Master of Arts (Psychology)
Masters in Psychology aims at providing answers to the various day to day issues of human behaviour. Understanding how people think & why they behave is a valuable skill in many occupations & industries. Moreover, Psychological problems are on rise these days due to which the scope of Psychology is also widening with this degree, students can make career as clinical practitioners, school counselors, HR managers, teachers, researchers, sports psychologist, Militaty psychologists etc.
Eligibility
- Graduation with 50% marks in aggregate or 45% marks in subject concerned
- Four Years Honours Programme in Psychology
Semesters
Semester Details
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Semester - I
- Experimental Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Statistical Techniques in Psychology
- Perceptual Processes
- Theories and Systems of Psychology
- Group Dynamics
- Practicals
- Universal Human Values-II: Universal Harmony
Student can opt any one of the following Interdiciplinary compulsory courses
IDEC- 1101: Effective Communication Skills
IDEM- 1362: Basic Fundamentals of Music (Vocal)
IDEI- 1124: Basics of Computer Applications
IDEW- 1275: Indian Heritage: Contribution to the worldID is an optional inter-disciplinary subject. Credits of ID courses will not be added to SGP
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Semester - II
- Approaches to Personality
- Motivation and Emotions
- Experimental Designs in Psychology
- Physiological Psychology
- Abnormal Psychology
- Practicals
- Drug Abuse: Problem, Management and Prevention (Value added Paper)
Note:
- All Papers are Compulsory.
- All the students are required to complete Field Work for 3 weeks during summer vacation after the completion
of end semester examination of 2nd Semester. All the Students will prepare a report based on their field work
and submit the report 30 days before the start of the End Semester Examination of the 3rd Semester.
Value Added Paper:
Special Note: Those students admitted to Post Graduate programmes who have not studied compulsory value-added paper
of Drug Abuse: Problem, Management and Prevention in under graduate programme, will have to study this paper in this
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Semester - III
- Psychometrics (C)
- Psychological Assessment (C)
- Counselling Psychology (E)
- Clinical Psychology (E)
- Psychology of Exceptional Children (E)
- Practicals (C)
- Field Work (F)
Students can opt any ID paper. The ID course opted in Semester I cannot be opted in Semester III
IDEC- 3101: Effective Communication Skills
IDEM- 3362: Basic Fundamentals of Music (Vocal)
IDEI- 3124: Basics of Computer Applications
IDEW-3275: Indian Heritage: Contribution to the worldAny three of the following options:
OPT – I: Industrial and Organizational Psychology
OPT – II: Counseling Psychology
OPT – III: Clinical Psychology
OPT – IV: Cognitive Psychology
OPT – V: Psychology of Exceptional ChildrenID is an optional inter-disciplinary subject. In addition to the Compulsory Papers, the students will be
required to select three optional papers each of 100 marks.
C Means Compulsory and E Means Elective -
Semester - IV
- Research Methodology (C)
- Indigenous Psychology (C)
- Health Psychology (E)
- Positive Psychology (E)
- Life Span Developmental Psychology (E)
- Practicals (C)
Any three of the following options:
OPT – I: Health Psychology
OPT – II: Positive Psychology
OPT – III: Intelligence and Creativity
OPT – IV: Life Span Developmental Psychology
OPT – V: Applied Psychology
OPT – VI: Educational PsychologyIn addition to the compulsory papers, the students will be required to select three optional papers each of 100 marks.
C Means Compulsory and E Means Elective