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Behaviour Analyst BA program (Psychology BA) at the University of Debrecen

Bachelor’s Degree

IN ENGLISH, FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS

Accredited in 2022

 

Divisions/Streams: The BA Program in Psychology is undivided

Area/branch of training: humanities, psychology

Training cycle: basic

Mode of study: full time

Faculty responsible for training: Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Duration: 6 semesters

Number of credits required for a degree: 180

Number of contact classes: min. 1785 contact classes + classes from freely chosen subjects

Time and type of and credits for field work: -

 

Training and degree requirements

  1. Level of qualification to be acquired and its indication int he diploma:
  • level of qualification: basic degree (bachelor, BA)
  • qualification in English: Human Behavior Analyst
  1. Area of training: humanities, psychology
  2. Branch of training: psychology
  3. Duration of training: 6 semesters
  4. Number of credits required for the basic degree: 180
    • BASIC KNOWLEGE FROM THE FIELD OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES – DEVELOPING GENERAL COMPETENCIES 30 credits
    • GENERAL FIELD-SPECIFIC (PSYCHOLOGY) KNOWLEDGE 80 credits
    • INTERDISCIPLINARITY AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 50 credits
    • APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY AND HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY – compulsory courses, 10 credits
    • Optional subjects, 10 credits. Any subject from knowledge block „III: Interdisciplinarity and research methodology” are acceptable if the student accomplishes it beyond the expected credits from a specific block. Additionally, we offer some other optional subjects
    • Number of credits stated for the diploma thesis: 16 credits
    • Minimum number of credits stated for practical skills: 72 credits
    • Minimum number of credits stated for out-of-school practical training: -

 

  1. Aim of the BA in Psychology Program

 

The aim of the program is to introduce students into the theoretical foundations and basic methods of psychology and also, to give an insight into the applied branches of psychology. The program develops the skills of the students and provides them with techniques that can be used in order to measure, explore and develop individuals, groups or organizations through professional measures and intervention. Students will obtain an integrated knowledge of education, communication, socialization, learning and human development. The BA program offers a solid basis (in terms of knowledge and approaches) for further learning in any psychology MA program.

 

Those having taken their BA degrees are expected to

a) Knowledge:

  • Have a comprehensive knowledge on history of philosophy, societal issues, communication, information technology, library science, introduction to psychology, basic fields of psychology, and biological foundation of psychology.
  • Have a comprehensive knowledge on topics of general psychology, social psychology, personality psychology, developmental psychology
  • Have an insight about different communication and publication forms (oral and written) used in psychology
  • Have an insight about culturally anchored social interpretation of texts and phenomena.
  • Have comprehensive knowledge regarding research methods in psychology
  • Being aware of work facilities available for human behavior analysts
  • Use of English language with special respect to terminology
  • Know that the degree „Human Behavior Analyst” roughly correspond to scope of activities of an assistant work helping a qualified psychologist

b) Competences

  • Is able to interpret psychological phenomena, is aware of social-historical embeddedness of psychology
  • Is able to identify causal relationships, thinks in a logical way and is able to complete comprehensive analyses with clear interpretations and summaries.
  • Regards human behavior in a disciplined and distinctive way, can identify phenomena.
  • Is able to record and evaluate basic psychological tests – with the control of a qualified psychologist
  • Is able to make professional field-specific presentations
  • Is able to see in an unbiased way what tasks fall in the competence of a human behaviour analyst.

 

c) Attitudes

  • Is able to cooperate, to work in groups
  • Is interested in and sensitive to psychological problems
  • Can communicate and solve problems efficiently
  • Shows ethical and humanistic behavior in human relationships
  • Is tolerant, flexible, creative and has a high level of empathy
  • Has a detailed and healthy self-knowledge and self-esteem
  • Is committed to healthy approach to and way of life

 

d) Autonomy and responsibility

  • Is committed to work with other professionals from the field of psychology and work in interdisciplinary cooperation
  • is committed to the goal of developing own personality and professional skills
  • Can initiate group work, and is socially responsible
  • Takes responsibility for the work done
  • Consciously works for improving groups and communities and can accept methods offered from other fields
  • Is responsible for keeping to ethical norms of psychology, staying inside the borders of own competence included

 

LIST OF CREDITS TO BE OBTAINED IN THE BA PROGRAM

 

The program consists of the following modules:

 

  1. Foundation courses 30 credits
  2. General Psychology Knowledge 80 credits
  • Experimental and General Psychology 20 credits
  • Evolutionary and Developmental Psychology 20 credits
  • Personality Psychology 20 credits
  • Social Psychology 20 credits
  1. Interdisciplinarity and research methodology 50 credits
  • Biological modul 6 credits
  • Societal modul 9 redits
  • Optional studies from basic fields 6 credits
  • Clinical and Health Psychology 9 credits
  • Work- and Organizational Psychology 9 credits
  • Pedagogical Psychology 9 credits
  • Empirical Thesis 4 credits
  1. Applied Psychology and history of Psychology 10 credits
  2. Optional subjects 10 credits

 

FINAL EXAM

 

The final exam has a written and an oral part.

a.) Written exam

The written exam is a test. The four basic fields (general, personality, developmental and social psychology) are represented by 10-20 tests from each fields. The wider topics of the fields, but not specific tests are known by the students. These tests are chosen from a pool of tests. A set of tests is chosen for every exam.  The type of tests is simple choice: the only proper, or the only improper answer should be found among four alternatives.  Students complete this written exam computerized, in groups. The group size is limited by the number of computer sin the computer rooms. The program provides a feedback on success or failure right after the written exam was finished. The written exam consists of A and B parts. Every students should start with part A. A student can go ahead with the final exam to the oral part if at least one part (A or B was successful, e.g. the ratio of proper answers is above 50%). If both parts (A and B) are unsuccessful, the student fails the written part and have chance for the next exam only in the next season of exams. The result of the written exam is taken into account in the final evaluation.

 

b.) Oral exam

The oral exam has two parts. First the student presents his or her thesis and replies questions emerged. Second a topic, chosen from a list is introduced by the student in a short talk. The list of topics is know, and the student has time for working out the line of his or her talk.   The list of topics are provided at least a semester before the final exam by the departments of the institute responsible for teaching general, personality, social and developmental psychology.

The process of the oral exam is as follows:

  1. The student present his or her empirical work in a 15 minutes’ talk on the main subjects, with the focus on that subject he or she collected data. Then replies to questions articulated in the written opinion about his or her thesis, and to those emerged in situ.
  2. The student gives a 10 minutes’ talk on the topic he drew from the set of topics. Then replies in a 10 minutes’ time frame to questions set by the examiner.

The topics ont he list can change from year to year. Keywords are provided for every topic. Both components are evaluated on a 5-ponts’ scale by every members of the final exam committee. For a completed (successful) final exam not a single part of the exam can be failure.  The final mark comes from the average of the marks from the two parts. In cases of uncertainty written-exam results can orientate. The committee has at least four members. Three members are from the Institute of Psychology, one member is a professional who does not work for the University of Debrecen. The president of the committee is a leading lecturer, responsible for teaching one or the other basic field of Psychology. The final evaluation is a common decision.

 

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

  1. Basic knowledge from the field of arts and humanities

(30 credits, 465 hours)

  1. General knowledge foundation (10 credits, 165 hours)

Code

Course

Hours

Requirement

Credits

Prerequisite

Semester

BTAT00011BA

History of Philosophy

2

exam

2

-

1

BTPS1040BA

Society, Culture, and Socialization

2

exam

2

-

2.

BTPS1030BA

Theory and Practice of Communication

2

exam

2

-

1.

BTPS1210BA

Computer Science 1.

2

sem

2

-

1.

BTPS1220BA

Computer Science and Library Knowledge

3

sem

2

BTPS1210BA

2
  1. Specific Knowledge Foundation (8 credits, 120 hours)

Code

Course

Hours

Requirement

Credits

Prerequisite

Semester

BTPS1020BA

Introduction to Psychology: Professional Socialization

2

sem

2

-

1

BTPS1010BA

Introduction to Psychology: Main directions

2

exam

2

-

1.

BTPS1110BA

Basics of Biology 1.

2

exam

2

-

1.

BTPS1120BA

Basics of Biology 2.

2

exam

2

BTPS1110BA

2.
  1. Developing specific practical competences (12 credits, 180 hours)

Code

Course

Hours

Requirement

Credits

Prerequisite

Semester

BTPS2010BA

Basics of Mathematics

2

exam

2

-

1.

BTPS2020BA

Statistics for Psychologists 1. 

2

sem

2

BTPS2010BA

2.

BTPS2030BA

Statistics for Psychologists 2.

2

sem

2

BTPS2020BA

3.

BTPS2040BA

Statistics for Psychologists 3.

2

exam

2

BTPS2020BA

4.

BTPS1230BA

Methodology 1.

2

sem

2

BTPS2020BA

3.

BTPS1240BA

Methodology 2. 

2

sem

2

BTPS2020BA

4.

 

  1. General field-specific knowledge

(80 credits, 690 hours)

  1. Experimental and General Psychology (20 credits, 180 hours)

Code

Course

Hours

Requirement

Credits

Prerequisite

Semester

BTPS1130BA

Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience

2

exam

2

BTPS1120BA

3

BTPS2210BA

Experimental Psychology 1. 

2

exam

3

BTPS1110BA

2.

BTPS2220BA

Experimental Psychology 2.

2

exam

3

BTPS1110BA

3.

BTPS2230BA

Experimental Psychology 3.

2

exam

3

BTPS1110BA

BTPS1010BA

4.

BTPS2240BA

Experimental Psychology 4.

2

exam

3

BTPS2220BA

3.

BTPS2250BA 

Research Methods in cognitive Psychology

2

sem

3

BTPS2210BA

3.

BTPS2260BA

Individual Research in Experimental Psychology

-

sem

3

BTPS2230BA

BTPS2240BA

5.
  1. Evolutionary and Developmental Psychology (21 credits, 180 hours)

Code

Course

Hours

Requirement

Credits

Prerequisite

Semester

BTPS2110BA

Evolutionary Psychology 1.

2

exam

3

BTPS1010BA

3.

BTPS3240BA

Evolutionary Psychology 2.

2

exam

3

BTPS2110BA

5.

BTPS2120BA

Developmental Psychology 1.

2

exam

3

-

1.

BTPS2130BA

Developmental Psychology 2.

2

exam

3

BTPS2120BA

2.

BTPS2140BA 

Developmental Psychology 3.

2

exam

3

BTPS2130BA

3.

BTPS2150BA

Developmental Psychology practice

2

sem

3

BTPS2120BA

2.

BTPS2160BA

Individual Research in Developmental Psychology

-

sem

3

BTPS2140BA 

5.
  1. Personality Psychology (21 credits, 180 hours)

Code

Course

Hours

Requirement

Credits

Prerequisite

Semester

BTPS2310BA

Personality Psychology 1.

2

exam

3

-

1.

BTPS2320BA

Personality Psychology 2.

2

exam

3

BTPS2310BA

2.

BTPS2330BA

Personality Psychology 3.

2

exam

3

BTPS2320BA

3.

BTPS2340BA

Personality Psychology 4.

2

exam

3

BTPS2330BA

4.

BTPS2350BA

Personality Psychology Practice

2

sem

3

BTPS2320BA

3.

BTPS2360BA

Diagnostics in Personality Psychology

2

sem

3

BTPS2330BA BTPS2350BA

4.

BTPS2370BA

Individual Research in Personality Psychology

-

sem

3

BTPS2330BA BTPS2350BA

5.
  1. Social Psychology (18 credits, 150 hours)

Code

Course

Hours

Requirement

Credits

Prerequisite

Semester

BTPS2410BA

Social Psychology 1. 

2

exam

3

 

1.

BTPS2420BA

Social Psychology 2.

2

exam

3

BTPS2410BA

2.

BTPS2430BA

Social Psychology 3.

2

exam

3

BTPS2420BA

3.

BTPS2430BA

Social Psychology 4. 

2

exam

3

BTPS2410BA

BTPS2420BA

4.

BTPS2450BA

Experimental Social Psychology

2

sem

3

BTPS2420BA

5.

BTPS2460BA

Individual Research in Social Psychology

-

sem

3

BTPS2420BA

6.

 

  1. Interdisciplinarity and Research Methodology

(50 credits, 480 hours)

  1. Biological module: Cognitive Neuroscience: 6 credits are compulsory, min. 60 hours

Code

Course

Hours

Requirement

Credits

Prerequisite

Semester

BTPS3010BA

Psychophysiology of Cognitive Processes

2

exam

3

BTPS2250BA

5.

BTPS3020BA

Altered States of Conscieusness

2

sem

3

BTPS2250BA

5.

BTPS3150BA

Psycholinguistics

2

exam

3

BTPS2240BA

4.

BTPS3270BA

Working Memory and Executive Functions

2

sem

3

BTPS2220BA

5.

BTPS3280BA

Experimental Affective psychology

2

sem

3

BTPS2230BA

5.
  1. Societal module: Cognitive Neuroscience: 9 credits are compulsory, min. 90 hours

Code

Course

Hours

Requirement

Credits

Prerequisite

Semester

BTPS3110BA

Introduction to Economic Psychology

2

exam

3

BTPS2420BA

6.

BTPS3120BA

Health Promotion

2

sem

3

BTPS2310BA BTPS2320BA

3.

BTPS3130BA 

Helping Relations

2

sem

3

BTPS2330BA BTPS2350BA

5.

BTPS3140BA

Sport Psychology

2

exam

3

BTPS2310BA

4.
  1. Optional studies from basic fields: 6 credits are compulsory, min 60 hours

Code

Course

Hours

Requirement

Credits

Prerequisite

Semester

BTPS3210BA

Experimental Psychology 5.

2

exam

3

BTPS2250BA

5.

BTPS3220BA

Personality Psychology 5.

2

exam

3

BTPS2340BA BTPS2350BA

6.

BTPS3230BA

Social Psychology 5.

2

exam

3

BTPS2420BA

6.

BTPS3250BA

Developmental Psychology 4.

2

sem

3

BTPS2140BA BTPS2150BA

5.

BTPS3260BA

Basics of Neuropsychology

2

exam

3

BTPS2240BA BTPS2250BA BTPS1110BA BTPS1120BA BTPS1130BA

6.

BTPS4310BA

Methodology 3.

2

sem

3

BTPS2020BA

5.

BTPS4320BA

Methodology 4.

2

sem

3

BTPS1220BA

6.
  1. Clinical and health Psychology: 7 credits are compulsory, min. 90 hours

Code

Course

Hours

Requirement

Credits

Prerequisite

Semester

BTPS4010BA

Clinical and health psychology 1.

2

exam

3

BTPS2330BA BTPS2350BA

5.

BTPS4020BA

Clinical and Health Psychology 2.

2

exam

3

BTPS4010BA

6.

BTPS4030BA

Clinical Diagnostics

2

sem

3

BTPS2320BA

4.

BTPS4050BA

Clinical Child Psychology

2

exam

3

BTPS2320BA

3.

BTPS4090BA

Child Psychosomatics

2

sem

3

BTPS2320BA BTPS2130BA

4.
  1. Work- and Organizational Psychology: 9 credits are compulsory, min. 90 hours

Code

Course

Hours

Requirement

Credits

Prerequisite

Semester

BTPS4110BA

Work Psychology 1.

2

exam

3

BTPS2520BA

3

BTPS4120BA

Work Psychology 2.

2

exam

3

BTPS4110BA

4

BTPS4130BA

Laboratory Practice in Work Psychology 1. 

2

sem

3

BTPS4110BA

4

BTPS4140BA

Laboratory Practice in Work Psychology 2. 

2

sem

3

BTPS4130BA

5

BTPS4150BA 

Advances of Organizational Psychology

2

exam

3

BTPS2520BA

4

BTPS4340BA

Basics of Sport Sciences and the Theory of Sports Training

2

exam

3

BTPS3140BA

5
  1. Pedagogical Psychology: 9 credits are compulsory, min. 90 hours

Code

Course

Hours

Requirement

Credits

Prerequisite

Semester

BTPS4210BA

Psychology of School Teaching and Learning

2

sem

3

BTPS2510BA

4.

BTPS4220BA

Learning Disabilities

2

sem

3

BTPS2510BA

5.

BTPS4230BA

The Psychology of Talent Development

2

sem

3

BTPS2510BA

6.

BTPS4240BA

Talent Diagnostics

2

sem

3

BTPS2510BA

6.

BTPS4250BA

Basic Questions of School Psychology 

2

sem

3

BTPS2510BA

4.

BTPS4260BA

Mental Hygiene in Schools

2

sem

3

BTPS2510BA

5.
  1. THESIS – assembly of individual researches from the main fields (general-, personality-, developmental-, and social-psychology)4 credits

Code

Course

Hours

Requirement

Credits

Prerequisite

Semester

 

BTPS5000BA 

Thesis

-

diploma work evaluation

4

 

6.

 

  1. Applied Psychology and History of Psychology

(10 credits, 150 hours)

Code

Course

Hours

Requirement

Credits

Prerequisite

Semester

BTPS2510BA

Introduction to Educational Psychology

2

exam

2

BTPS1010BA

3.

BTPS2520BA

Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology

 

2

exam

2

BTPS1010BA

2.

BTPS2530BA

Introduction to Clinical and Health Psychology

 

2

exam

2

BTPS2320BA

4.

BTPS2540BA 

History of Psychology

2

exam

2

BTPS2220BA

4.

BTPS2550BA

Legal and Ethical Norms of Psychology

2

exam

2

-

1.

 

  1. Optional Subjects Optional subjects. Any subject from knowledge block „III: Interdisciplinarity and research methodology” are acceptable if the student accomplishes it beyond the expected credits from a specific block. Additionally, we offer some other optional subjects, listed below.

(10 credits, min. 90 hours)

Code

Course

Hours

Requirement

Credits

Prerequisite

Semester

BTPS4300BA

Introduction to Ethology

2

exam

3

-

1.

BTPS4060BA

Psychology of Crisis

2

exam

3

BTPS2320BA

4.

BTPS4070BA

Psychosomatics

2

exam

3

BTPS2330BA

5.

BTPS4080BA

Child Psychosomatics

2

exam

3

BTPS2330BA BTPS4070BA

6.