CURRICULUM OF PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
BSc PSYCHOLOGY
Course Type : Common Course
Course Code : ENG1A01
Deals with English Language skills and enable the students to express their views and feelings in personal and professional context
Course Type : Common Course
Course Code : ENG1A02
Introduce students to different genres of English Literature and helps them to enjoy reading stories and poems
Course Type : Common Course
Course Code : HIN 1 A07(1) / MALIA01
HINDI-Introduce different forms of prose and Drama from prescribed textbooks.
MALAYALAM -Deals with the history and evolution of Malayalam poems and short stories
Course Type : Core Course
Course Code : PSY1B01
Students can understand basic concepts like consciousness, sensation, perception, and learning and they can apply learnt methods to study human mind & behaviour scientifically.
Course Type : Complimentary Course
Course Code : PSG1C01
Familiarizes the student of Psychology with the most essential and fundamental aspects of cell biology and basics of genetics that are essential for understanding the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system in general and of the CNS that they are to master in the following semesters.
Course Type : Complimentary Course
Course Code : STA 1C 02
Introduces before students the fundamentals of psychological statistics such as basic ideas about data and its various types, its classification and tabulation, measures of central tendency and dispersion. It also aims to familiarize them with the concept of skewness and kurtosis
Audit course
Course Type : Common Course
Course Code : ENG2A03
Deals with the Academic and professional writing skills and equip the students to apply the conventions of writing
Course Type : Common Course
Course Code : ENG2A04
Familiarizes the students with the concepts of constitution, conservation, sustainability, interconnectedness and promotes them to have a mindset of inclusiveness
Course Type : Common Course
Course Code : HIN 2 A08(1) / MAL2A02
HINDI-Introduce Correct usages of Hindi Grammar and Familiarizing the technology of translation with its possibilities.
MALAYALAM -Deals with the futuristic evolution and the different movements in Malayalam poems, familiarize the important prose in Malayalam
Course Type : Core Course
Course Code : PSY2B01
Students will be able to understand about mental processes, motivation and emotions and can apply their knowledge in their day to day life
Course Type : Complimentary Course
Course Code : PSG2C01
Imparts extensive information to student on the nervous system with special emphasis on the CNS and also introduces the student to states of brain activities and techniques in neurophysiology.
Course Type : Complimentary Course
Course Code : STA 2C 02
Familiarises the students about various statistical tools, introducing before them Bivariate data and the relationship among variables, correlation and regression analysis and its allied concepts. It also introduces before them Basic Probability as well as the concept of Random Variables and their Probability Distributions.
Audit course
Course Type : Common Course
Course Code : ENG3A05
Introduces the students to the genres of expressing the self and helps them to appreciate the narratives
Course Type : Common Course
Course Code : HIN 3 A09(1) / MAL3A03
HINDI-Introducing the origin and development of Hindi poetry of different periods through selected poems
MALAYALAM -Included different genres in Malayalam literature ie drama,travelogue, biography, script writing etc.
Course Type : Core Course
Course Code : PSY3B01
Introduces basics of measurement scales,psycho logical testing and research methodology thereby the students will be learned to do research project and psychological testing in various situations.
Course Type : Core Course
Course Code : PSY3B02
Students will get knowledge and practical experience in testing and interpreting psychological processes
Course Type : Complimentary Course
Course Code : PSG3C01
Familiarizes the students with the sensory systems, pathways, perception of various senses and introduces the student to the endocrine system
Course Type : Complimentary Course
Course Code : STA 3C 02
Aims to inculcate the basics of inferential statistics. It introduces before them various forms of distributions, methods of sampling, fundamentals of testing along with the different large and small sample tests
Course Type : Common Course
Course Code : ENG4A06
Familiarizes the students with the concepts of globalization, commercialization and Intellectual Property Rights and Minority Rights though Literature and to create a positive societal perception
Course Type : Common Course
Course Code : HIN 4 A10 (1) / MAL4A04
HINDI-Introducing selected short stories and novel from prescribed textbooks.
MALAYALAM -It contains the translation theory and its applications in daily life ,also deals with novels, stylistics, morphology of Malayalam language and literature
Course Type : Core Course
Course Code : PSY4B01
Knowledge regarding basic concepts of Intelligence and personality and the common tests used to assess both concepts
Course Type : Core Course
Course Code : PSY4B02
Measure Psychological attributes such as attention, memory, learning and illusion Conduct and prepare reports on Psychological tests and experiments objectively.
Course Type : Complimentary Course
Course Code : PSG4C01
Familiarizes the student with the most essential and fundamental aspects of physiological processes underlying psychological events like hunger, thirst, sexual behaviour and emotion. It also dwells on brain damage and Neuroplasticity.
Course Type : Complimentary Course
Course Code : STA 4C 02
Presents before students the other common tests used for research purposes in psychology such as ANOVA, Non- parametric tests and Sign Test. It also introduces the basics of factorial design and familiarises them on the preparation of a Questionnaire, the various scores and scale of measurement, reliability and validity of test scores and other related concepts.
Audit course
Course Type : core Course
Course Code : PSY5B01
Familiarize students with common Psychological Disorders and its causal factors
Course Type : core Course
Course Code : PSY5B02
This paper provides knowledge about how people think, feel and behave in social contexts with the importance of social influence and also provide insight about major theories, concepts, perspectives and empirical findings in social psychology.
Course Type : core Course
Course Code : PSY5B03
Knowledge about growth and development and changes in development across life-span enable students to assess developmental issues easily and apply these things in child rearing and caring old aged people
Course Type : Core Course
Course Code : PSY5B04
Understand the basic aspects of counseling,different approaches of counseling and its application
Course Type : core Course
Course Code : PSY5B05
Enable students to get an insight about psychological and behavioral processes in health
Course Type : Open Course
Course Code : PSY5D01
Be able to understand about positive and negative emotions;causes and effects of happiness; and how to improve overall life satisfaction or well-being.
Course Type : core Course
Course Code : PSY6B01
This paper deals with major psychological illnesses and provides basic knowledge on therapeutic approaches
Course Type : core Course
Course Code : PSY6B02
The present paper helps the students to gain insight about the basic principles from social psychology to their field of interest, and to find, understand, interpret and use more specialized, applied research findings in the field of Clinical, Counselling, Educational and Health Psychology.
Course Type : core Course
Course Code : PSY6B03
Students will be able to understand cognitive,emotional, physical and social developmental processes in human adult life
Course Type : core Course
Course Code : PSY6B04
The paper deals with theory as well as practical sessions of essential life skills ,which may help the student for better life.
Course Type : Core Course
Course Code : PSY6B06
Leaning to measure attributes such as sensation and perception, Reaction time, learning, and motor ability. Trained to to interpret and write reports on the psychological test results.
Course Type : core Course
Course Code : PSY6B07
Trained to conduct various IQ tests, Personality tests, Aptitude test and son on and to interpret the results with the help of Manuals.
Course Type : Elective course
Course Code : PSY6B05- 03
Be able to describe the effects and causes of happiness and the role of happiness on creativity,productivity and longevity
Course Type : core course
Course Code : PSY6B08
To expose students to practical way of research
MSc CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Course Code : CP1CO1
The student should be able get a sound knowledge of the neuroanatomical and physiological factors of brain and nervous system.
Course Code : CP1CO2
Gives information regarding the relationship between brain and behavior and provide a detailed understanding of different lobes of brain
Course Code : CP1CO3
Introduces Basic concepts about major psychological Disorders,causal factors and its management
Course Code : CP1CO4
Students will get a thorough theoretical background on different theoretical explanations of personality, motivation and emotion and can apply the most suitable perspective to explain behaviour of their clients in the real clinical situations.
Course Code : CP1PR1
gives practical knowledge on common psychological tests ,its administration and interpretation
Course Code : CP2CO1
Introduces basic concepts of research methodology and imparts a research attitude in students and also focus on statistical techniques
Course Code : CP2CO2
Introduces basic theories of psychotherapy and various therapies used in clinical setting
Course Code : CP2CO3
Deals with Psychological Disorders in detail and its symptomatic presentation and management.
Course Code : CP2EO1
As students get knowledge about psychosocial factors in health and illness, lifestyle diseases,chronic & terminal illnesses, they will be able to help people to change ill health habits and improve health by practising health behaviour.
Course Code : CP2PR1
Introduces major clinical tools,administration and interpretation
Course Code : CP3CO1
The student should be able get a sound knowledge of the therapeutic value Combined Indian & Western Approach In Holistic Clinical Psychology, Patanjala yoga, yoga theory of personality and psychopathology.
Course Code : CP3CO2
basics of important psychotherapeutic managements in practice
Course Code : CP3CO3
Familiarizes mental functions and processes under conditions brought about by either physical or mental disorder
Course Code : CP3EO1
understanding of basic approaches and steps in counselling which will enable the students to do psychological counselling.
Course Code : CP3FO1
Major psychological methods of study of behaviour such as interview,observation ,case study,content analysis and psychological test construction are trained
Course Code : CP4CO1
Recent trends in psychology and current issues pertaining to society.
Course Code : CP4FO1
Major psychological methods of study of behaviour such as interview,observation ,case study,content analysis and psychological test construction are trained
Course Code : CP4PR1
90 days of practical exposure to clinical cases in mental health center
Course Code : CP4DO1
Learning and conducting relevant research in the area of Clinical Psychology
Course Code : CP4VO1
overall evaluation about the training and knowledge acquired from current course