Department of Psychology

Programme: Psychology (Hons)

Courses offered by Department of Psychology

Category: Core

Course outcomes

After completing the course student should be able to

• To introduce students to the basic concepts of the field of psychology with an emphasis on applications of psychology in everyday life
• Appreciation of the scope and the field of psychology
• Developing familiarity with basic concepts related to some foundational themes of study in psychology such as learning, memory, perception, and thinking

Category: Core

Course outcomes

After completing the course student should be able to

• To familiarize students with the use of statistical methods in psychological research
• To foster an understanding of the techniques of descriptive statistics for quantitative research.
• To teach the application of the same in the field of Psychology

Category: Core

Course outcomes

After completing the course student should be able to

• Understanding the biological bases of human behaviour, its nature and scope
• Developing critical thinking to use scientific techniques for biological psychology and developing an awareness of ethical issues accompanying them
• Having basic knowledge about the structures of human brain, their functions and impact on human behaviour
• Realizing the importance of hormones in behaviour, cognition and emotions

Category: Core

Course outcomes After completing the course student should be able to

• To develop an understanding of the concept of individual differences
• To acquaint the learner with the complexities of personality theories
• Understanding the various approaches to Intelligence and appreciation of the diverse frameworks
• To know the processes and principles of motivation and emotion and appreciating the diverse frameworks

Category: Core

Course outcomes After completing the course student should be able to

• Building an understanding of pre-history and history of psychology, including philosophical and general-scientific milestone events that have influenced the development of the discipline
• Identifying and appreciating the diversity of contributions to the contemporary fields of psychology
• Developing critical thinking skills with increased ability to articulate sound arguments and ask sophisticated questions regarding theories and principles of psychology
• Describe the key figures in the history of psychology and their major contributions and perspectives
• Provide an introduction to the development of the discipline both from the Indian as well as Western perspective

Category: Core

Course outcomes After completing the course student should be able to

• Awareness of the basic features of various types of research undertaken with human beings and understanding of the use of basic terminology used in human research.
• Demonstrate ability to plan simple researches and state its requirements.
• Developing familiarity with different kinds of measures and techniques for assessing individual differences.
• Understanding the distinctive features of a select qualitative research methods and plan small qualitative research.
• Understanding the importance of maintaining ethical and moral integrity of the researcher.
• To educate students with the process and the methods of quantitative and qualitative psychological research traditions.

Category: Core

Course outcomes After completing the course student should be able to

• Understanding the basic social psychological concepts and familiarize with relevant methods.
• Developing skills pertaining to mapping of social reality and understanding how people evaluate social situations.
• Developing an understanding pertaining to social influence processes particularly the influence of others on individual behaviour and performance.
• Develop an understanding of the individual in relation to the social world

Category: SEC

Course outcomes After completing the course student should be able to

• To understand the nature of stress and learn the skill to identify symptoms demonstrating stress.
• To get an insight into the various environmental, social, psychological and physiological concomitants of stress and develop skills to reduce the impact of these factors and promote conditions that will reduce stress.
• To learn how stress impacts health and learn coping skills and resilience
• To develop skills to manage stress by learning yoga, meditation, relaxation techniques and cognitive skills to deal with stress.

Category: Core

Course outcomes After completing the course student should be able to

• Acquiring knowledge and skills for distinguishing normal and abnormal behaviour and learn the criteria of determining abnormality.
• Developing familiarity with the current diagnostic systems (current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and International Classification of Diseases- Mental Disorder section).
• Acquiring knowledge about Anxiety Disorders and Trauma & Stressor-related, Dissociative and Personality Disorders.
• Developing sensitivity towards individual and cultural diversity.

Category: Core

Course outcomes After completing the course student should be able to

• Developing an understanding of the nature of qualitative and quantitative inquiry
• To educate students with the techniques of inferential statistics and hypothesis testing
• Developing a basic knowledge of how to analyze data quantitatively

Category: Core

Course outcomes

After completing the course student should be able to

• Understanding the key issues and theoretical concepts related to social inequalities, especially in the Indian context.
• Developing insights into one’s own behaviours as a man (or as a woman) through selfreflexivity.
• Learning to apply theoretical knowledge of social psychology in designing intervention systems.
• Developing insights into issues related to groups, environment and the legal system.

Category: SEC

Course outcomes After completing the course student should be able to

• To facilitate the process of self-discovery
• The development of emotional, cognitive and interpersonal competencies for personal growth
• Effectively using the experiential learning paradigm
• Working through personal and interpersonal conflicts

Category: Core

Course outcomes

After completing the course student should be able to

• To introduce the etiological understanding and therapeutic interventions for the various psychological disorders.
• Develop an understanding of Childhood disorders
• To introduce personality disorders and substance related disorders.

Category: Core

Course outcomes

After completing the course student should be able to

• Demonstrating an ability to understand and distinguish major theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches in human development.
• Developing an ability to identify the milestones in diverse domains of human development across life stages.
• Understanding the contributions of socio-cultural context toward shaping human development.
• Acquiring an ability to decipher key developmental challenges and issues faced in the Indian societal context.

Category: DSE

Course outcomes After completing the course student should be able to

• Understanding health psychology and the relation between mind and body.
• Identifying the characteristics of healthy behaviours and promoting them
• Understanding a variety of health enhancing behaviours and the importance of exercise, nutrition, safety and management of pain and stress.
• Developing an understanding of pursuing research in health psychology domains and developing interventions.

Category: DSE

Course outcomes After completing the course student should be able to

• Developing the basic ability to assist HR departments in fulfilling human resource functions, particularly related to recruitment, selection, performance appraisal, and training.
• Developing skills to conduct job analysis that could form the basis of selection instruments as well as performance appraisal system.
• Developing multi-cultural understanding of HRM and sensitivity towards diversity.

Category: Core

Course outcomes After completing the course student should be able to

• To develop an understanding of basic concepts, processes, and techniques of Counseling.
• Having a comprehensive understanding of the profession of counselling, particularly in the Indian context.
• Acquiring basic counselling skills of problem identification, and relationship building (e.g. empathy, listening, paraphrasing, unconditional positive regard).
• Developing qualities of an effective counsellor including increasing self-awareness, reflexivity, self-monitoring and objectivity.
• Helping clients having mild concerns in life; for instance acting as peer counsellors in the college/community

Category: Core

Course outcomes After completing the course student should be able to

• To develop an awareness of the concepts related to organizational behaviour.
• Help the students develop a connection between concepts and practices of organizations.
• Understanding the evolution of the field of organizational behaviour and the challenges faced by the field today, for instance diversity, corporate social responsibility, etc.
• Developing a deeper understanding of conceptual and theoretical bases of motivation and employees’ work attitudes and their relationship with performance and organizational outcomes.
• Understanding leadership processes from different theoretical perspectives.

Category: DSE

Course outcomes After completing the course student should be able to

• Appreciating and understanding the meaning and conceptual approaches to positive psychology.
• Being able to understand the how positive emotional states contribute to resilience, happiness, and wellbeing.
• Learning the various pathways through which cognitive states and processes influence selfefficacy, optimism and wellbeing.
• Being able to identify the applications of positive psychology.

Category: DSE

Course outcomes After completing the course student should be able to

• Understanding the role of Psychology in community development.
• Developing an appreciation of the core values that guide community psychology and facilitate community functions.
• To understand the link between individuals and communities and deal with social issues more effectively.
• Developing insights with respect to health promotion programs in communities, community programme for child and maternal health, for physically challenged and elderly people in the Indian context, through case studies.