Psychology

[superjet85]

Hi,

Let me share about studying in Psychology in Singapore. First of all, there are many fields of psychology such as clinical, forensic, educational, social, counselling and so for. All undergraduate degrees in Psychology will have topics on different fields in Psychology to help you decide on which career path in the field of psychology that you are interested in after you graduation. As for accreditation, only Australian degrees that are 3 years (Bachelor of Arts) and 4 years (Bachelor of Psychology ) are appliable in Singapore. The rest of the psychology degrees are NOT accreditated.

As for after graduation, you will decide which field of psychology you would like to specialise in. In the case of clinical psychology postgraduate course, only James Cook University offers the APAC accreditated course (Masters in Psychology). NUS together in collaboration with University of Melbourne also have the Masters in Psychology that is accreditated by APAC. To get into APAC accredited postgraduate clinical/forensic/organisational psychology course, you need to have an APAC accredited four years Psychology degree with a minimum of Class 2A (second upper) in Honours.

What this means is that having a NUS/NTU bachelor degree in Psychology with Honours is NOT sufficient to get into APAC accreditated course. You need to have your NUS/NTU qualifications to be assessed by APAC to determine that the degree meets the australian standard and pay a fee about ~$680. A rule of thumb is that if your fourth year study in NUS/NTU has a research component that takes up 50% of your coursework in your final year, it should be okay. Otherwise, it may be difficult to get accreditation if your fourth year study is only consists of modules.

For other fields of psychology such as social psychology and research, it is alright if you obtained good results in your Bachelor degree. There is no such accreditation requirement for Masters by Research. (e.g MPhil)

Do note that this is only for Australian qualifications only! Hence even if you have British and American qualifications and wish to pursue further studies in APAC accredited postgraduate course, you will need to show proof that your qualifications that you obtained are APAC accredited (by submitting your application to APAC asking them to assess your degree)

Hope this information helps people who are deciding to study Psychology or work in the field of Psychology.

 

[patryn33]

this info is only useful for ppl who are planning to work in OZ.

otherwise, ppl just need to follow SG accreditation body
Singapore Register of Psychologists «
ARE PSYCHOLOGY DEGREES THAT ARE COMPLETED OVERSEAS RECOGNISED BY THE SPS? | Singapore Psychological Society

 

[RVGNEMESIS]

anyone knows if the bachelor of arts in psychology from Murdoch kaplan is eligible for entry for masters of psychology clinical in uni of mel or uni of western aus?

i am interested in going for Combined Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Psychology or Master of Clinical Psychology (Extended) in uni of western aus.

i know the entry requirements is a 2nd upper class honors but is a 2nd upper class honors from Murdoch kaplan degree eligible for entry?

 

[Kyoji83]

Since when Kaplan-Murdoch offer a BA(Hons) in Psychology?

anyone knows if the bachelor of arts in psychology from Murdoch kaplan is eligible for entry for masters of psychology clinical in uni of mel or uni of western aus?

i am interested in going for Combined Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Psychology or Master of Clinical Psychology (Extended) in uni of western aus.

i know the entry requirements is a 2nd upper class honors but is a 2nd upper class honors from Murdoch kaplan degree eligible for entry?

 

[patryn33]

i know the entry requirements is a 2nd upper class honors but is a 2nd upper class honors from Murdoch kaplan degree eligible for entry?

If indeed so yes, however the only OZ DL honors program I know of is JCU.
Kaplan doing it now?

 

[radicalshift]

anyone knows if the bachelor of arts in psychology from Murdoch kaplan is eligible for entry for masters of psychology clinical in uni of mel or uni of western aus?

i am interested in going for Combined Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Psychology or Master of Clinical Psychology (Extended) in uni of western aus.

i know the entry requirements is a 2nd upper class honors but is a 2nd upper class honors from Murdoch kaplan degree eligible for entry?

to my understanding, the murdoch kaplan degree is not a honors programme.

 

[bluewave]

Hi,

Let me share about studying in Psychology in Singapore. First of all, there are many fields of psychology such as clinical, forensic, educational, social, counselling and so for. All undergraduate degrees in Psychology will have topics on different fields in Psychology to help you decide on which career path in the field of psychology that you are interested in after you graduation. As for accreditation, only Australian degrees that are 3 years (Bachelor of Arts) and 4 years (Bachelor of Psychology ) are appliable in Singapore. The rest of the psychology degrees are NOT accreditated.

As for after graduation, you will decide which field of psychology you would like to specialise in. In the case of clinical psychology postgraduate course, only James Cook University offers the APAC accreditated course (Masters in Psychology). NUS together in collaboration with University of Melbourne also have the Masters in Psychology that is accreditated by APAC. To get into APAC accredited postgraduate clinical/forensic/organisational psychology course, you need to have an APAC accredited four years Psychology degree with a minimum of Class 2A (second upper) in Honours.

What this means is that having a NUS/NTU bachelor degree in Psychology with Honours is NOT sufficient to get into APAC accreditated course. You need to have your NUS/NTU qualifications to be assessed by APAC to determine that the degree meets the australian standard and pay a fee about ~$680. A rule of thumb is that if your fourth year study in NUS/NTU has a research component that takes up 50% of your coursework in your final year, it should be okay. Otherwise, it may be difficult to get accreditation if your fourth year study is only consists of modules.

For other fields of psychology such as social psychology and research, it is alright if you obtained good results in your Bachelor degree. There is no such accreditation requirement for Masters by Research. (e.g MPhil)

Do note that this is only for Australian qualifications only! Hence even if you have British and American qualifications and wish to pursue further studies in APAC accredited postgraduate course, you will need to show proof that your qualifications that you obtained are APAC accredited (by submitting your application to APAC asking them to assess your degree)

Hope this information helps people who are deciding to study Psychology or work in the field of Psychology.

Yes the former person who said need to do Pdip is uttering rubbish. The info above is correct

Correction: You need to submit non-australian degrees to be assessed by APS (Australian Psychological Society) not APAC. APAC only certifies institutions not individuals.

 

[Kyoji83]

Not really true.

If you are not invited for Hons year or fail to get 1st & 2nd upper Hons Degree, you are unable to enter Master Degree courses such as Master of Psychology.

The alternate path is to get a Graduate Diploma such as Graduate Diploma of Psychology for those who fail to meet the requirement such as 1st & 2nd upper Hons Degree.

Attach is the link & flowchart for better understanding.

Link: Master of Psychology Clinical, Clinical Psychology, Masters degree, Sydney, become a psychologist

Yes the former person who said need to do Pdip is uttering rubbish. The info above is correct

Correction: You need to submit non-australian degrees to be assessed by APS (Australian Psychological Society) not APAC. APAC only certifies institutions not individuals.

 

[superjet85]

Although they may list the alternate pathway, the actual reality is that they rarely admit people without Hons due to strong competition. So unless you have 1st or 2nd upper, there is little chance that you will be offered to do clinical postgrad due to small intake of students and strong competition. However for other domains of psychology (except educational and organisational psych), there is not a stringent criteria.

And yes, it is the APS who is doing the assessment of qualifications, not APAC.

Hope this helps.

Not really true.

If you are not invited for Hons year or fail to get 1st & 2nd upper Hons Degree, you are unable to enter Master Degree courses such as Master of Psychology.

The alternate path is to get a Graduate Diploma such as Graduate Diploma of Psychology for those who fail to meet the requirement such as 1st & 2nd upper Hons Degree.

Attach is the link & flowchart for better understanding.

 

[Kyoji83]

1) I am not from this industry in Singapore or Australia. However I agree with you that the actual reality from what I hear in Singapore is that they rarely admit people without good Hons due to strong competition.

2) As a lay man, APS tell me that it recognize Higher education provider such as Australian College of Applied Psychology (ACAP) & their Graduate Diploma to be accredit for registration to become a member (psychologist) of APS in Australia.

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Go to Australian Psychological Society (APS) (Link: Australian Psychological Society : APS Homepage ) & select APAC-accredited courses (Link: http://www.psychologycouncil.org.au/course-search/australia/vic).

Please see APAC accredited fourth-year courses in psychology comprising one-year equivalent of study.

Higher education provider
Australian College of Applied Psychology

Course

• Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) ²
• Graduate Diploma of Psychology²

Although they may list the alternate pathway, the actual reality is that they rarely admit people without Hons due to strong competition. So unless you have 1st or 2nd upper, there is little chance that you will be offered to do clinical postgrad due to small intake of students and strong competition. However for other domains of psychology (except educational and organisational psych), there is not a stringent criteria.

And yes, it is the APS who is doing the assessment of qualifications, not APAC.

Hope this helps.

 

[radicalshift]

Hi guys, I am thinking of enrolling into kaplan murdoch's BA in psychology programme, however I understand that if I want to do honor year under Murdoch, it can only be done in Australia. May I know is it possible for me to just do my honor year in JCU (local)? Thanks.

 

[Evielicious]

I am in JCU Psych, not promoting the school.. but I was in a similar situation when trying to choose between the private schools.

I ended up choosing JCU as it is research based, it is a direct entity of JCU Australia (not through an agency like kaplan.. sim.. etc)

Most importantly, it is APAC accredited.

it also has Masters and PhD pathways for psych if you wish to go further..

If you need more info you can just pm me

 

[Evielicious]

Hi guys, I am thinking of enrolling into kaplan murdoch's BA in psychology programme, however I understand that if I want to do honor year under Murdoch, it can only be done in Australia. May I know is it possible for me to just do my honor year in JCU (local)? Thanks.

Actually you might be able to.. but it really depends on your results and the modules that Kaplan offers..

To do honours at JCU, the criteria is an average C for the first two core modules of behavioural statistics, and an average Distinction for 5 modules (including level 3 statistics)

 

[superjet85]

Just a heads up. Becoming a psychologist is a difficult profession in Singapore because there is no accreditation and lack of training opportunities available unless you choose to go overseas. Also, the salary is not as comparable to other professions as it is likely to be pegged to bachelor graduate degree pay rather than Master. Hence, you need lots of motivation and passion to become a psychologist.

 

[preddy25]

Hi Radical shift;

Kudos on pursuing your passions into the psychology field, it will be pretty challenging,but well worth the time and effort. I have just finished my B.Arts Psychology Murdoch from Kaplan and also considering options for post-grad to JCU or other alternatives.

There are 3 paths available for the JCU track , Honors, 4th year (pass/fail) and Postgrad-Dip. In order to get to Masters (most direct path), you need to get a honors (at least 2nd Upper) and by invitation only (means to say only top few percentile of the JCU cohort plus other non-JCU applicants) .. So its pretty very much competitive. Unlessy you are very academically inclined, full time effort is required to attain an average of High Distinctions ( 80 and above) to even try to get a chance at getting into the honors program.

Year 4 Pass/Fail and Postgrad are programs meant for the those whom did not excel that well academically but still want to have some specialization/practicum (helps alittle if u want to go into that particular industry).

Please take into consideration the amount of JCU students vying for a spot in their own JCU honors program, and maybe a smaller % allocated for non-JCU students for every cohort. I cannot confirm that but its prob common sense that schools would prefer their own cohorts.
Another point to note is that other APAC accredited schools (murdoch, ECU eg.) have minimum amount of APAC-required modules (12 to be exact) for a 3yr study. However JCU 3yr undergrad has 24 subjects and thus they might require you to undertake additional modules upon admission into honors program.

Also Like what Evie said, minimum grade requirements also depends on Levels ( means year 3 subjects must have atleast distinction) , note this are just Minimum requirements. Thus th no of ple with alot of HDs from all-non-JCU schools will be vying for the same spots in JCU.

But dont be discouraged. The stars were never meant for the weak willed, Aim high enuf, perhaps you wont reach in time, but at least you ll land on the moon (and look down on the rest of those earth-bound creatures)

 

[bugmenot45]

SIM considering to offer a UOL international psychology degree.
http://www.londoninternational.ac.uk/sites/default/files/ltas_7_5_psychologycombined.pdf (page 36)

 

[SGPsychStud]

Thanks bugmenot45 for the update!!

Though it is not in their list of programs yet, I will make sure to update it in my list of undergraduate programs once the program is officially launched.

 

[yulblossom]

I'm considering to apply for SUSS BA in Psychology with political science. Is anyone currently taking the course or taking BA in Psychology only? How difficult is the course if I take part time? What can I do with the degree if not pursue a career in psychology?