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One-year program in Psychology - 1 year - 60 ECTS - Curriculum
1. Program organizer
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tromsø
2. Language of instruction
Norwegian
3. Application deadline: 15. April
4. Programme description
The one-year program is designed for students who wish to apply to the Professional Studies program in psychology. It consists of courses that are identical with the courses required in the first year of the Bachelor program in psychology. Students who register for the Bachelor program in psychology cannot register for the course combination (overlapping courses).
5. Qualifications
The one-year program qualifies a student for the Professional Studies program in psychology and can also be used as the foundation for the second year of courses in the Bachelor program in psychology.
6. Admissions requirements
Higher Education Entrance Qualification
7. Program organization
The fall semester is comprised of the following courses:
- FIL-0700 EXAMEN PHILOSOPHICUM (10 ECTS credits)
- EXF-0710 EXAMEN FACULTATUM for the social sciences (10 ECTS credits)
- PSY-1000 Psychology through phenomena (10 ECTS credits)
The spring semester is comprised of the following courses:
- PSY-1001 Introduction to psychology (20 ECTS credits)
- PSY-1002 Psychological methodology (10 ECTS credits)
8. Learning approaches and assessment
Teaching in the different courses will vary in form, involving, for example, lectures, seminars, tutorials, labs, presentations, research practica, and more.
The exams in each of the courses will vary from traditional written exams, oral exams, essays, practical exercises, on-line self-testing, presentations and more. Multiple evaluations may be used throughout the course. Some courses may require peer assessment where students provide feedback on others' written work. Such written feedback may be required as part of one's graded portfolio.
Courses from other disciplines will also vary in the methods used for teaching and examinations -- for example lectures, seminars, colloquia, essays, portfolio assessments and traditional exams.
The procedure for make-up exams will be specified in each course syllabus.
9. (Proposed) degree plan
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10 ECTS |
10 ECTS |
10 ECTS |
| 1. sem |
FIL-0700 |
EXF-0710 |
PSY-1000 |
| 2. sem |
PSY-1001 |
PSY-1002 |
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