Bachelor of Community Psychology
Duration of Program: 3 Years
The program is designed to introduce basic psychological concepts and make students appreciate its application in the community. This will facilitate the absorption of community psychology graduates into the workforce. The Bachelor of Community Psychology complements community-oriented programs and attempts to meet the growing mental health needs in Uganda. The problem facing our societies include drug and alcohol abuse, child abuse, marital problems, AIDS, growing numbers of orphans and refugees, homosexuality, defilement, war, abduction, and others.Students graduating from this program will be well prepared for entry into the professional mental health postgraduate program such as the Master's in Counseling and Master's in Clinical Psychology, as well as other specialized community oriented training programs offered in various organizations.
Bachelor Of Industrial And Organisational Psychology
Duration of Program: 3 Years
The Bachelors of Industrial/Organisational Psychology (I/O) was proposed to respond to the growing demand for Psychologists in this applied area in the Country. The field of I/O Psychology is about the application of the methods, principles and theory of the science of behaviour and mental processes of people at work. Therefore, students who opt for specialized training in I/O Psychology as an applied area can do so right from their first year of study. This allows students to get adequate exposure to the field of I/O Psychology and other basic areas of Psychology. In addition, undertaking a course of this kind will enhance the student’s capacity for graduate training in the professional area of I/O Psychology.
Programme Objectives
The course objectives include:
(i) To provide learning opportunities for students in I/O Psychology to:
Acquire a body of knowledge and skills associated with developing I/O Psychology human resources that will enable the students to translate theory into practice.
Develop insights into the contextual and practical issues of I/O Psychology, especially as they relate to developing economies.
Gain a deeper understanding of the theory, assumptions and implications of I/O Psychology especially in the context of the new organisational realities.
(ii) To prepare students who wish to proceed for further their studies in areas such as I/O Psychology, Organisational Behaviour, MBA and other I/O Psychology related areas.
Bachelor of Applied Psychology
Why study applied psychology at Makerere University
The programme is hosted in the School of Psychology. It has been developed by merging the Bachelor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the Bachelor of Community Psychology. The programme is designed to empower students to uncover information about human cognition and behavioral processes and use the information to improve people’s lives. The focus of Applied Psychology is on the use of practical psychological methods to solve problems in a variety of contexts, including communities, workplaces, schools, government, health facilities, military, and the justice systems. The application areas include but are not limited to mental health, patient care, counseling services, forensics, research, child welfare, probation and parole work, community service, behavior analysis, rehabilitation and behavior change, human resources, organizational development, and management and business consulting.
Accreditations
The programme was accredited by the National Council for Higher Education in August 2023
Specializations
The BAPS programme comprises two strands, that is the Community Psychology Strand and the Industrial, Work, & Organization Psychology Strand. Whereas the Community Psychology Strand empowers students to apply psychological knowledge and principles to help individuals and groups in the community/ society settings, the Industrial, Work, & Organizational Psychology Strand empowers students to apply psychological knowledge and principles to work, business, and organizational settings.
Key competence areas
The programme has been designed to offer skills in three categories:
CA1: Foundations of Psychology
1.1: Basic Knowledge and Principles
1.2: Professional Ethics and Skills
1.3: Research, Evaluation, and Psychological Measurement
1.4: Psychology for Criminal and Justice System
1.5: Foundational Principles for the strands
CA2: Community Psychology Strand
2.1: Community Mental Health and Wellbeing
2.2: Medical and Clinical Psychology Practice
2.3: Community Programme Development and Management
2.4: Community and Social Change
2.5: Community Research and Action
2.6: Children, Adolescents, and Life-Span Development
CA3: Industrial, Work, and Organizational Psychology
3.1: Scientific Selection and Recruitment of Personnel
3.2: Strategic Human Resource Management and Development
3.3: Occupational Counselling and Workplace Mental Health
3.4: Administration
3.5: Industrial/ Employee relations
3.6: Occupation Health and Safety
3.7: Human Resource Information Systems and Management
3.8: Organizational Design, Development, and Change Management
3.9: Business and Economic Behavior
Employment prospects
The employment prospects for the community psychology specialization include: working as mental health professionals in the community, educators, program directors, consultants, policy developers, evaluators, and researchers in community, organizations, universities, or government agencies to promote mental health and community well-being. Academic settings, health and human service agencies, schools, community-based organizations, advocacy groups, religious institutions, neighborhood groups, public policy and not-for-profit organizations, research centers, evaluation firms, and private practice, childcare workers; probation, behavior change, and parole officers in the criminal justice system, community welfare and social service specialists, rehabilitation specialists, assistant behavioral analysts.
The employment prospects for industrial, work, and organizational psychology specialization include; working as talent managers; organizational change agents; organizational researchers; market researchers; human resource/officers/managers; business partners and consultants; advertising agents; human factors assessors or advisors; career counsellors and career development specialists; psychometric test administrators; organizational development consultants; occupational health consultants; recruitment and selection experts; sports psychologists/ managers; trainers/trainers of trainers.
Programme Structure
COURSE | CU |
Year I Semester One | |
Introduction to Psychology | 4 |
Personality and Differential Psychology | 3 |
Professional Ethics and Accountability | 3 |
Communication and Life Skills | 3 |
Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 |
Developmental Psychology | 4 |
COURSE | CU |
Year I Semester Two | |
Experimental Psychology and Methods | 3 |
Social Psychology | 4 |
Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
Foundations of Community Psychology | 3 |
Introduction to Organizational Psychology | 3 |
Conflict and Negotiation Management | 3 |
Option 1: Community Psychology Strand | |
Year II Semester One | CU |
Research Methods in Psychology | 4 |
Fundamentals of Counselling Psychology and Practice | 4 |
Psychology of Human Sexuality and Reproductive Health | 3 |
Health Psychology | 3 |
Electives | |
Disability and the Psychology of Aging | 3 |
Psychological Empowerment and Development | 3 |
Behavioral Analysis in Mental Health | 3 |
COURSE | CU |
Year II Semester Two | |
Basic Statistics | 4 |
Psychopathology/ Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
Gender and Cultural Psychology | 3 |
Psychological Assessments | 3 |
Electives | |
Drug/ Substance Use and Addictions | 3 |
Medical Conditions and Mental Health | 3 |
Rehabilitation Psychology | 3 |
COURSE | CU |
Recess Semester | |
Field Attachment | 5 |
COURSE | CU |
Year III Semester One | |
Refugee and Immigration Psychology | 3 |
Community Assessments and Interventions | 4 |
Marriage and Parenting Psychology | 3 |
Community Organizing, Partnership and Coalitions | 3 |
Electives | |
Child-Adolescent Psychology and Interventions | 3 |
Psychology of Emergency and Disaster Management | 3 |
Forensic Psychology | 3 |
COURSE | CU |
Year III Semester Two | |
Research Project/ Dissertation | 4 |
Fundamentals of Clinical Psychology | 3 |
Psychology of Community Health | 3 |
Biological and Neuropsychology | 3 |
Electives | |
Family Mental Health | 3 |
Mental Health Services and Policy | 3 |
Group Interventions | 3 |
Option 2: Industrial, Work, & Organization Psychology Strand |
COURSE | CU |
Year II Semester One | |
Research Methods in Psychology | 4 |
Occupational Health and Safety | 4 |
Fundamentals of Human Resources Management | 3 |
Fundamentals of Organizational Development | 3 |
Electives | |
Basics in Human Factors Psychology | 3 |
Consumer Psychology | 3 |
Basics in School Psychology | 3 |
COURSE | CU |
Year II Semester Two | |
Basic Statistics | 4 |
Occupational Testing, Recruitment, and Selection | 3 |
Human Resource Information Systems | 3 |
Mental Health Interventions in Organizations | 3 |
Electives | |
Training and Development in Organizations | 3 |
Business Administration and Psychology | 3 |
Environmental and Conservation Psychology | 3 |
Field Attachment | 5 |
COURSE | CU |
Year III Semester One | |
Labor Rights and Laws | 3 |
Fundamentals of Occupational Counselling | 4 |
Organizational Theory and Design | 3 |
Principles of Organizational Behavior | 3 |
Electives | |
Sports Psychology | 3 |
Retirement and Transitional Management | 3 |
Behavioral Economics | 3 |
Data Analysis in Behavioral Science | 3 |
COURSE | CU |
Year III Semester Two | |
Research Project/ Dissertation | 4 |
Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion in Organizations | 3 |
Industrial/ Employee Relations and Welfare | 3 |
Employee Compensation and Benefits Management | 3 |
Electives | |
Culture, Work, and Organizations | 3 |
Human Resources Auditing and Planning | 3 |
Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Psychology | 3 |
Human Resources Analytics | 3 |
For more information, contact the Programme Coordinators:
Dr. Wilber Karugahe +256701121212
Ms. Sarah Gava +256757370883
Master Of Organisational Psychology
Duration of Program: 2Years
About this Program
Applicants must posses an honours degree in psychology. Applicants who do not posses an honours degree in psychology must have documentation of one or more years of experience in human resource management, personnel and allied fields such as training and must be ready to undertake compensation courses in psychology on admission.
Master Of Science In Clinical Psycholgy
About this Program
Applicants must have a good first degree in psychology and having done chemistry or biology in the first year of degree study is an added advantage. Preference will however be given to applicants who took papers in human neuropsychology or psychobiology in the second year.
OR:
Applicants who have a degree in ,medicine or other compatible undergraduate psychology courses needed to proceed to postgraduate clinical psychology programme.
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