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B. Sc Psychology Syllabus
First Semester
Paper I: Psychological Processes-I
1. Introduction 2. Attention and Perception 3. Intelligence and Creativity 4. Motivation 5. Emotions 6. Stress and Well-Being 7. States of Consciousness Suggested practicum activities: Reaction time Intelligence and creativity Recognising emotions Knowledge of results

Second Semester
Paper II: Psychological Processes-II
1. Learning 2. Memory 3. Cognition 4. Nature and Methods of Physiological Psychology 5. Nervous System: Structure and Function 6. Endocrine System Suggested practicum activities: Biopack Biofeedback Verbal Learning Memory/ Effect of Imagery Problem Solving Level of Processing

Third Semester
Paper III: Research Methods and Statistical Applications
1. Nature of Psychological Research 2. Steps in Psychological Research 3. Hypothesis 4. Problem and Variables 5. Experimental and Non-experimental Research 6. Observation, Interview Methods 7. Qualitative Analysis

Fourth Semester
Paper IV: Human Development
1. Life Cycle Approach to Development 2. Social and Cultural Context in Human Development 3. Culture and Human Development 4. Cognitive Development 5. Emotional and Social Development 6. Development Concerns during Adolescence, early youth and adulthood. 7. Problems of aging 8.Problems and Issues of Human Development in

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8. Quantitative Analysis 9. Application of Measure of Central Tendencies and Variability 10. The Normal Curve: 11. Non-parametric and Parametric Statistics:

the Indian Context Suggested practicum activities: Observation skills Models of parenting Study of generational studies through internet Study collection and theories of mind Paper V: Clinical and Health Psychology 1. Introduction 2. Anxiety based disorder 3. Delusional Disorders: Nature and Types 4. Mood Disorders 5. Stress and Adjustment Disorders 6. Personality Disorder 7. Therapies 8. Healthy and Well Being

Fifth Semester
Paper VI: Social and Cultural Psychology Paper VII: Personality and Self: Theories and Applications Paper VI: Social and Cultural Psychology 1.Introduction 2. Social Perception and cognition 2.Attitudes 3.Prejudice and Discrimination 4.Group and Leadership Cultural psychology: 6. Inter-group conflict: Paper VII: Personality and Self: Theories and Applications 1. Theoretical and methodological issues in self and personality 2. Empirical theories in personality 3. Self in psychoanalysis 4. Personality

Sixth Semester
Paper VIII: Environmental Psychology/ Community Psychology and Social Change/ Psychological Assessment/ Counselling and Psycho-Therapy Paper IX: Psychology of Human Resources/ Organisational Psychology/ Educational Psychology: Basic Principles for Teaching/ Education of the Disadvantaged

Paper VIII: Environmental Psychology

1. Introduction: 2. Environment and Behaviour 3. Psychological Approaches to Environment 4. Ecology and Development 5. Demography 6. Environment Assessment 7. Environmental wisdom: Suggested Practicum Activities: Study of attitudes and values towards environment Focus group to create environmental awareness, data processing Field study on experience of crowding Case study of tragedy of commons,

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5. Gena Theory of Personality

Paper VIII: Community Psychology and Social Change 1. Social Support and Community Psychology

observation in public place.

2. Social Ecology and Community Psychology 3. Community Participation and Social Change
4. Diversity and Multiculturalism 5. Cooperative Research Paper VIII: Psychological Assessment
1. Nature and Scope of Human Assessment 2. Parameters of Assessment, Psychological Scaling; Methods of Scaling 3. Principles of Psychological Test Construction 4. Types of Psychological Tests 5. Assessment of Psychopathological Behaviour

DSM IV, TR, ICD 11.

Suggested practicum activities: Wechester- III MMPI Becks Depression scale II/ STAI Split half reliability of test Constructing a test up to pilot study Paper VIII: Counselling and Psycho-Therapy Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy 2. Counselling Process 3. Approaches to Counselling and Psychotherapy 4. Cognitive Behavioural Approaches to Counselling and psychotherapy 5. Indian Techniques 6. Attitudes towards Psychopathological Behaviors Suggested Practicum Activities Role Plays: Listening, paraphrasing, Emapthy Initial interview Paper IX: Psychology of Human Resources 1.

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1. Introduction 2. Context of Human Resource in Different Sectors 3. Selection of Human Resources 4. Retaining Human Resources 5. Development of Human Resources 6. Organisational Changes and Management 7. Cultural Issues in Managing HR Suggested Practicum activities: Personality test- 160 F (W) NEO Personality Survey Davids Battery of differential Aptitude Tests. Competency Mapping of patience Job study on Team manager, HRD Manager, sales Experience etc. Paper IX: Organisational Psychology 1. Historical Context of Organisational Behaviour 2. Perspectives for Understanding OB 3. The Individual and Organisation 4. The Individual in the Organisation 5. The Group and Organisation 8. Employee selection 9. Training Suggested practicum activities Experience on group problem solving Use of OCTAPACE/MAO-B (Udai Parek) Climate Survey Case study of Organisation behaviour

Paper IX: Educational Psychology: Basic Principles for Teaching

1. Introduction to Educational Psychology 2. . Student Characteristics 3. . The Development of Cognition, Language, and Personality 4. Human Diversity and the Schools 5. Learning and Motivation 6. Teaching Methods and Practices 7. Classroom Ecology and Management 8. Classroom Assessment

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Suggested Practicum activities:

Observation of parent-Teacher Association (PTA) meeting in a school. Case study of a school child with ADHD/Dyslexia/LD/Problem behaviour. Teacher interview on childrens learning problems (underachievement/LD/MR etc) Assessment of meta-cognition (metamemory, reading awareness)

Paper IX: Education of the Disadvantaged

1. The Concept of Disadvantaged

2. Poverty and Disadvantage: Educational Issues 3. Cognitive affective, motivation, personality, perceptual, language and achievement characteristics of the poor and disadvantaged children 4. Socio-cultural and Family Environment and Schooling of the Disadvantaged 5. Educational and intervention strategies for the disadvantaged 6. Education of the Disadvantaged in India

M. Sc Psychology Syllabus
First Semester
Paper I: Advances in Psychological Processes-I Paper II: Principles of Research Methods Paper III: Advanced Social Psychology Paper IV: Psychology of Self and Personality

Second Semester
Paper V: Advances in Psychological Processes-II Paper VI: Research Methodology: Psychometry and Statistical Applications Paper VII: Cultural Psychology Paper VIII: Clinical Psychology/Organisational Psychology/Developmental Psychology/Educational Psychology

Third Semester
Paper IX: Qualitative Research Methodology Paper X: Research Planning: Preparing Proposals, Scientific Writing Clinical Psychology

Fourth Semester
Clinical Psychology Paper XIII: Group Therapy and Family Counseling Paper XIV: Positive Psychology and Mental Health Or Organisational Psychology

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Paper XI: Psycho Diagnostic Procedures Paper XII: Psychotherapeutic Interventions Or Organisational Psychology Paper XI: Group Dynamics and Leadership Paper XII: Organisational Change and Development Or Developmental Psychology Paper XI: Theories of Human Development Paper XII: Child Development and Adolescence Or Cultural Psychology Paper XI: Cross-Cultural Psychology Paper XII: Inter-Cultural communication Or Educational Psychology Paper XI: Psychology of Education: Socio-Cultural Perspectives Paper XII: Pedagogy, Curriculum and Classroom Practices

Paper XIII: HRD: Challenges and issues Paper XIV: Training and Development in Organisations Or Developmental Psychology Paper XIII: Child Psychopathology Paper XIV: Adulthood and Gero Psychology Or Cultural Psychology Paper XIII: Indigenous Psychology Paper XIV: Culture, Self and Cognition Or Educational Psychology Paper XIII; Education of the Exceptional Paper XIV: Education of the Minorities Paper XV: Field Training Paper XVI: Dissertation

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