Department of Psychology
Unisa Chair of Department humbled by nomination
Dr Fortunate Silinda, a research psychologist in the Department of Psychology, has been nominated as an emerging researcher for the HSRC-USAf 2020 Medal for Social Sciences and Humanities. Read more.
Unisa Chair of Department humbled by nomination
Dr Fortunate Silinda, a research psychologist in the Department of Psychology, has been nominated as an emerging researcher for the HSRC-USAf 2020 Medal for Social Sciences and Humanities. Read more.
Psychology carries a dark past: how the discipline can be Africanised
Unisa’s Puleng Segalo and Julia Simango write in The Conversation that many societies on the continent still draw heavily on their traditional beliefs and cultural heritage and therefore it’s important to take these into consideration. Read more.
Psychology carries a dark past: how the discipline can be Africanised
Unisa’s Puleng Segalo and Julia Simango write in The Conversation that many societies on the continent still draw heavily on their traditional beliefs and cultural heritage and therefore it’s important to take these into consideration. Read more.
Learning from the story of pioneering South African writer Sindiwe Magona
A literary icon, her autobiographies offer a way of understanding the country's brutal past in order to heal and move forward, writes Unisa’s Puleng Segalo in The Conversation. Read more.
Learning from the story of pioneering South African writer Sindiwe Magona
A literary icon, her autobiographies offer a way of understanding the country's brutal past in order to heal and move forward, writes Unisa’s Puleng Segalo in The Conversation. Read more.
Interrogating the factors that affect student success
The support recipe for student success is far more nuanced than generally assumed, as is borne out by the eye-opening research conducted by Dr Fortunate Silinda of Unisa's Department of Psychology. Read more.
Interrogating the factors that affect student success
The support recipe for student success is far more nuanced than generally assumed, as is borne out by the eye-opening research conducted by Dr Fortunate Silinda of Unisa's Department of Psychology. Read more.
Influential researcher builds on the body of knowledge
Having moved from a Y-rating to a C2-rating by the NRF, Unisa’s Professor Puleng Segalo is considered as an established researcher with a good track record of quality outputs Read more.
Influential researcher builds on the body of knowledge
Having moved from a Y-rating to a C2-rating by the NRF, Unisa’s Professor Puleng Segalo is considered as an established researcher with a good track record of quality outputs Read more.
Psychology attempts to understand people’s behaviour (as individuals or in groups) and includes cognition, abnormal behaviour, family functioning, human development, learning, neurological and physiological functioning, careers, personality, and assessment. Unisa Department of Psychology is recognised nationally and internationally for the excellent contribution in education, research and community work. The Department has a reach history as a heavyweight player in the Psychology profession, dedicated to the education and training of highly competent, enquiring and critically-minded students in the Human Sciences by continuously ensuring that our programmes are internationally competitive and locally relevant. The Department is committed to applying management principles, guidelines, processes and practices to maintain and improve excellent academic performance in teaching, research and administration. Through our work performance and service rendering, humanistic values are pursued to benefit the individual, the university, and the communities (including the global community) we serve.
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Department of Psychology
University of South Africa, PO Box 392, 0003 Pretoria, South Africa
Muckleneuk Campus:
5th Floor Theo van Wyk Building, Room 5-52
UNISA Main Campus, Muckleneukrandt, Pretoria
Tel: +27 12 429-8088
Fax: +27 12 429-3414
General enquiries: sekhapt@unisa.ac.za
Undergraduate:
First level: thwaltn@unisa.ac.za
Second level: sekhapt@unisa.ac.za
Third level: nelc1@unisa.ac.za
Postgraduate:
Honours: phuthmg@unisa.ac.za
General M&D enquiries: MandDPsych@unisa.ac.za, Masters and Doctoral enquiries
Clinical Masters: shobact@unisa.ac.za
Last modified: 2024/02/20
