Diploma in Psychology & Community Development
About This Course
The PCD course aims to develop compassionate, enterprising, and reflective professionals with knowledge of the different segments of the community, and the principles of social innovation and understanding of human behavior. In designing solutions with the community, PCD graduates would seek to empower individuals and communities to leverage on their own assets to effect change within their communities. The revised course objectives are as follows:
a) Apply psychological concepts to analyse individual and community needs;
b) Leverage on community strengths to conceptualise, implement and evaluate socially sustainable strategies to empower individuals and communities to address community needs;
c) Incorporate technology into strategies, programmes and work processes;
d) Apply the understanding of human behaviour to outreach and stakeholder engagement efforts in the community;
e) Work with public sector agencies and corporates in co-developing sustainable solutions for the community.
What You'll Learn
In Year 2, your learning will be integrated across several modules through a Behavioural Insights Bootcamp. Facilitated by lecturers and industry practitioners. This bootcamp will equip you to draw from psychological and social science concepts to shape programmes or policies. Depending on your area of interest, you can deepen your understanding in one of the three key sectors of the growing care economy:
Youth: Acquire the skills to address the needs of youth-at-risk and the general youth population.
Seniors: Get acquainted with the challenges faced by our seniors and develop programmes that facilitate active ageing.
Disabilities: Gain perspectives of persons with disabilities to co-create innovative solutions and raise awareness on inclusivity.
In your final year, you get to customise your learning journey by choosing to go on a one-year internship or a six-month internship coupled with a Final-Year Project or elective modules. Our leading partners that offer enriching internship opportunities include a spectrum of public sector agencies, private corporations and social and community organisations such as Deloitte, Fei Yue Community Services, Metropolitan YMCA, Ministry of Family and Social Development, National Youth Council and Sodexo.
Entry Requirements
Subject and Grade
a) English Language 1 - 6
b) Mathematics (Elementary/Additional) 1 - 7
c) Any one of the 1st group of Relevant Subjects for the ELR2B2-A Aggregate Type 1 - 6