Collaborative processes in the development of the International Competences for Undergraduate Psychology (ICUP) model.

Cranney, J, Nolan, SA, Job, R, Goedeke, S, Machin, MA, Gullifer, J, Narciss, S, de Souza, LK, Jia, F, Foster, L, Hulme, JA ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6217-1815, Iliescu, D, Ju, X-D, Kojima, H, Kumar, A, Tchombe, TMS, Waitoki, W, Reyes, MES and Madera, VB, 2025. Collaborative processes in the development of the International Competences for Undergraduate Psychology (ICUP) model. International Journal of Psychology, 60 (4): e70061. ISSN 0020-7594

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Abstract

Across nations, undergraduate psychology programs aim to promote the acquisition of foundational psychology competences. Yet, a guiding international competence model for these programs is lacking. This paper describes the processes used by an international group of researchers, the International Collaboration on Undergraduate Psychology Outcomes (ICUPO) Committee, to develop the current version of the International Competences for Undergraduate Psychology (ICUP). The aims of national undergraduate psychology programs range from providing students with a psychology-focused education to prepare them to contribute in diverse work and community settings, to providing training in both foundational and professional psychology competences to produce licensed/registered professional psychologists. The value of undergraduate psychology, however, particularly for those who do not become professional psychologists, is being debated. ICUPO was established to collaboratively create a foundational psychology competence model that can be used to inform national curricula for all undergraduate psychology students, and to articulate the valuable competences that these students obtain. First, we give some background for the ICUPO project. Second, we discuss, within the context of psychological theory, the collaborative methodology involved in achieving the current version of ICUP. Third, we discuss the outcomes and also provide recommendations for educational leaders who are planning to pursue a similar goal.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	International Journal of Psychology
Creators:	Cranney, J., Nolan, S.A., Job, R., Goedeke, S., Machin, M.A., Gullifer, J., Narciss, S., de Souza, L.K., Jia, F., Foster, L., Hulme, J.A., Iliescu, D., Ju, X.-D., Kojima, H., Kumar, A., Tchombe, T.M.S., Waitoki, W., Reyes, M.E.S. and Madera, V.B.
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Date:	August 2025
Volume:	60
Number:	4
ISSN:	0020-7594
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1002/ijop.70061 DOI 2445964 Other
Rights:	© 2025 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jeremy Silvester
Date Added:	19 Jun 2025 15:42
Last Modified:	19 Jun 2025 15:42
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53771

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