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Department of Psychology Course Outcomes (COs)

Co’s of M.A. Programme

M.A. PSYCHOLOGY

Semester I

Course Code

PSY501

Course Title

Experimental Psychology

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: Develop an understanding and in-depth knowledge of the general theoretical and scientific principles of experimental psychology.

CO2: Acquire the knowledge about the psychological concepts of memory and forgetting.

CO3: Understand the concept of Thinking and Problem solving in detail.

CO4: Understand and analyze the concepts of creativity and concept formation.

 

Course Code

PSY502

Course Title

Perceptual Processes

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: To understand the basic psychophysical methods and to be able to compute thresholds for various bodily sensation and to be able to apply theoretical knowledge to daily life.

CO2: To be familiarized with various structural components of the eye to get insights into how the sense of vision works, and to be able to understand the functions performed by various parts of eye.

CO3: To be familiarized with the various structural components of the ear to get insights into the sense of audition works, and to be able to understand the functions performed by various parts of the ear.

CO4: To gain knowledge about various laws pertaining to the various perceptual phenomena and to be able to spot them in one’s daily life.

 

Course Code

PSY503

Course Title

Social Psychology

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: To be able to gain knowledge into understanding social psychology, socialization, interpersonal attraction, and social influence.

CO2: To be able to gain insights into the theoretical approaches to prosocial behavior aggression.

CO3: To be able to understand attribution as a concept of social psychology.

CO4: To be able to understand attitudes as a concept of social psychology.

 

Course Code

PSY504

Course Title

STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN PSYCHOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: Understand techniques of descriptive statistics

CO2: To understand the test of significance and correlation

CO3: To understand regression analysis and its application

CO4: To understand factor analysis and its applications

 

Course Code

PSY505

Course Title

THEORIES AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: Know and understand the historical development of Psychology and origin of Psychology as a Science

CO2: Understand the development of Functionalism and Psychoanalysis in Psychology.

CO3: Understand the development of Behavioristic and Humanistic school of Psychology

CO4: Understand and know about the Gestalt and Cognitive school of Psychology.

 

Course Code

PSY506A

Course Title

Lab Experiment I

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: update the students regarding the various tools used in psychological assessment and practical related to Psychophysics.

CO2: administer psychological tools and apparatus for measuring learning and Attitude

CO3: To enable the students to conduct an experiment on Memory and concept Formation

CO4: To enable the students to conduct an experiment on Thinking/ Problem solving.

M.A. Semester II

Course Code

PSY511

Course Title

APPROACHES TO PERSONALITY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: develop understanding of the basic approaches towards personality developed by the major   schools

CO2: demonstrate an understanding of the major Humanistic and Cognitive theories in personality.

CO3: demonstrate an understanding of the Trait Approaches to personality.

CO4: discussing the contemporary theories of personality according to Social Learning Approach

 

Course Code

PSY513A

Course Title

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1 understand and analyze the major theories, concepts, empirical findings, methods and techniques used in motivation

CO2: appreciate different views of how people are motivated and apply different theories to an individual’s motivation.

CO3: developing an understanding about the concepts, classification and theories of Emotions.

CO4: developing an understanding of the neuro-physiological basis of emotions.

 

Course Code

PSY514

Course Title

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: understand different types of research methodologies and will be able to use them in research projects.

CO2: understand the basic nature and assumptions of ANOVA, its application and procedure.

CO3: understand the Factorial Designs in two way and three-way ANOVA.

CO4: understand the basic principles, application and procedure of Multiple Comparison Tests and ANCOVA.

 

Course Code

PSY518

Course Title

PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: acquire basic knowledge about the structure and function of nervous system, Neurons and Synapse.

CO2: develop an understanding of the structure and function of Central Nervous System including the Neurotransmitters.

CO3: describe and understand the different Research techniques in Physiological Psychology.

CO4: develop an understanding of the Physiological basis of Hunger, Thrust and Sleep and Physiological basis of Learning and Memory.

 

Course Code

PSY519

Course Title

ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: explain the concept and history of abnormal psychology and the multiple causes of abnormal behavior as viewed from a number of different theoretical perspectives.

CO2: acquaint students with Anxiety disorder, Phobia, OCD, Mood, Somatoform and Dissociative disorders

CO3: enable the students to understand different Personality disorders and addictions.

CO4: Develop an understanding of Schizophrenia, Disorders

Childhood and sexual Abuse

 

Course Code

PSY515AB

Course Title

Lab Experiment II

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: enable the students regarding the practical related to Problem solving.

CO2: administer psychological tools and apparatus for measuring Thinking and Personality

CO3: To enable the students to conduct an experiment on Motivation and emotion

CO4: To enable the students to conduct an experiment on Biofeedback

 

M.A. Semester III

Course Code

PSY521

Course Title

PSYCHOMETRICS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: understand the theory and technique of psychological measurement and focus on construction and validation of assessment instruments.

CO2: understand the concept of Reliability, Validity, Norms and Profiles.

CO3: Understand the concept and application of different Intelligence tests, Personality tests and Projective Tests.

CO4: Understand different Interest assessment and different aptitude tests.

 

Course Code

PSY527

Course Title

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: understand and analyze the major nature, paradigms and current status of cognitive Psychology.

 

CO2: Understand the models and functioning of Memory.

CO3: Understand the concept of reasoning and decision making

CO4: Understand the language processes.

 

Course Code

PSY544

Course Title

CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: Understand the nature and concept of disability.

CO2: understand and analyse the visual, hearing and speech disabilities.

CO3: understand the different causes and interventions for childhood disorders like Intellectual disability, Autism Spectrum disorder and Learning disability.

CO4: understand the concept and importance of special education and the role of special educator and psychologist.

 

Course Code

PSY522

Course Title

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: learn about how hereditary and developmental stages are essential and fundamental in the psychological wellbeing of the children.

CO2: apply psychological theories in the development of behavior of the child

CO3: understand how different cognitive and socio-emotional forces can make an impact in regulating the behavior.

CO4: create an awareness of the eminent problems and issues in the discipline of child psychology

 

Course Code

PSY532

Course Title

INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: To understand the basic concepts and principles of human resource planning, personnel selection, training and development and performance evaluation.

 CO2: To have an overview of psychological processes in work behavior.

CO3: understand the job satisfaction and commitment in organization.

CO4: Understand the concepts of Human engineering, accidents and safety

 

Course Code

PSY524

Course Title

COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: help students understand the concept, process, skills and ethical considerations essential to practice counselling

CO2: make students familiar with the theoretical approaches to Counselling.

 

CO3: make students familiar with Cognitive, Rational Emotive approaches to Counseling

CO4: enable the students to understand of the Eastern Approaches to Counseling.

 

Course Code

PSY525

Course Title

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: To provide a review of the historical context of emerging of the discipline, defining the major roles and tasks of clinical psychologists discussing current paradigms and classification of the clinical disorders.

CO2: To study the realistic impact of the changing healthcare environment and evolving role of clinical psychology as a healthcare specialist learning about individual disorders.

CO3: To delineate the various methods of research in the area of diagnostic assessment and clinical interventions.

CO4: Identify, classify and diagnose different psychological disorders and examine and apply the different treatments programs for various psychological disorders.

 

Course Code

PSY526

Course Title

APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: understand the role of social Psychology in social problems, social change and social integration.

CO2: Understand the concept of Poverty and Deprivation.

CO3: helps to understand the role of social psychology in legal systems, concept of violence, psychology of corruption and impact of information technology and communication technology on social behavior.

CO4: understand the concept of Marital adjustment, criteria of successful marital adjustment and interventions for marital conflict.

 

Course Code

PSY529A

Course Title

Lab Experiment III

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: enable the students regarding the practical related to Projective tests.

CO2: enable the students to administer Psychometric tests and Interest Inventories

CO3: To enable the students to conduct MSE and Depression tests

CO4: To enable the students to conduct an experiment on Neuro- psychological tests.

 

Semester IV

Course Code

PSY531

Course Title

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1:  develop a deep understanding and broad knowledge of the research techniques and types of research methods used in the field of psychology.

CO2: acquire in-depth knowledge about the concept of sampling and Cross-cultural research

CO3: develop an understanding of the method of Interview and Sociometry

CO4: Thorough understanding of nature, limitations and ethical issues in Qualitative research

 

Course Code

PSY534

Course Title

HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: To develop an understanding about the nature and significance of emerging areas of health psychology.

 

CO2: To introduce the students to types of stressors, their consequences, and ways for managing stress.

 

CO3:               To   impart   knowledge  about   causes   and   intervention   for   some                        prevalent      stress           related      disorders.

CO4: To develop an understanding about how stress can be managed.

 

Course Code

PSY523

Course Title

ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: understanding various organizational designs and the communication techniques essential in the organizational settings.

CO2: practical implications of different models and theories of leadership and decision making in the organization.

CO3: in-depth understanding of numerous concepts Decision making.

CO4: in-depth understanding of numerous concepts like organizational climate, organizational change and the ways in which these changes can directed in the effectiveness of the organization.

 

Course Code

PSY533

Course Title

PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: To develop an understanding of psychology within adolescent perspective.

CO2: apply psychological theories and empirical research in explaining behavior of adolescents.

CO3: create an awareness about the different aspects of adolescence like physical, cognitive, social and emotional.  

CO4: understand the deviance in adolescence and health risk behaviors.

 

Course Code

PSY535

Course Title

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: To gain knowledge about trace the development of positive psychology as an independent discipline with its multidimensional perspective.

CO2: To study various positive emotional and cognitive states and processes

CO3: To introduce the various theoretical approaches to understand positive cognitive state and processes.

CO4: To understand what is mental health and its importance

 

Course Code

PSY536

Course Title

INTELLIGENCE AND CREATIVITY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: explain the major theories of intelligence.

 

CO2: To understand various theories of creativity by different psychologists.

CO3: To understand the nature of creativity according to Torrance, Getzels and Guilford.

CO4: Understand the correlates of Creativity with intelligence and personality.

 

Course Code

PSY538

Course Title

ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1:Develop a deep understanding and broad knowledge of the general theoretical and scientific principles of environmental psychology.

CO2: Understand and analyze the major theories and concepts of environmental psychology.

 

CO3: To create awareness among students regarding the various types of pollutions and their intervention plans.

CO4: Understand the environmental stress and ecological psychology perspectives

 

Course Code

PSY539

Course Title

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: To develop understanding of the basic nature and objectives of educational psychology.

 

CO2: To demonstrate an understanding of the major cognitive perspectives in educational psychology.

 

CO3: understand Motivation and Learning nature and theories.

 

CO4: develop an understanding of educational assessment, test scores and standardized test.

 

Course Code

PSY540A

Course Title

Lab Experiment IV

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: enable the students regarding the practical related to Autism.

CO2: enable the students to administer the test on Creativity and Organizational commitment

CO3: To enable the students to conduct an experiment on Stress resilience and Optimism scale? Hope/ Self-efficacy.

CO4: To enable the students to conduct an experiment on Mental health

 

P.G.DIPLOMA IN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING

Semester I

Course Code

PSY592

Course Title

Introduction to Guidance and Counseling

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: To understand the concept of Guidance and Counseling

CO2: To understand the skills and areas of Counseling

CO3: To know the Applications of Guidance and Counseling

CO4: To know the various fields of Guidance and Counselling

 

Course Code

PSY 591

Course Title

Introduction to Mental Health Counseling 

Course Outcomes

Course Outcomes:

CO1: To understand historical & contemporary mental health concepts, diagnosis, and treatment.

CO2: To be able to understand counseling stages, techniques, & tools effectively.

CO3: To understand current trends, ethical considerations, & applications of mental health counseling.

CO4: To understand causes and theoretical models and treatment of addiction.

 

Course Code

PSY 601

Course Title

Ethical Issues in Counselling 

Course Outcomes

Course Outcomes:

CO1: To understand the needs for ethical standards

CO2: To be able to understand ethical issues.

CO3: To understand the Counsellor Client relationship.

CO4: To understand the ethical issues in the assessment process.

 

Course Code

PSY593

Course Title

Psychological Scaling and Assessment in Guidance and Counselling

Course Outcomes

CO1: To understand assessment concepts, methods, and logistics of assessment across age groups.

CO2: To understand the nature, administration, scoring of psychological tests, and also analysis and reporting of results.

CO3: To be able to utilize observation instruments effectively for a comprehensive assessment

CO4:To understand and apply various psychological tests for assessing intelligence and cognition, career related and vocational interest, mental health, personality

 

Semester II

Course Code

PSY602

Course Title

Introduction to Rehabilitation Psychology

Course Outcomes

Course Outcomes:

CO1: To understand the historical perspective, scope, methods and functions of Rehabilitation Psychology

CO2: To be able to understand Psychological approaches to Rehabilitation.

CO3: To understand personality development, lifespan development, personality traits and coping styles of person with disability.

CO4: To understand the work settings and training of Rehabilitation psychologists.

 

Course Code

PSY598

Course Title

Models of Guidance and Group Guidance

Course Outcomes

CO1: To understand the importance of guidance for an individual and the Indian perspective of guidance.

CO2: To understand the theoretical models and practical implications of each guidance model.

CO3: To understand and distinguish between different types of guidance and to explore vocational and personal guidance

CO4: To understand the need, significance, and principles of group guidance

 

Course Code

PSY599

Course Title

Educational and Vocational Guidance and Counselling

Course Outcomes

CO1: To be able to evaluate, design, and implement educational guidance programs tailored to the needs of students at different educational levels

CO2: To gain a deeper understanding of guidance and counseling

CO3: To develop the skills to assist individuals in preparing them for vocation by identifying their abilities and interests

CO4: To develop proficiency in utilizing various guidance techniques and skills

 

 

B.Sc Psychology

Semester I

Course Code

PSY105

Course Title

Introduction to Psychology

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: To introduce the students to the subject of Psychology, nature, scope and perspectives of Psychology.

CO2: To familiarize the methods used in Psychology.

CO3: To provide the knowledge about the various schools of Psychology.

CO4: To understand the concept of Perception in Psychology.

 

Course Code

PSY106

Course Title

Biological basis of behavior

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: To explore the biological basis of behavior.

CO2: To understand the structure and function of Nervous system.

CO3: To develop a clear understanding about the process of vision sensation.

CO4: To develop an understand about auditory, gestation and olfactory sensation.

 

Course Code

PSY107

Course Title

Lab Experiments I

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: To gain knowledge about the practical on Illusion/ Perception.

CO2: Understanding the practical application of Attention.   

CO3: To gain knowledge through practical on arousal and reaction time.

CO4: Develop an understanding of application of sensory processes.

 

Semester II

Course Code

PSY108

Course Title

 Psychological Processes

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: To understand the concept of learning and different theories of learning.

CO2: To provide the knowledge and importance of memory and forgetting in human behavior.

CO3: Develop a clear understanding of general, theoretical and scientific principles of motivation.

CO4: To understand the concept of Intelligence and different theories of intelligence.

 

Course Code

PSY109

Course Title

 Psychometry

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: To enable students to understand Statistics in terms of their assumptions and application.

CO2: To develop an understanding about the measures of Central tendency.

CO3: Develop a clear understanding about the Measures of variability.

CO4: Enable the students to understand about the statistical inferences.

 

Course Code

PSY110

Course Title

Lab Experiment II

Course Outcomes

On the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: Understand the practical application of theories of learning.

CO2: Understanding the practical application of Memory and Forgetting.   

CO3: To enable the students about the assessment of Personality and Intelligence.

CO4: Develop a clear understanding of computation of NPC.

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