We take pride in ensuring that our curriculum is relevant to the labour market. The department of Psychology is currently in the process of aligning and implementing a new psychology degree. The new offering will not affect the current student cohort but will only be available to students who are registering for the first time- once the programme is ready. The new offering enables us to provide our students with a cutting-edge programme that will address the diverse needs in the Psychology and closely related fields.

What career opportunities can I pursue after completing a degree in Psychology?

You need to consider that training in psychology equips you with theoretical, practical, and transferable skills that you could apply in a variety of contexts. For example, psychology graduates could work in different capacities in the following fields:

• For-profit organisations (HR, marketing, project management, research, consulting, coaching)
• Research institutions (Human Science Research Council, Institute for Safety and Health Studies, Unisa Centre for Applied Psychology, to name a few)
• Government (Departments of Labour, Social Development, SAPS and Correctional Services)
• Non-profit organisations (Non-governmental organisations, Non-profit organisations, Community-based organisations - think local, national, and international)
• Higher education (Universities and Universities of Technology)
• Schools (government and private)
• Other educational organisations (e.g. FET colleges and private training organisations)