Psychology

Faculty of Psychology

Name
Psychology
Program code
1065
Qualification awarded
Bachelor of Psychology
Length of programme
4 years
Number of credits
240
level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework
6
Qualification level
First (Bachelor)
Discipline
Social and behavioral sciences
Speciality
KnowledgeField EN
Specific admission requirements
Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning
Qualification requirements and regulations, including graduation requirements
Attestation is carried out in the form of public defense (demonstration) of qualification work and a comprehensive exam in psychology. Minimum required criteria: level of mastery of compulsory subjects - not less than 75 points; assessment for internship - no less than 75 points; assessment of qualification work and attestation exam - not less than 75 points.
Programme learning outcomes
PLO1. To analyze and interpret mental phenomena, identify psychological problems and suggest ways to resolve them. PLO2. To understand patterns and tendencies of the development and functioning of mental phenomena in the professional tasks’ context. PLO3. To search information from different sources for solving professional tasks including using information and communication technologies. PLO4. To elaborate one's professional position, to make independent conclusions based on the results of own research and analysis of publications. PLO5. To select and use: valid and reliable psychological research and assessment methods (tests, questionnaires, projective techniques etc.); techniques of psychological help. PLO6. To define the research purpose and the tasks, to have skills of collecting empirical data, to follow the research norms. PLO7. To consider and critically evaluate the reliability of the results of the psychological research, make valid conclusions. PLO8. To present results of own research orally / in writing for the professionals and nonprofessionals. PLO9. To propose own solutions of psychological problems in a professional context, to argue own point of view. PLO10. To formulate logically own position in comprehensive way, discuss, defend, modify statements according to cultural characteristics of the partner. PLO11. To elaborate and implement the consultative plan according to the specificity of the request and individual characteristics of the client, to establish the effectiveness of own actions. PLO12. To compile and implement a program of psychoprophylactic, educational activities and psychological help activities in the form of lectures, talks, round tables, games, trainings, etc., in accordance with the requirements of the customer. PLO13. To interact, communicate, to be clear, tolerant to people with different cultural, age or gender-specific characteristics. PLO14. To demonstrate teamwork and leadership skills in the process of solving professional problems. PLO15. To demonstrate a responsible attitude towards professional self-improvement, learning and self-development. PLO16. To know, understand and implement ethical principles of psychologist professional activity. PLO17. To demonstrate socially responsible and conscious behavior, follow humanistic and democratic values in professional and social activities. PLO18. To care about own and others' mental health and, if necessary, call about supervisory.
Form of study
Full-time form
Examination regulations and grading scale
The student's success is assessed by calculating the scores of the semester grade (maximum score - 60 points) and exam scores (maximum score - 40 points). The maximum number of points that can be obtained by a student in the final assessment is 100 points. If a student scores less than the critical minimum in the semester assessment, he is given additional creative tasks, the number of which depends on the number of points, which is not enough to achieve the critical minimum - 36 points. The minimum threshold level of the examination mark at which the examination is considered passed may not be less than 24 points. Correspondence scale: Excellent - 90-100, Good - 75-89, Satisfactory - 60-74, Unsatisfactory - 0-59.
Оbligatory or optional mobility windows (if applicable)
Within the framework of the EU Erasmus + program, based on bilateral agreements between Taras Shevchenko National University and higher education institutions of partner countries, students have the opportunity for a period of credit mobility (semester or year) based on the results of open competition. Information about current competitions for scholarships is available on the website of the Faculty of Psychology: https://psy.knu.ua/ua/new s; Department of Academic Mobility: http://mobility.univ.kiev.ua/?lang=uk and Department of International Cooperation: http://international.knu.ua Students have the opportunity to participate in competitions announced by international grant programs Erasmus +, Fulbright, DAAD, MEVLANA, Horizon Europe, etc. to receive competitive scholarships for study / research during the semester / year.
Work placement
Students are sent for internships following the agreements of the faculty with employers and the student has the right to offer a self-selected base of practice. At the end of the internship, the organization provides a description of the intern, certified by the signatures of the head of the internship (psychologist) and the head of the institution (Base of internship), and the wet seal of the institution. The practice has a differentiated test. Points for internship (current assessment) - 60, for public defense of the internship report - 40.     
Work-based learning
Director of the course
Vitaliy Leonidovych Pankovets
Department of Social Psychology
Faculty of Psychology
Occupational profiles of graduates
The specialist is prepared for the following activities: psychological and counseling support; recruitment and personnel development; advertising and market research; other professional, scientific, and technical activities; education; health care. The graduate can perform the work of a specialist in psychology.
Access to further studies
Opportunity to continue education at the second (master's) level of higher education. Acquisition of additional qualifications in the system of postgraduate education.

Subjects

As part of the curriculum, students study the following disciplines

Introduction to specialty
Code: ОК.20,
Scientific image of the world
Code: ОК.05,
Anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system
Code: ОК.09,
Ukrainian language (for professional purposes)
Code: ОК.33,
Fundamentals of ecology
Code: ОK.04,
Ukrainian and foreign culture
Code: ОК.03,
Basic course of psychogenetics
Code: ОК.11,
History of psychology
Code: ОK.14,
Fundamentals of psychosemantics
Code: ОК.23,
Ethnocultural psychology
Code: ОК.16.,
Practical work in general psychology
Code: ОK.11,
Differential psychology
Code: ОК.26,
General Psychology
Code: ОК.10,
Fundamentals of acmeopsychology
Code: ВБ.3.03.04,
Social psychology
Code: ОК.15,
Workshop on personality psychology
Code: ОК.24,
Personality Psychology
Code: ОК.25,
Neuropsychology
Code: ОK.19,
Psychodiagnostics
Code: ОК.27,
Experimental Psychology
Code: ОК.12,
Psychology of conflict
Code: ВБ.3.03.01,
Admission to university studies
Code: ОК.01,
Psychology of Aggression
Code: ВБ.3.05.01,
Neuroculturology
Code: ВБ.3.03.03,
Clinical psychology
Code: ОК.30,
Basic course of psychoanalysis
Code: ВБ.3.04.03,
Clinical neuropsychology
Code: ВБ.3.05.03,
Pedagogy
Code: ВБ.3.06.02,
Forensic psychological examination
Code: ВБ.3.01.03,
Psychology of labor
Code: ОК.32,
Psychology of Religion
Code: ВБ. 3.04.01,
Qualitative methods in psychology
Code: ВБ.3.14.01,
Psychological support of law enforcement agencies
Code: ВБ.3.02.02,
Cognitive ergonomics
Code: ВБ.3.01.01,
Psychology of image making
Code: ВБ.3.05.02,
Psychology of business communication
Code: ВБ.3.03.02,
Psychology of intercultural communication
Code: ВБ.3.05.04,
Psychology of mass media and information security
Code: ВБ.3.04.02,
Gerontopsychology
Code: ВБ.3.04.04,
Sociology
Code: ВБ.3.06.01,
Social Work
Code: ВБ.3.06.03,
Legal psychology
Code: ВБ.3.01.02,
Psychology of atypical development
Code: ВБ.3.01.04,
Environmental psychology
Code: ВБ.3.02.01,
Psychometrics of intelligence
Code: ВБ.3.02.03,
Psychology of success and soft skills
Code: ВБ.3.02.04,
Psychology of interpersonal understanding
Code: ВБ.3.08.02,
Psychology of socializing influence
Code: ВБ.3.09.04,
Philosophy
Code: ОК.06,
Psychological assistance to persons with PTSD
Code: ВБ.3.07.03,
Gender psychology
Code: ВБ.3.07.02,
Psychology of traumatic situations
Code: ВБ.3.07.01,
Data analysis in psychology
Code: ОК.13,
Pathopsychology
Code: ОК.28,
Educational practice
Code: ОК.36,
Fundamentals of Dianalysis
Code: ВБ.3.08.03,
Psychopharmology
Code: ВБ.3.09.03,
Psychology of Individualism and Collectivism
Code: ВБ.3.09.02,
Psychology of giftedness
Code: ВБ.3.08.04,
Career guidance and professional selection
Code: ВБ.3.09.01,
Individual counseling basics
Code: ОК.29,
Fundamentals of psychosomatics
Code: ВБ.3.10.03,
Fundamentals of Psycholinguistics
Code: ВБ.3.10.01,
Internship
Code: ОК.18,
Family psychology and family counseling
Code: ВБ.3.07.04,
Foreign language - English
Code: ОК.02,
Social and Political Studies
Code: ОК.07,
Selected Sections of Labor Law and Business Basics
Code: ОК.08,
Educational psychology
Code: ОК.31,
Age-related psychocorrection
Code: ВБ.3.10.04,
Psychology of management
Code: ВБ.3.10.02,
Psychology of speech in normal and pathological conditions
Code: ВБ.3.13.03,
Training of social and psychological competence
Code: ВБ.3.14.02,
Telephone counseling
Code: ВБ.3.14.03,
Technologies of political and psychological research
Code: ВБ.3.15.02,
Workshop on developmental psychology
Code: ВБ.3.12.04,
Psychology of the virtual environment
Code: ВБ.3.13.01,
Political psychology
Code: ВБ.3.13.02,
Test design techniques
Code: ВБ.3.15.03,
Psychology of leisure and recreation
Code: ВБ.3.11.04,
Basics of psychological training and coaching
Code: ВБ.3.14.04,
Zoopsychology
Code: ВБ.3.15.01,
Psychology of work in extreme conditions
Code: ВБ.3.11.01,
Psychotherapy basics
Code: ВБ.3.11.03,
Workshop on Applied Personality Psychology
Code: ВБ.3.12.01,
Fundamentals of Positive Psychology
Code: ВБ.3.15.04,
Economic psychology
Code: ВБ.3.13.04,
Workshop on clinical psychology
Code: ВБ.3.12.03,
Workshop on social psychology
Code: ВБ.3.12.02,
Psychology of advertising
Code: ВБ.3.11.02,
Interdisciplinary course: Psychology. Part 3. Social Psychology
Code: ОК. 16 Частина 3,