Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Majoring in Psychology and Human Resource Management)
This comprehensive qualification, with dual majors in Psychology and Human Resource Management, will build critical thinking skills and a depth of understanding of the individual within a social and organisational context.
You will also learn how to apply this knowledge to the workplace to increase employer and employee productivity and work satisfaction.
Successful graduates of our Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Majoring in Psychology and Human Resource Management) will be eligible for admission into an honours degree or postgraduate studies in psychology, the social sciences or related fields – both nationally and internationally.
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What you can expect
You’ll get an Introductory Understanding of:
- Psychology, mental health and people in a social context, including personality and developmental paradigms for understanding individual and group behaviour.
- Psychological challenges and models for understanding behaviour.
- The macro and micro business environments, business ethics and processes.
- Applied human resource management strategies, policies and procedures.
- The application of labour law and labour relations.
- Organisation development and individual, team and organisational change models and principles.
- Diversity and cross-cultural dynamics in the South African workplace context.
You will also develop
- Interpersonal and group communication skills, including development and management strategies.
- Skills to design, implement, monitor and evaluate human resource programmes.
- Practical human resource management experience via Work Integrated Learning.
- Skills to conceptualise, plan, analyse and interpret research.
- Financial literacy in understanding and applying basic financial and accounting principles in a human resource management context.
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Who is this course for?
Do you:
- Have an interested in psychology and people, specifically in an organisational context.
- Have a desire to understand people and positively affect them in the workplace.
- Want a qualification that will give you comprehensive theoretical and methodological understandings in both psychology and human resource management.
- Want to underpin your studies in human resource management with a second major in psychology.
- Want to gain practical Work Integrated Learning experience to boost your expertise and confidence in human resource management.
- Want an accredited qualification that is nationally benchmarked and internationally comparable.
- Want a qualification that will provide multiple academic pathways for an honours degree or postgraduate studies in psychology, the social sciences, human resources or related fields.
- Want a qualification that will position you well for employment in human resources within an organisation.
Career opportunities
Successful graduates will be eligible for admission into an honours degree or postgraduate studies in psychology, the social sciences or related fields – both nationally and internationally.
Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Psychology and Human Resource Management) modules
Core Psychology Major
- Academic Literacy (NQF 5, 12 credits)
- Introduction to Psychology A (NQF 5, 12 credits)
- Introduction to Psychology B (NQF 5, 12 credits)
- Counselling Modalities 1 (NQF 5, 14 credits)
- Counselling Modalities 2 (NQF 5, 14 credits)
- Diversity in the South African Context (NQF 5, 14 credits)
- Developmental Psychology A (NQF 5, 14 credits)
- Developmental Psychology B (NQF 6, 14 credits)
- Statistics for the Social Sciences (NQF 6, 14 credits)
- Community Psychology (NQF 6, 14 credits)
- Social Psychology (NQF 6, 14 credits)
- Theories of Personality (NQF 7, 14 credits)
- Psychopathology (NQF 7, 14 credits)
- Applied Research Methodology (NQF 7, 14 credits)
- Research Report (NQF 7, 20 credits)
Download our Psychology major module descriptors here