MAQSUT NARIKBAYEV UNIVERSITY
The Bachelor Programme in Psychology is based on the international standards with focus on the local content. While developing the programme we took into account the State Compulsory Standards of the Republic of Kazakhstan, feedback from employers and other stakeholders, as well as HSE capabilities.
The programme consists of 240 ECTS of theoretical training; required state exams, undergraduate thesis defence, and three internships (during four years).
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Graduates of the programme will be able to:
- analyse the social and psychological information and work with modern information technology;
- communicate effectively;
- understand and apply the legal and ethical rules in society and in the professional environment;
- understand and use the basic concepts, laws and principles of scientific psychology;
- demonstrate knowledge of the socio-psychological phenomena, determination of individual psychological differences, age and the psychological patterns of cultural socialization;
- apply the scientific methods of psychological research;
- apply skills to assess the socio-psychological situation of an individual and a group, and give recommendations for its improvement;
- apply methods and techniques of psychological counselling, psychological correction and socio-psychological training;
- demonstrate skills of creating and implementing programmes of mentality correction;
- apply skills to diagnose and provide psychological help in organizations.
Year 1
Required Courses:
- GED1101/Philosophy (5/3)[1]
- GED1102/Kazakh-1/Russian-1 (5/3)
- GED1103/English (A2B1) (10/6)
- GED1104/Information and Communication Technologies (5/3)
- GED1105/Contemporary History of Kazakhstan (5/3)
- GED1106/Kazakh-2/Russian-2 (5/3)
- GED1107/Academic English (B1+) (10/6)
- PSH1201/ Introduction to General and Comparative Psychology (5/3)
- PSH1202/ Introduction to Major (5/3)
- PSH1203/ General Psychology (5/3)
- PSH1204/ Developmental Psychology (3/2)
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Total: 63 ECTS / 38 credits
Year 2-4
Required Courses (74 ECTS/45 credits)[2]:
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Core Courses: |
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| PSH 2205/Introduction to Social Psychology (5/3) | PSH 2209/ Differential Psychology (5/3) | ||
| PSH 2206/ Professional English (3/2) | PSH 2210/ Professional Kazakh (Russian) language (3/2) | ||
| BUS2201/ Business Communications (5/3) | BUS2201/ Business Communications (5/3) | ||
| MGT2201/ Organizational Behaviour (5/3) | MGT2201/ Organizational Behaviour (5/3) | ||
| BUS3202/ Business Ethics (5/3) | BUS3202/ Business Ethics (5/3) | ||
| PSH 3218/ Quantitative and Qualitative Methods of Research in Psychology – 1 (5/3) | (5/3) PSH 2211/ Psychodiagnostics (3/2) | ||
| PSH 2212/Introduction to Psychology of Personality | |||
| PSH 3219/ Quantitative and Qualitative Methods of Research in Psychology – 2 (5/3) | |||
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Major Courses: |
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| MGT2302/Principles of Management (5/3)
PSH3322/ Medical Psychology (5/3) |
MGT2302/Principles of Management (5/3)
PSH3320/ Psychological Counselling (5/3) |
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| PSH3325/ Psychological Training in Organisations (5/3) | |||
| MGT3305/ Human Resource Management (5/3) | |||
Electives (78 ECTS/46 credits) from the list below:
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Core Courses (23 ECTS/13 credits): |
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| PSH 2207/ Personality and Economy (4/2) | PSH 2213/ Psychology of Deviant Behaviour (5/3) | |||
| PSH 2208/ Positive Psychology (4/2) | MGT2203/Leadership (5/3) | |||
| PSH 3326/ Family Relations Psychology (5/3) | PSH 2214/ Psychology of Influence (4/2) | |||
| BUS3203/ Entrepreneurship (5/3) | BUS3203/ Entrepreneurship (5/3) | |||
| ECN3208/ Global Economy (5/3) | ECN3208/ Global Economy (5/3) | |||
| PSH 2215/Emotional Intelligence (4/2) | ||||
| MGT3209/Managing Change (5/3) | ||||
| PSH 2236, PSH 2237, PSH 2238, PSH 3240, PSH 3241, PSH 3242, PSH 3243/Selected Topics in Psychology (5) and PSH 2239 Selected Topics in Psychology(4)
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Major Courses (55 ECTS/33 credits): |
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| MGT4312/Performance Management (5/3) | MGT3308/Compensation Management (5/3) | |||
| PSH 2216/ Psychology of Work (5/3) | PSH 3321/ Coaching (5/3) | |||
| PSH 2217/Cognitive Psychology | PSH 3323/ Intervention Psychology (5/3) | |||
| PSH 4316/ Strategic HR Management(5/3) | PSH 3324/ Recruitment, Selection and Adaptation (5/3) | |||
| PSH 4328/ Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (5/3) | PSH 3327/ Psychology of Traumatic Stress and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (5/3) | |||
| PSH 4329/ Organizational Consulting (5/3) | ||||
| PSH 4330/ Psychology of Workforce Training and Development (5/3) | ||||
| PSH 4331/ Conflict Resolution and Mediation(5/3) | ||||
| PSH 4332/ Crisis in Human Resources Management | ||||
| PSH 4333/ Short Term Consulting (5) | ||||
| PSH4344, PSH 4345, PSH 4346, PSH 4347/Selected Topics in Psychology (5) | ||||
[1]Course Code/Course Name (ECTS number/KZ Credits number)
[2]Listed courses can be selected in any semester if prerequisites are covered
