Be armed with a strong foundation in Psychology and make a difference in someone’s life. Help a child going through trauma, counsel distressed youths and secure support for the elderly and disabled.

Launched in response to the need to be a more caring society, our Diploma in Psychology & Community Services (PCS) could just be the course for you. PCS offers a strong emphasis on psychological theories and developments. You will be grounded in the fundamental and different aspects of psychology – lifespan psychology, social psychology, health psychology and biopsychology.

You will also build up your skills in other areas like communication and counseling, social research and IT applications. Learn about personality and individual differences, crisis intervention, and working with individuals and the community. Enrichment modules will introduce you to new aspects of psychology and therapeutic methods.

Our rigorous and well-balanced curriculum will allow you to learn through experience with field trips and hands-on practicum. In the final-year, you can go on a six-month local or overseas industrial attachment to work with psychologists, or on a range of community services. Alternatively, you can embark on an innovative research project.

Career Prospects

There are more than 600 social service organisations with expanding programmes to provide community and social services. Immediately upon graduation, you can be a welfare and rehabilitation officer, an assistant in psychometric testing centres or a voluntary welfare organisation programme and community development executive.

Our PCS diploma opens the door to higher-level professional studies in varied fields such as psychology, social work, therapy, special education and counselling.

PCS graduates may enjoy exemptions for the following programme:

• The Australian National University, Australia – Bachelor of Psychology
• James Cook University, Singapore – Bachelor of Business/ Bachelor of Psychology/ Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)/ Bachelor of Information Technology 
• University of Adelaide, Australia - Bachelor of Psychological Science 

PCS graduates may gain direct entry into the following programme:

• Monash University, Australia in partnership with Social Service Training Institute (SSTI) – Bachelor of Social Work
• Flinders University, Australia in partnership with Social Service Training Institute (SSTI) – Bachelor of Education (Special Education)

You can also receive up to one semester’s exemption at the following local institutions:

• National University of Singapore
• Nanyang Technological University

For more information please visit http://www.np.edu.sg/hms/further/Pages/further_pcs.aspx

Ngee Ann Polytechnic
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