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Honours specialising in Industrial and Organisational Psychology (Humanities) at University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Programme overview

The BA/BSocSc Honours specialising in Industrial and Organisational Psychology (120 NQF credits, plan BUS28) is a one-year full-time programme starting in the first week of February. It awards a BA(Hons) or BSocSc(Hons) according to the applicant's Bachelor's degree. Successful graduates may apply for the Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology in the Faculty of Commerce.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities (taught by the School of Management Studies, Faculty of Commerce)  |  Department: School of Management Studies (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)  |  Duration: One year, full-time; the duration cannot be extended.  |  Intake: February  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Two compulsory components: Industrial and Organisational Psychology Honours Coursework (60 credits) and an Industrial and Organisational Psychology Honours Research Paper (60 credits). Students without Finance courses in their first degree also complete FTX1005F Managerial Finance.

Career pathways

Honours graduates may proceed to the Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, a route towards registration as an industrial/organisational psychologist.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme requirements: a Bachelor's degree with Organisational Psychology/Industrial Psychology as a major subject. Admission is by selection only, and applicants should have an average of at least 65% for their third-year industrial and organisational psychology courses. Apply online in the year before the intended year of study.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za

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