Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)

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BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY

The Psychology programme is designed to achieve anunderstanding of the basic principles of behaviour so as to use the acquired knowledge, techniques and skills to facilitate the developing population to adjust psychologically, socially, morally and intellectually to the challenges in their environment; and to use the tools of psychology to collect, analyse and interpret information about behaviour and to apply such knowledge in understanding and facilitating human adjustment.Field course for third years is an integral part of the learning experience. Learners will be attached annually to institutions and agencies engaged in the translation of the didactic contentProgramme Duration
The duration of the program shall normally be four (4) academic years. However, two-year Diploma holders will take three years.Programme Structure
The candidates will be required to adhere to the current School course distribution as indicated in the table below.
Students in this program will take all required courses which include SAS and BAS courses and all core courses prescribed in every semester as indicated in the table below:

School of the various courses contained in the programme. The field course also counts as an assignment and a report is to be submitted and assessed as part of course work.

First Year

First Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 101	Introduction to Reading & Writing Skills (Required)	3
SAS 102	Computer Literacy & Skills (Required)	3
BAS 101	Ethnography of African Society (Required)	3
BAS 102	Introduction to Social Science (Required)	6
SPY 110	Introduction to Psychology (Core)	3
SPC 110	Introduction to Counseling Psychology (Core)	3

Second Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 103	Deviation & Rehabilitation (Required)	3
SAS 104	Social Science Perspectives on HIV and AIDS (Required)	3
BAS 103	Introduction to Philosophy and Religion (Required)	3
BAS 104	Introduction to World Civilizations (Required)	3
SOC 120	Psychology of Individual Development and Social Life (Core)	3
SPY 120	Multicultura I diversity in Psychology (Core)	3
	Any one of the following electives
SPC 120	Child and Adolescent Counselling	3
SPC 121	Emotions in Counselling	3

Second Year

First Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 201	Introduction to Research Methods (Required)	3
BAS 201	Kenya in World History (Required)	3
BAS 202	Introduction to Political Philosophy (Required)	3
BAS 204	Social Statistics (Required)	3
SPY 210	Social Psychology (Core)	3
SPY 211	Psychology of Personality (Core)	3
	Any one of the following electives
SOC 210	Classical Sociological Theory	3
SPC 211	Community counseling	3

Second Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 202	Critical Thinking (Required)	3
SAS 203	Ethnicity, Peace Relations and Nation-Building in Kenya (Required)	3
BAS 203	Religion and Society (Required)	3
SOC 221	Gerontology (Core)	3
SOC 222	Quantitative methods (Core)	3
SPY 220	Physiological Psychology (Core)	3
	Any one from the following electives
SOC 220	Human Growth and Development	3
SPY 221	Group Dynamics	3

Third Year

First Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 301	Contemporary Gender Issues (Required)	3
BAS 301	Religion and Science (Required)	3
SOC 310	Research Methodology (Core)	3
SPY 311	Methods of Psychological Research (Core)	3
SPY 313	Human Development (Core)	3
	Any one from the following electives
SPY 310	Contemporary Theories in counselling	3
SPY 312	Abnormal Psychology	3
SPY 314	Cognitive Psychology	3

Second Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 302	Entrepreneurship & Accounting (Required)	3
BAS 303	Contemporary Political Ideology (Required)	3
BAS 304	Social Change and Development (Required)	3
SPY 322	Psychology of Human Behaviour and Learning (Core)	3
SPY 323	Psychotherapeutic Communication and practices (Core)	3
SOC 322	Attachment (Core)	3
	Any one from the following electives	3
SPY 320	History and Systems of Psychology	3
SPY 321	Family and marital Systems	3

Fourth Year

First Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 401	Policy Analysis & Project Management(Required)	3
BAS 401	Issues in Social Ethics (Required)	3
BAS 402	History of Science (Required)	3
SPY 410	Rehabilitation Psychology (Core)	3
SPY 411	Forensic psychology (Core)	3
SPY 412	Experimental Psychology (Core)	3
	Any one from the following electives
SPY 413	Issues of Chemical Dependency	3
SPY 414	Research Project	3
SPC 412	Organization of Personnel Services and Counseling	3

Second Semester

Code	Title	Units
SAS 402	Disaster and Conflict Management (Required)	3
BAS 403	Planning, Culture and Development (Required)	3
SPY 422	Industrial and Organisational Psychology (Core)	3
SPY 424	Field Course (Core)	3
SPY 425	Practicum (Core)	3
	Any two from the following electives
SPY 420	Hunan Sexuality	3
SPY 421	Psychological tests and Measurements	3
SPY 423	Ethics	3