Department of Psychology

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

We invite you to choose Psychology (B.A. honours in Psychology) as your desired career. It helps you grow and cope up with the global scenario where the demand is that of the people with good communication skills, soft-skills, behavioural observation, analytical brain, logical mind-set, aesthetic taste, etc.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

BA-Psychology (3-year full time)

A Bachelor's Degree in Psychology (BA/BS) is an undergraduate degree conferred upon a student who has met all the graduation prerequisites at a degree-granting college or university. Typically, a BA in Psychology will take 3 years to earn; Students opting for psychology are desirous of greater understanding of the human mind, emotions and behaviors. Some utilize the bachelor's degree as the foundation for graduate degrees in psychology or other disciplines; others use its benefits to enter the workforce in areas involving substantial amounts of human interaction. The psychology careers available to one with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology are as diversified and creative as the person who holds it. Once an individual completes this degree, for further specialization student can select any of the varied fields like Clinical, Counseling, Organizational, Sports, Community, Forensic Psychology, etc.

CURRICULUM

Attachment 1: BA HONS PSYCHOLOGY

FACULTY

PROGRAM OUTCOME

Programme Outcomes (POs) - Psychology Major

PO1- Critical Thinking: Take informed actions after identifying the assumptions that frame our thinking and actions, checking out the degree to which these assumptions are accurate and valid, and looking at our ideas and decisions (intellectual, organizational, and personal) from different perspectives.

PO2- Problem Analysis: Stimulate into adopting an enquiring attitude towards the problems encountered, developing solutions & appreciation of the different contexts

 PO3- Effective Communication: Speak, read, write and listen clearly in person and through electronic media in English and in one Indian language, and make meaning of the world by connecting people, ideas, books, media and technology

PO4- Social Interaction: Elicit views of others, mediate disagreements and help reach conclusions in group settings.

PO5- Effective Citizenship: Demonstrate empathetic social concern and equity centered national development, and the ability to act with an informed awareness of issues and participate in civic life through volunteering.

PO6- Ethics: Recognize the diversity and complexity of ethical dilemmas in the real world, and educate oneself to base one’s actions on responsibility, and respect for human rights.

PO7- Environment and Sustainability: Understand the issues of environmental contexts and sustainable development.

PO8- Self-directed and Life-long Learning: Acquire the ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context socio-technological change.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES FOR B.A. (HONS) PSYCHOLOGY

The Specific Outcomes that a student should be able to demonstrate on completion of B.A. Hons. Degree level programme in Psychology are as follows:

PSO-1: Understand the foundational principles and theories of human behavior as well as apply them to examine and evaluate the bio-psycho-social bases of human behavior through the human life span.

PSO-2: Develop ability and gain experience to use skills in specific areas related to chosen specialization fields like cognitive, industrial-organizational, clinical, counseling, health, educational, social & community.

PSO-3: Understand the ways to connect theory with personal experiences and varied applied settings and understand how psychology can be applied to solve problems facing humankind.

PSO-4: Gather knowledge about the discipline and research methods; develop skills of articulation of ideas, scientific writing and develop future vocational and career goals.

Programme Outcomes (POs) - PSYCHOLOGY MINOR

PO1- Critical Thinking: Take informed actions after identifying the assumptions that frame our thinking and actions, checking out the degree to which these assumptions are accurate and valid, and looking at our ideas and decisions (intellectual, organizational, and personal) from different perspectives.

PO2- Problem Analysis: Stimulate into adopting an enquiring attitude towards the problems encountered, developing solutions & appreciation of the different contexts

 PO3- Effective Communication: Speak, read, write and listen clearly in person and through electronic media in English and in one Indian language, and make meaning of the world by connecting people, ideas, books, media and technology

PO4- Social Interaction: Elicit views of others, mediate disagreements and help reach conclusions in group settings.

PO5- Effective Citizenship: Demonstrate empathetic social concern and equity centered national development, and the ability to act with an informed awareness of issues and participate in civic life through volunteering.

PO6- Ethics: Recognize the diversity and complexity of ethical dilemmas in the real world, and educate oneself to base one’s actions on responsibility, and respect for human rights.

PO7- Environment and Sustainability: Understand the issues of environmental contexts and sustainable development.

PO8- Self-directed and Life-long Learning: Acquire the ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context socio-technological change.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSO):

The Specific Outcomes that a student should be able to demonstrate on completion of B.A. Hons. Degree level programme in Psychology are as follows:

PSO-1: Understand the foundational principles and theories of human behavior as well as apply them to examine and evaluate the bio-psycho-social bases of human behavior through the human life span.

PSO-2: Develop ability and gain experience to use skills in specific areas related to chosen specialization fields like cognitive, industrial-organizational, clinical, counseling, health, educational, social & community.

PSO-3: Understand the ways to connect theory with personal experiences and varied applied settings and understand how psychology can be applied to solve problems facing humankind.

PSO-4: Gather knowledge about the discipline and research methods; develop skills of articulation of ideas, scientific writing and develop future vocational and career goals.

STUDENT OUTCOMES

SO1- The student will be able to articulate ideas and perspectives, by developing and enhancing the communicative skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in interpersonal and interactive contexts, in print and in electronic media, for various audiences and purposes.

SO2- The students will be able to recognize the diversity and complexity of ethical dilemmas in the real world, and educate oneself to base one’s actions on responsibility, and respect for human rights.

SO3- The students would inculcate values of patriotism and of unity, and transfer these values to real-life through selfless volunteering and activism, for promoting community welfare.

SO4- The students would develop competence in understanding, appreciating, and respecting social diversity derived from the representation of points-of-view, thereby facilitating conflict resolution, and social harmony.

SO5- The students will take initiatives and challenges to choose learning opportunities and  programmes, implementing learning goals, and sustaining intellectual growth and excellence in a constantly changing global scenario.

SO6- The student will study and understand Nature and the environment, so as to initiate responsible individual and collective action, towards sustaining our shared environment.

SO7- The student will be able to explore, explain and critically evaluate how texts shape the understanding of social realities and their own selves.

LABORATORY

Psychology Lab:

Psychology Laboratory is managed by the Department of Psychology for conducting psychological experiments and administering psychometric tests. In the lab space not only tests & experiments of curriculum are conducted but psychology lab also organizes workshops for students & faculty members. In the lab mock therapy and counselling sessions are conducted with the students to develop clinical assessment & intervention skills in the students. Students are also acquainted with different theoretical aspects with practical exposure through activity-based learning and project-based discussions. Students are motivated to design, conduct and analyze surveys, clinical interviews, case studies with a number of subjects in laboratory & real-life scenarios. In total psychology lab focuses on developing scientific research aptitude in students from designing the research to collection of data to report writing.

ANNUAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND GRADUATION DATA

The following table contains the annual student enrollment and graduation information for various courses of B.A. (Hons.):

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

The faculty members of the department are all research oriented and thus keep on exploring the unexplored. The details of the research publications of the faculty are:

CONFRENCES SEMINARS

The faculty members of the Department are keen learners and believe in ‘Learning - Unlearning – Relearning’. The details of the Conferences and Seminars attended by the faculty are:

AREAS OF CONSULTANCY

The Department offers consultancy services in various fields of English, Psychology and Economics. The resources/expertise available in the department are: