Department of Applied Psychology

OBJECTIVE : M.Sc. Psychology is a master's degree programme of professional nature. The course has been structured for the direct application of psychology in various fields. It opens new vistas of career in specialized fields like Hospitals, Clinics, Jails, Mental Hospitals, Advertisement Units, Detective Agencies, Women and Child Development Organizations and various Social Welfare Organisations. The course offers specializations in Clinical Psychology, Industrial/ Organisational Psychology, Criminal Psychology, Health Psychology, Child Psychology, Guidance and Counselling, Psychological Testing, Neuro Psychology and Cognitive Psychology. The course is highly job-oriented.

Department offers Post-Graduate Diploma in Guidance & Counseling with prime objective to impart practical skills for management of psychologcal and behavioral disorders to students. This diploma is highly in demand and definately increase the job prospectus and employment in psychology discipline.

B.Sc Psychology (Honors) is a 3-year programme is a 3 year bachelor's degree programme of professional nature. The course has been structured for the direct application of psychology in various fields. It started since session 2018-19.

The Department had started a B.Sc. (Hons.) Psychology programme and has now changed the nomenclature to integrated B.Sc. (Hons/Hons. with Research) – M.Sc. Psychology programme (5 years, semester system) as per National Education Policy 2020 with effect from academic session 2023-24. Psychology, in simple terms, is the study of human mind and human behavior. A student of psychology has to study how a human mind works in different situations, how it develops perception, what are the various circumstances and how they affect the development of human behavior. The programme of integrated B.Sc. (Hons/Hons. with Research) – M.Sc. Psychology is designed to provide in-depth understanding of the subject with special impetus on the applied aspects in the field through the programme all the core areas of psychology are covered to provide the students with the foundation skills for further study and research. This course is an effort to give the students of graduation, a thorough knowledge of different core and applied areas of psychology.

*The admission to this programme will be made subject to grant of approval from the regulatory body concerned.

*The admission to this programme will be made subject to grant of approval from the regulatory body concerned.