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Social Work Strand


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Dealing with people and their social wellbeing is a very challenging field for a social worker. At UPNG the Social Work Strand produces graduates who live with the people in both rural and urban communities and help them through applications of appropriate intervention practices to enhance the quality of lives. We encourage students to major in this program because their knowledge and skills are needed to address critical social development issues

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Psychology Strand


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Psychology is the only one of its kind in Papua New Guinea. The emphasis of this program is in the area of Industrial/Organisational Psychology, Cross-cultural issues in Management, Consumer Behaviour, Testing and Assessment, Social Psychology, and Organisational Behaviour. Whilst the emphasis of this program is biased towards management and business in particular, the program also supports Clinical and Counselling related courses.

The greatest strength of

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Political Science Strand


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Political Science remains one of the most popular strands in the School. It encompasses a sequence of courses taken within four years, which leads to the BA degree.
The Strand’s approach to the study of politics

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Literature & English Communication Strand


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Literature

In Literature, courses are designed with three broad interests which include; emphasis on postcolonial literary studies (Literature of PNG and the South Pacific); theory and criticism; emphasis on

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Linguistic & Modern Languages Strand


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The strand embraces Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Language Communication, Literacy and Modern Languages namely; Tok-Pisin, HiriMotu, Japanese, Bahasa Indonesia and French. The program enables a student to

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Journalism & Public Relations Strand


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Information and Communication is now a strategic resource in most areas of endeavour. Its successful use and presentation requires background knowledge and understanding. Information also needs to be

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Postgraduate Studies Prospectus

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Call for Applications for Postgraduate Programmes – 2026

Information about eligibility for Admission to Postgraduate Programs

Potential candidates who are interested in taking up our Postgraduate Program, are encouraged to see information about eligibility for admission before applying. Separate Application Form must be submitted for each program.

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