Programs Offered
The Department is offering M. Sc. Psychology of two years duration and U G program of three years duration. With regard to medium of instruction, while P. G program is offered in English medium only, U. G program is offered in both English and Telugu medium.
Objectives
- To provide students with an understanding of various models, principles that serve as framework for understanding human behaviour
- To help students understand and enhance cognitive, affective and behavioural abilities
- To familiarize students with applications of psychology in modern society
- To cultivate in students a spirit of research and to provideskills needed for conducting research studies,
- To prepare students for advanced courses in psychology,
- To provide an understanding of mental health problemsCourse Structure of P. G & U. G Programs
P. G PROGRAM
M. Sc. psychology program consists of 10 courses, five courses each in I and II year.
I year:
In first year there are four theory courses and one practical course. The theory courses are: Principles of Psychology, Social Psychology, Psychopathology and Life Span Development. The practical course is titled as Statistics and Experimental Psychology.
II year:
In II year also there are four theory courses and one practical course. The titles of theory courses are: Personality, Counselling Psychology, Organizational Behaviour and Research Methodology. Practicum is titled as Psychometry and Psychological Testing.
Assignments: In both I and II year, theory courses have the component of assignments. Students need to submit two assignments for each course. Theory courses carry70 marks each and assignments 30 marks i.e. each course carries 100 marks. Practical courses also carry 100 marks each. In total, 10 courses for 1000 marks.
Practicum: Psychology subject has the component of practical work. It involves conduction of experiments, administration of tests, analysis of data, record writing, viva voce etc. To cite a few as an example, the experiments are: Span of attention, concept formation, Trial and error learning, habit interference, immediate memory etc. Similarly, some of the tests are: Intelligence tests, aptitude tests, personality tests, stress and anxiety tests, creativity, emotional intelligence, projective tests etc. Practical classes are conducted for six days in each year and attendance in classes is compulsory.
U.G PROGRAM
U G psychology program has credit based choice system (CBCS) and six semesters. Under this system, there are core courses, elective courses and skill enhancement courses. Core courses are compulsory and electives are optional. In the first four semesters only core course are offered and in the last two semesters i.e. third year, electives are offered. Each course has five credits of 20 marks each i.e. each course carries 100 marks. In sum U G psychology program has six core courses and four elective courses spread over six semesters i e. Three years and two Skill Enhancement Courses in IV semester. Titles of courses in the order of semesters, from semester 1 to 6, are given below.
Core courses: Foundations of Psychology, Cognitive and Behavioural Processes, Social Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Life Span Development and Psychological Assessment. Each course has four credits of 80 marks (theory) and one credit of 20 marks for practicum.
Elective courses: Educational Psychology/ Organizational Psychology (V semester) and Health Psychology/Psychological Competencies (VI Semester). Each course has five credits of 100 marks. Students need to choose one elective in each semester.
Practicum: All core courses except electives have the component of practicum with one credit (20 marks) per course. Psychology subject has the component of practical work. It involves conduction of experiments, administration of tests, analysis of data, record writing, viva voce etc. To cite a few as an example, the experiments are: Distraction of attention, Concept formation, Transfer of training, Habit interference, Short term memory etc. Similarly, some of the tests are: Intelligence tests, Aptitude tests, Personality tests, Depression tests, Aggression tests, Projective tests etc. Practical classes are conducted for four days in each semester and attendance in classes is compulsory.
Skill Enhancement Courses:
Two courses: 1. Stress Management and 2. Entrepreneurship Psychology. Each course has two credits of 40 marks. These courses are open to all students. Any student irrespective of their subjects of study, psychology or non-psychology students can choose these courses.