Leader in psychology
HELP University’s psychology programme continues to lead the way as one of the largest in SouthEast Asia, offering Bachelor (Hons) and asters programmes at its campus in Subang 2.
HELP was the first private university to offer a psychology programme in Malaysia and also the first non-Australian university to attain the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (Apac) accreditation in recognition of its top-quality psychology programmes.
HELP University Faculty of Behavioural Sciences dean and Malaysian Psychological Association and Asean Regional Union of Psychological Societies past president Dr Goh Chee Leong feels that to understand minds and empower lives, the mission of HELP’s psychology programme is to prepare students who can make a significant impact in their communities and to continue developing and expanding the field of psychology in new and exciting ways.
As the world is going through rapid changes brought about by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, fast evolving technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotic and big data will shape the future of psychology.
To be ahead, HELP has introduced new technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR) systems.
Compared to conventional visual/auditory stimuli, VR programmes can induce more varied, unique or real psychological states in participants. The VR lab also has the potential for clinical uses such as a treatment for phobias.
Another exciting development is the use of electroencephalography (EEG) machines, which measure brain activity and functions. It also serves as a collaborative research hub and facility for the faculty by providing brain response measures in the investigation of areas like memory, language and attention – a more objective and precise measure than traditional selfreports.
With a cutting-edge curriculum, it is no wonder that HELP psychology graduates both local and international work in top consulting firms including Accenture, Hewitt, McKinsey, Hay Group and Leaderonomics.
Justin Hiew Jian Han, who joined a top consulting group as a senior consultant, graduated from the HELP Bachelor of Psychology (Hons) programme in 2014.
Hiew not only won the Top Consultant award for Malaysia in 2015, but was also crowned Consultant of the Year across Apac in 2015.
HELP University’s Faculty of Behavioural Sciences is also staffed by many promising and talented psychology students who have gone on to complete their PhDs but never forgot their alma mater, such as Dr Ng Siew Li and Dr Eugene Tee Yu Jin.
Dr Ng serves as a HELP University Faculty of Behavioural Sciences lecturer, located in Subang 2, in the Master of Clinical Psychology programme.
A graduate of HELP University’s Bachelor of Psychology (Hons) programme with First Class Honours, Dr Ng went on to receive a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue her PhD in Clinical Psychology in Central Michigan University, US.
Upon completion, she chose to return to HELP and help train new generations of clinical psychologists to fulfil the country’s pressing need for trained mental health professionals.
HELP University Faculty of Behavioural Sciences senior lecturer Dr Eugene Tee completed his PhD in Management at the University of Queensland in 2011. His career path begun at HELP in 2011 and he has been teaching for over seven years.
A highly accomplished academic, he has published in top-ranking journals such as Leadership Quarterly and presents his research regularly at regional and international conferences.
He also recently published a book on the science of emotions along with another prolific HELP academic, Dr Choy Tsee Leng, who has a PhD from McMaster University, Canada, and also heads the department’s EEG lab.
■ For more details on the psychology programmes offered at HELP University, Subang 2 campus, call the HELP line 03-2716 2000 or e-mail elaine.fernandez@help. eu.my or visit www.help.edu.my