Psychology

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Year of Establishment
1972

Brief Introduction

Hungarian Scholarship

The department of psychology ventures to prepare students for undertaking their professional expedition in the ever growing, multifaceted and diverse field of Psychology. Importance is given to cultivate the skills and attitude in students which are required to become competent and considerate psychologists with positive attitude, critical thinking and social sensitivity.

Highlights

  • KMV Signed an MOU with Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary which will include exchange of students, faculty, joint research activities and publications and exchange of academic materials. Moreover, the students of KMV will be able to attend a semester at Eotvos Lorand University during their Master’s programme.
  • Workshop by Dr. Robert Urban, Professor in Health Psychology from Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary was organized by Department of Psychology, KMV Jalandhar in March, 2019.
  • Workshop by Dr. Katalin Felvinczi, Professor from Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary was organized by Department of Psychology, KMV Jalandhar in March, 2020.
  • Under the student exchange Program, students of the Psychology from Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary, spent quality time at KMV in learning and research activities.

Programmes Offered

  • M.A. in Psychology
  • B.A. Honours in Psychology
  • Psychology as a subject in B.A.

Strengths

  • Time to time educational visits to mental health centers and hospitals are organized where students interact with patients suffering from various disorders.
  • The department organizes workshops and extension lectures by national and international Psychologists for the benefit of students and faculty members.
  • Extracurricular activities are also organized for the holistic development of the students.
  • Personal attention to students
  • Experienced and highly qualified faculty
  • Well-equipped labs
  • Rich library
  • Training on basic and advanced counseling skills

Infrastructure

  • Department is furnished with well equipped labs with numerous modern psychological tests and apparatus. It is also upgraded with plenty of books relevant to different fields of Psychology.
  • A Counseling Cell is run by the Department which provides the required guidance and counseling to students, both day scholars as well as hostlers.