Middlesex University Dubai

BSc Honors In Psychology with Human Resource Management

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

DURATION

3 Years

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

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EARLIEST START DATE

Sep 2025

TUITION FEES

AED 62,982 *

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

* total fee

Key Summary

About: The B.Sc. Honors in Psychology with Human Resource Management combines psychology principles with HR practices. You'll explore human behavior, organizational psychology, and the management of human resources to equip you for the workforce. This program emphasizes practical skills and theoretical knowledge to prepare you for various settings.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers in human resources, organizational development, or employee relations. Potential roles include HR manager, recruitment specialist, or personnel officer, offering diverse opportunities in both corporate and nonprofit environments.

Introduction

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and the human mind. At Middlesex University Dubai, we offer a solid grounding in modern psychology - a body of theoretical and practical knowledge concerning human behavior and experiences. This program combines a broad education in Psychology with a specialist strand to develop an understanding of the theory and practice of Human Resource Management (including organizational behavior). Graduates of the program will be eligible and well prepared to undertake specialized postgraduate training to become qualified to practice as occupational or organizational psychologists.

Combining Psychology with Another Discipline

This Honours degree program offers students a solid grounding in Psychology but also allows specialization in complementary areas through the various pathways available. The program is specifically designed for those who wish to pursue a career where an understanding and knowledge of human resource management is essential. The psychology program has a strong focus on the practical investigation of human behavior, culminating in the opportunity to undertake an independent piece of research in the final year.

Why Study BSc Honours Psychology with HR Management?

Psychology with HRM program provides a combination of core psychology courses along with specific attention to a specialization in human resource management. The courses are designed for those who are interested to pursue either getting a higher qualification in applied fields of psychology or in specific areas such as MA in HRM. The emphasis of this program besides equipping the students with academic reading writing, critical thinking, researching, numeracy and use of IT is developing skills required to understand human behavior in various cultural and social contexts and to appreciate the individual differences in perceiving themselves and others. Learning psychology, in general, is exciting and when combined with a strand of managerial skills it adds up the enthusiasm, provides a wider horizon to work with different organizational sets up.

Mode of Study Options: It is expected that by September 2021 we will have In-person classes and these could be supported by an online element. It is too early to commit to a 100% Online at present as it will depend on the Health & Safety situation and KHDA permissions. We can say at present that if the Health & Safety situation warrants it there could be a 100% online along with in-person classes.

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Curriculum

Program Content

The degree provides a sound understanding of basic core courses that start at the foundation level in year one and develops in-depth and details in year 2 and 3. The main focus of various modules is to enhance critical thinking and evaluation of taught concepts and theories, the development of numerical and analytical skills which culminate into developing the capacity to carry out independent research projects. In addition to all other basic core modules, students must complete a dissertation that is intended to demonstrate the student’s ability to carry out a research-oriented piece of work and to relate the theoretical knowledge gained through the program to empirical data. For the dissertation, the focus is on independent, self-managed, self-directed study within a framework of supervision.

Module and program information is indicative and may be subject to change.

Note: Both core and optional modules are constantly updated and under review. As with most academic programs, please remember that it is possible that a module may not be offered in any particular year, for instance, because too few students opt for it. Middlesex University reserves the right to vary or withdraw any course or module.

Year 1

Management Concepts (15 Credits) - Compulsory
People Management (15 Credits) - Compulsory
Preparing for Academic Success (15 Credits) - Compulsory
Psychological Statistics (15 Credits) - Compulsory
Mind & Behaviour in Context (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Research Methods and Design in Psychology (30 Credits) - Compulsory

Year 2

Social, Personality, and Developmental Psychology (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Brain, Body, and Mind (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Research Methods and Ethics in Psychology (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Human Resources Management in Practice (30 Credits) - Compulsory

Year 3

The Psychology of Stress, Motivation and Work-Life Balance (15 Credits) - Compulsory
Psychology Dissertation (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Leadership and Management Development (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Creativity and Imagination (15 Credits) - Optional
Social, Cultural and Community Mental Health (15 Credits) - Optional
Neuropsychology: The Healthy Brain & What Can Go Wrong With It (15 Credits) - Optional
Psychology in Education (15 Credits) - Optional
Applying Health Psychology to Behaviour Change (15 Credits) - Optional
Key Issues and Controversies in the Psychology of Elite Sports Performance (15 Credits) - Optional
Coaching Psychology (15 Credits) - Optional
Lifespan Issues: Impact of Life Experience (15 Credits) - Optional
The Science of Intimate Relationships (15 Credits) - Optional

Teaching

Classes are held at our Dubai Knowledge Park campus Sunday to Thursday between 8:30 am and 6:30 pm. Additional sessions may be scheduled over the weekend or holiday periods and you should expect to receive notice of these in advance.

You will be actively involved in a range of learning, teaching, and assessment approaches as part of your program. These approaches ensure that you are involved and engaged by placing you at the center of your own learning. You will be required to actively participate in learning activities and engagement with your fellow students, both individually and collaboratively. Faculty increasingly use existing and emerging technologies and your program will be facilitated using a variety of media and online tools (My Learning on UniHub, podcasts, wikis, etc.) which will allow you access to a diverse range of online resources and learning materials. By engaging in e-learning you will also be developing skills of which are essential for your learning and highly valued by employers. Such skills including flexibility, communication, IT skills, and teamwork.