On successful completion of the programme, it is expected that the student will be able to:

• Identify the fundamental psychological processes that underlie psychological phenomena in cognition, developmental psychology, social psychology, personality psychology, and biological psychology.
• Understand the fundamental principles of research methods.
• Critically evaluate current issues in psychological research and its applications in society.
• Demonstrate how psychological issues can be investigated and critically evaluated.
• Select and develop strategies to investigate and solve psychological issues on the level of individuals and groups.
• Apply the fundamental psychological concepts and practices to psychological issues in research and in the social context.
• Demonstrate expertise in applying psychological methods when assessing and solving psychological issues.
• Demonstrate interpersonal competencies and professional sensitivity including ethical behaviour.
• Conceptualise, research and write critical assessments of psychological areas of investigation.
• Understand and evaluate the significance of psychological research and the findings that it can provide.
• Critically evaluate psychological applications to solutions in society considering contextual limitations and the feasibility of psychological intervention