveys the concepts, rules, guiding principles and terminology relating to the biology and cognition of human behaviour. The first step to fulfilling your dream of becoming a qualified psychologist is to enrol for a one-year honours in Psychology in the Faculty of Humanities. Developmental Psychology: This module addresses human development from conception to adulthood thus across the human life span. Social Psychology: Themes include communication, pro-social behaviour. Social influence and persuasion, political transformation, violence and group behaviour. Postgraduate studies 1 2 3 Registration as a psychologist In order to be considered for the honours, you must pass all third-year Psychology modules with at least 70% and also pass all the required research modules. The selection procedure is extremely strict and the class size is restricted. Psychopathology: Identify abnormal behaviour in children in the field of child psychopathology and symptomatology. Diagnosis, labelling and neurosis, and mental disorders are also addressed. Community and Critical Psychology: The principles and aims of community psychology also in the South African context are investigated. The next step is to enrol for one of the following twoyear master s coursework s: MA Clinical Psychology: This is followed by a compulsory year of community service. It is the best option for someone who is interested in becoming a clinical psychologist and specialising in psychopathology (disorders) and their treatment. MA Counselling Psychology: This is best suited for someone who is interested in becoming a counselling psychologist and specialising in general psychological issues and problems, and their treatment. MA Research Psychology: This is available as a full-time weband contact-based. Students are exposed to a range of research methods and applications to solve practical and theoretical problems from a psychological perspective. Once you have completed one of the master s degrees listed above, and have written a mini-dissertation, you will need to complete a oneyear internship, and to write and pass the HPCSA Board examination. It therefore takes a minimum of seven years to become a registered psychologist: three years for your bachelor s degree, one year for your honours degree, two years for your master s degree, plus a one-year internship. If you want to become a clinical psychologist, you will also need to do an additional year of community service. For more information on studying Psychology in the Faculty of Humanities, contact Virgil Brown: Tel +27 (0)12 420 4144 Email psychinfo@up.ac.za Website www.up.ac.za/psychology Registration forms and regulations for postgraduate studies can be obtained from Petro Woest: Tel +27 (0)12 420 2736 Email petru.woest@up.ac.za
33 JuniorTukkie November 2015 Education: Educational Psychology Psychology in the Faculty of Education An educational psychologist is a qualified psychologist who is registered with the HPCSA, and who specialises in lifelong learning and the holistic development of people. Educational psychologists assess, diagnose and intervene in order to facilitate learning, as well as psychological health and development within the contexts of family, school, social or peer groups and communities. It is the responsibility of an educational psychologist to facilitate the emotional wellbeing of young people, to assist young people and their families to make responsible career choices, to help young people with learning difficulties, and to support parents, teachers and other stakeholders who work with young people. Undergraduate studies The first step to becoming an educational psychologist is to decide which route to follow to qualify for admission to the BEd Hons (Educational Psychology) and MEd (Educational Psychology) s, which are necessary to register with the HPCSA and to practise as an educational psychologist. Basically, what is required is a three-year bachelor s degree with a teaching qualification (or appropriate education training or experience), which includes Psychology up to third-year level, but there are a number of options. Some of these paths are illustrated below: if you don t have this combination you do have another option Undergraduate Psychology as an elective Psychology taken as an additional module Extra credits and hours needed if Psychology is taken additionally A good guideline to follow You can take this path: Any BEd Year 1 Years 2 and 3 at UP Taken at another institution like Unisa after hours or through distance education 124 extra credits, or a full extra year of work over three years. Must have passed all prescribed modules and Psychology in the preceding year. Or go down this route BEd (Foundation Phase Teaching) Pre-primary to Grade 3 Not available as an elective As additional modules at UP Taken at another institution like Unisa after hours or through distance education 24 credits, 240 hours 100 extra credits or 1 000 hours extra Matriculation 70% and above. prescribed modules and Psychology in the preceding year. Psychology?
University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria 34 Education: Educational Psychology Paths continued below: if you don t have this combination you do have another option Undergraduate Psychology as an elective Psychology taken as an additional module Extra credits and hours needed if Psychology is taken additionally A good guideline to follow Maybe travel along these lines BEd (Intermediate Phase Teaching) Grades 4 to 6 BEd (Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Phase Teaching) Grades 7 to 12 Year 1 Years 2 and 3 (not taken in Year 4) at UP Taken at another institution like Unisa after hours or through distance education No extra 100 extra credits or 1 000 hours extra prescribed modules and Psychology in the preceding year Go on this journey BA or BSocSci with Psychology and Education as majors Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 School subject will usually be additional to Psychology and Education in the third year No extra 600 hours extra for the school subject if it is taken up to Year 3 modules and Psychology in the preceding year This avenue also exists Any bachelor s degree with Psychology and a school subject followed by the PGCE for any phase PGCE Years 1 to 3 Year 4 No extra hours prescribed modules and Psychology in preceding year Must have completed the degree, including Psychology up to third-year level Or is this your perfect passage Any bachelor s degree with Psychology and a Language followed by a PGCE (Foundation Phase) PGCE (Foundation Phase) Registration as a psychologist Years 1 to 3 Year 4 Postgraduate studies 1 2 3 Once you have obtained the necessary undergraduate qualification with Psychology and Education as majors, you can enrol for the BEd Hons (Educational Psychology) or an honours degree in Psychology. *The BEd Hons (Educational Psychology) degree presents training in career development and life design, learning diversity and support, and socio-emotional illness and wellbeing. *Applications are subject to a selection process and only a limited number of students are accepted. No extra hours prescribed modules, including Psychology up to third-year level, in the preceding year Must have completed the degree, including Psychology up to third-year level Please note that from 2016, all students obtaining a teaching qualification (including the PGCE) must have passed a module or been assessed to have conversational competence in an indigenous African language. *The next step is to enrol for the MEd (Educational Psychology) degree, which will qualify you as an educational psychologist. This is a two-year that includes both theoretical and research modules, as well as a practical training module and a mini-dissertation in the second year. In order to register as an educational psychologist, graduates will first need to complete a one-year internship at a site approved by the HPCSA and pass the HPCSA Board examination for educational psychologists. Once you have obtained the MEd (Educational Psychology) degree, you will need to complete a one-year internship, and to write the HPCSA Board examination. Once you have passed this examination, you will be a registered educational psychologist, and will be able to render psychological services that entail assessments and therapeutic interventions. For more information on studying Educational Psychology in the Faculty of Education, contact Alfred du Plessis: Email alfred.duplessis@up.ac.za Application forms can be obtained from Bronwynne Swarts: Email bronwynne.swarts@up.ac.za
35 JuniorTukkie November 2015 Economic and Management Sciences: Industrial Psychology Industrial Psychology in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences It s not just crunching numbers If you are interested in helping people in the workplace with their relationships with their colleagues and other individuals, you might like to become an industrial and organisational psychologist. This is a specialisation in the BCom (Human Resource Management) degree. Undergraduate studies I love my options You will enrol for a BCom (Human Resources Management) degree, majoring in Industrial and Organisational Psychology and Business Management. HR TUKS Other core modules you will take for your degree include: Economics Financial Accounting Statistics Business Law Labour Relations Research Communication Management Postgraduate studies The next step to becoming an industrial psychologist is enrolling for the BComHons (Human Resource Management) degree. Subjects that form part of the honours include the following: The things you ll do... Industrial Counselling and Group Dynamics Employee Health and Safety Career Management Research Methodology Research Report Labour Relations Management of Diversity Organisational Development Psychometrics Registration as an industrial psychologist If you wish to register as a professional industrial psychologist, you will need to enrol for the MCom (Industrial and Organisational Psychology) degree, which includes coursework and a dissertation, followed by a one-year internship, after which you will need to write the HPCSA Board examination, which will allow you to practise as an industrial psychologist. For more information on the BCom (Human Resource Management) degree and becoming an industrial psychologist, contact: Prof Chantal Olckers Email chantal.olckers@up.ac.za
Natural and Agricultural Sciences: Psychology University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria 36 Psychology in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences pssst!!! If you are not necessarily interested in becoming an educational or industrial psychologist, or a clinical, counselling or research psychologist, but are fascinated by the career prospects related to neurophysiology and genetic counselling, then the in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences is the one for you. The BSc (Human Physiology, Genetics and Psychology) degree will allow you to follow postgraduate studies in Physiology (presented in the Faculty of Health Sciences), Genetics (presented in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences) and Psychology (presented in the Faculty of Humanities). If you wish to apply for the honours in Psychology after completing your bachelor s degree, you will need to include the research modules RES 210 and RES 320 in your undergraduate. On the other hand, if you wish to do your honours in Genetics, you will need to include the module GTS 367 in your undergraduate syllabus. Students who major in Psychology as part of a biological science degree generally do so with the objective of entering integrative disciplines such as genetic counselling, wellness counselling and neuroscience research. These disciplines not only require a sound understanding of the functioning of the human body, but also a good understanding of human behaviour and the complex interplay between mind and body. Should you wish to apply for the honours degree in Physiology (with specialisation in Neurophysiology), you will find that the knowledge obtained in the Psychology modules will assist your understanding of interdisciplinary fields, such as cognitive and behavioural neurosciences. If you are interested in genetic counselling, Psychology will form a significant part of the supportive role that a genetic counsellor will have to play when working with patients. For more information on the BSc (Human Physiology, Genetics and Psychology) degree, contact Prof Peet du Toit Email peet.dutoit@up.ac.za