Social Sciences Social Sciences

Applied psychology is the use of theory and findings in psychology to solve practical problems in important areas of the human environment, including education, health, the workplace, and so on. This programme is designed to help participants apply cutting-edge theory to real-world situations. It is made up of different registered psychologists and other related specialists to deliver a powerful curriculum that explores a range of human behaviors, including how to motivate individuals and organizations, how to assess and improve performance and how to pursue healthy lives.

This is a part-time degree programme offered locally by Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) in collaboration with HKU SPACE. It offers students an opportunity to study different social science disciplines such as psychology, sociology, cultural geography and politics, which enable them to develop a detailed understanding of, and the research skills to investigate, the social world, relationships within it and the social forces that act on us all. This knowledge and specialist skills will be particularly useful to employers across all sectors.

This programme is specially designed for those who are interested in acquiring knowledge in the key areas of counselling. The modules will provide students with a general understanding of the discipline and training in basic counselling skills.

The Advanced Certificate in Psychology is a part-time study programme primarily designed for those who are interested to acquire foundation knowledge in some key areas of psychology, including social psychology, developmental psychology, abnormal psychology, organizational behavior and personality psychology. The modules will provide students with a general understanding of the discipline and better prepare them for advanced studies in psychology and other related disciplines.

This part-time programme provides students with a broad-based social science training and an understanding of counselling. It prepares students for advanced studies in counselling and other related disciplines.

This Advanced Diploma in Applied Social Sciences (Psychology) is designed for those who are interested in personal, academic, and/or career development in the field of psychology. The key areas to be introduced include: abnormal psychology, developmental psychology, organizational behavior, personality psychology and social psychology.

With the COVID-19 outbreak, we have transformed into totally different lifestyles in “the New Normal”. This module is a timely attempt to address the pressing concerns of people in surviving and finding optimal equilibrium states of psychological wellbeing in achieving the new work-life balance and wellness in the post-COVID recovery. It empowers individuals, especially parents and teachers and carers who are interested with new positioning and discoveries in the digital lives’ mode as manifested in remote working and other new paradigms. This new adventure enables students to discover their strengths and weaknesses, virtues, and vices, as well as their hopes and despairs among these circumstances with the application of psychological theories of resilience and adaptability.
 

The Certificate in Positive Psychology programme provides an introduction to the core concepts and fundamental principles of positive psychology, including its philosophical approach and its practical applications. Throughout the programme, students explore the research and practice that make up the foundation of positive psychology. The implementation of positive psychology based exercises may contribute to positive mental wellness, increasing psychological assets and resourcefulness.
 

本課程旨在讓學員認識丹尼遜健腦操® 的基礎內容，讓有意使用的人士，如職業治療師、心理學家、輔導員、社工、教師等，掌握並適當運用丹尼遜健腦操®

This course provides basic theories and practice in counselling. Students will learn communication and interpersonal skills, ethical issues in counselling, developmental issues, basic counselling micro-skills, assessment and therapeutic approaches in counselling.