B.SC. PSYCHOLOGY

Undergraduate programme in psychology provides a strong basic foundation for the aspirants of psychology. It is a choice based credit and semester system programme of Mahatma Gandhi University. The curriculum is designed in such a way that both theory and practical are to be taught in six semesters. The complementary courses for the programme are Body systems and Behaviour , Biological Basis of Behaviour and Psychological Statistics. An important aim of the programme is to provide students a strong theoretical foundation in psychology.

The core papers taught in the UG programme are Foundations and Methods of Psychology, Basic Cognitive Processes, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Organizational Behaviour, Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychology. Besides the core papers students are given option to choose an open course from any other departments other than Psychology. Every year there will be more than three hundred applications received in the college only for seeking admission through the management quota. So in order to cater this excessive demand an additional batch was begun in 2015. At present there are more than two hundred and thirty students are pursuing their study together in aided and self financing stream. Additional to the curriculum programme, students are given training in research and school counselling. Modern technological assistance is used in pedagogy.

Open Course Offered (UG)

• Counselling Psychology

• Micro Counselling Skills
• Psychology in Everyday Life
• Life Skills Development