Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Bachelor of Science in Psychology provides a solid and advanced level of understanding of human behaviour and mental processes in the field of mental health. This program is aimed to achieve an advanced level of understanding of psychology and its interdisciplinary fields to equip the learner to demonstrate the graduate attribute skills and dispositions such as analytical and critical thinking, communication and interpersonal skills, research and clinical reasoning skills, professional and ethical attitudes ,environmental and interpersonal awareness, problem- solving and evaluation skills that enables graduates to develop awareness and commitment towards society. This four years program covers a wide range of courses like general psychology, life span development, cognition, learning, personality, motivation, intelligence, mental health, social psychology, abnormal psychology, clinical psychology, neuroscience, research methods, industrial psychology, statistics, information technology, language, cultural studies and fundamentals of management.
Credit Hours: 124
Program Objectives
The objectives of the Psychology program are:
- To provide learners an extensive understanding of the theories, principles and methodologies of various Psychology and interdisciplinary courses.
- To train the learners to apply and demonstrate specialized knowledge in various fields of Psychology such as educational, social, clinical ,industrial and community services.
- To equip the learners with adequate research and technical skills required in psychology and interrelated disciplines.
- To train learners to select and use the most appropriate information, and communication technologies to analyze and interpret the information.
- To enable learners to understand the values and ethics of Psychology discipline and profession for the welfare of the community.
Program Learning Outcomes
- PLO1: Demonstrate knowledge of the concepts and theories in interdisciplinary fields of study.
- PLO2: Develop analytical and creative skills in applying and interpreting psychological concepts related to various specialized fields of Psychology.
- PLO3: Apply appropriate information and communication technology to gather and interpret information related to Psychology and interdisciplinary fields.
- PLO4: Use numerical, statistical, and research methods to analyze and interpret abstracts and general concepts.
- PLO5: Develop advanced level of autonomous and professional attitude by following the ethical standards in psychology and interdisciplinary fields.
- PLO6: Demonstrate the ability to learn independently and connect new knowledge to Psychology and its interdisciplinary fields.
- PLO7: Utilize contextual, economic, social, and cultural knowledge in an ethical manner for the benefit of the society.
Job Opportunities
After completing the degree in Psychology, graduates might have job opportunities to work in:
- Counsellors
- Careers adviser
- Human resources officer
- Psychotherapist with additional training
- Clinical psychologist with additional training
- Counselling psychologist with additional training
- Educational psychologist with additional training
- Occupational psychologist with additional training
- Social services
Study Plan
First Year – Semester I
| New Course
Code |
Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | OQF
Level |
Course Scope |
| ENG1120 | Exposition and Argumentation | 3 | ——– | 5 | Common |
| PSYCH1102 | General Psychology | 3 | ——– | 5 | Common |
| MATH1103 | Pre-Calculus | 3 | GFP 303 | 5 | Common |
| IST1750 | Introduction to
Management Information Systems |
3 | GFP 304 | 5 | Common |
| SPMS1185 | Introduction to Speech | 3 | ——– | 5 | Common |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
First Year – Semester II
| New Course
Code |
Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | OQF
Level |
Course Scope |
| ECON1100 | Principles of
Microeconomics |
3 | ——– | 5 | Common |
| SOC1100 | Omani Society | 3 | ——– | 5 | Common |
| BUS3209 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 | ——– | 5 | Common |
| PSYCH4590 | Health Psychology | 3 | PSYCH1102 | 6 | Core |
| PSYCH3310 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | PSYCH1102 | 6 | Core |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Second Year – Semester I
| New Course
Code |
Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | OQF
Level |
Course Scope |
| ACC1130 | Accounting I | 3 | MATH1103 | 5 | Common |
| PSYCH3311 | Psychological and
Educational Development of Adolescent |
3 | PSYCH1102 | 6 | Core |
| PSYCH4600 | Social Psychology | 3 | PSYCH1102 | 6 | Core |
| ENG1160 | Writing and Research | 3 | ENG1120, SPMS1185 | 6 | Common |
| STAT1115 | Statistics for Business I | 3 | MATH1103 | 6 | Common |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Second Year – Semester II
| New Course
Code |
Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | OQF
Level |
Course Scope |
| PHIL1335 | Business Ethics | 3 | ——– | 6 | Common |
| PSYCH4993 | Psychology of Gender | 3 | PSYCH1102 | 6 | Core |
| ECON1175 | Economic Development
in the Gulf States |
3 | ——– | 6 | Common |
| ENG1600 | Technical Writing | 3 | ENG1120,
SPMS1185, ENG1160 |
6 | Common |
| PSYCH2300 | Educational Psychology | 3 | PSYCH1102 | 7 | Core |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Third Year – Semester I
| New Course
Code |
Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | OQF
Level |
Course Scope |
| PSYCH-FE01 | Free Elective 1 | 3 | ———— | —— | Free
Elective |
| PSYCH4501 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | PSYCH1102 | 7 | Core |
| STAT1116 | Statistics for Business II | 3 | STAT1115 | 7 | Common |
| HIST1200 | Modern Western
Civilization |
3 | ———— | 7 | Common |
| PSYCH4700 | Industrial Psychology | 3 | PSYCH1102 | 7 | Core |
| ———- | Core ELECTIVE-1 | 3 | ———— | 7 | Elective |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 |
Third Year – Semester II
| New Course
Code |
Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | OQF
Level |
Course Scope |
| PSYCH-FE02 | Free Elective 2 | 3 | —————- | —— | Free
Elective |
| TECHCOM358
0 |
Business Communication | 3 | ENG1600 | 7 | Common |
| PSYCH4710 | Human Factors | 3 | PSYCH1102 | 7 | Core |
| MNGT4325 | Entrepreneurship | 3 | ACC1130 | 7 | Common |
| PSYCH4510 | Clinical Psychology | 3 | PSYCH4501 | 8 | Core |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Fourth Year – Semester I
| New Course
Code |
Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | OQF
Level |
Course Scope |
| PSYCH4001 | Counseling Psychology I | 3 | PSYCH1102, PSYCH4510 | 8 | Core |
| PSYCH4410 | Neuroscience | 3 | PSYCH4501 | 8 | Core |
| PSYCH2200 | Research Methods | 4 | PSYCH1102,
STAT115, STAT1116 |
8 | Core |
| ———- | Core Elective 2 | 3 | ———— | 8 | Elective |
| ———- | Core Elective 3 | 3 | ———— | 8 | Elective |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 |
Fourth Year – Semester II
| New Course
Code |
Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | OQF
Level |
Course Scope |
| PSYCH4099 | Undergraduate Research | 3 | Stat116, Psych2200 | 8 | Core |
| ———— | Core Elective 4 | 3 | ———— | 8 | Elective |
| ———— | Core Elective 5 | 3 | ———— | 8 | Elective |
| PSYCH 4990 | Internship | 6 | Students must have
completed 70% of psychology courses. |
8 | Core |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Major Electives
*Students must complete 15 credit hours from the lists below:
| No. | New Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | OQF LEVEL |
| 1 | PSYCH3400 | Theories of Learning | 3 | PSYCH1102 | 7 |
| 2 | PSYCH4601 | Group Dynamics | 3 | PSYCH1102 | 7 |
| 3 | PSYCH4602 | Organizational Psychology | 3 | PSYCH4700 | 7 |
| 4 | PSYCH 4310 | Psychology of the Exceptional Child | 3 | PSYCH1102 | 8 |
| 5 | PSYCH 3501 | Drugs and Behavior | 3 | PSYCH1102 | 8 |
| 6 | PSYCH4500 | Personality Theory | 3 | PSYCH1102 | 8 |
| 7 | PSYCH4400 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 | PSYCH1102 | 8 |
| 8 | PSYCH4721 | Psychology of Social Technology | 3 | PSYCH1102 | 8 |
| 9 | PSYCH4610 | Psychology of Leadership in Organizations | 3 | PSYCH1102 | 8 |
Free Electives
*Students can choose ANY 2 courses offered from all other Departments of Mazoon College provided they satisfy the prerequisite courses.
| No. | New Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisite | OQF LEVEL |
| 1 | IST1551 | Implementing Information System, User Perspective | 3 | IST1750 | 5 |
| 2 | IST2211 | Web Design | 3 | NONE | 6 |
| 3 | SPMS3250 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 | SPMS1185 | 6 |
| 4 | MKT3311 | Marketing | 3 | Bus 3209 | 6 |
| 5 | Bus 5370 | Human Resource Management | 3 | Bus 3209 | 7 |
| 6 | SPMS3253 | Discussion and Conference Methods | 3 | SPMS1185 | 7 |
