Overview
The Master of Psychology is a professional postgraduate training programme for psychology degree holders to specialise and work as either organisational or forensic psychologists. Building on the foundations learnt from the psychology degree, this postgraduate training focuses on core research skills and the application of the science of psychology to maximise potential at the workplace or understand behaviour of criminals and offenders.
Unique Features of the Programme
- This is a skills-based programme that focuses on helping you to develop and hone essential skills needed in applying psychology to either forensic psychology or organisational psychology.
- The Master of Psychology (Forensic Psychology) is the only postgraduate training programme specific to the Singapore legal system and the types of crime in Singapore.
- The Master of Psychology (Organisational Psychology) is the first postgraduate training programme in organisational psychology in Singapore and includes professional certification courses.
- This programme is conducted using a blended learning approach, with a mixture of both face-to-face lessons and e-learning, so that you can learn at your own pace.
Career Prospects
The Master of Psychology will provide you with the research and professional skills needed to practice as an Organisational Psychologist or a Forensic Psychologist in Singapore.
Programme Structure
To graduate with Master of Psychology, students are required to complete 60 credit units (cu) of courses and attain a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 (out of 5.0). Students will need to take compulsory practicums conducted mostly during weekday business hours. For students enrolling from January 2024 onwards, they are required to complete two compulsory practicums, namely, PSY501 Supervised Practicum I, and PSY502 Supervised Practicum II.
Admission Requirements
Refer to general admission criteria for graduate programmes.
In addition, applicants should have an undergraduate degree in psychology, preferably with honours.
Applicants without an honours degree in psychology will need to have at least 2 years of working experience in a related field.
Applicants are also required to furnish the below documents when applying for the programme:
- Academic Transcripts
- CV
- A personally written statement of interest and reasons for choosing the programme (1 page only)
This programme is currently unable to take in international students, i.e., you must be a Singapore citizen, permanent resident or a resident in Singapore (e.g., Employment Pass holder) in order to apply for admission.
You are encouraged to submit your applications early. Incomplete applications (e.g. missing transcripts) will not be considered.
Please note that shortlisted applicants will need to attend face-to-face selection interviews.
Financial Assistance
Course Fee Concession
The University offers course fee concession for selected graduate programmes. Please click here for more details.
Sponsorships
SUSS offers a number of Sponsorships in recognition of excellent academic achievements, leadership qualities and special talents and contributions to new and continuing students. Please click here for more detail.