ABOUT THE COURSE
TheMA(Applied Psychology) program caters to the need of producing professionals who are responsive to the cultural, social and emotional agenda of the human society through the holistic understanding of the human behavioral science.The programinstills in the students the competency to be a professional capable of appreciating the social change through behavioral aspects thereby fostering as a true agent in the growth and development of the society.

 

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

1) To acquire knowledge on the development of Psychology and its practical applications in various domain.
2) To understand the need and importance of Psychology in the present society.
3) To gain an insight into the value of psychology in daily life to help and understand self and others better.
4) To understand the importance and implications of research in Psychology.
5) To equip the students with better skills and competence so as to enable them to serve for the noble cause of humanity.



AFFILIATION & APPROVAL

The 2 year full time MA in Applied Psychology at NERIM School of Social Science is conducted as per the prescribed regulations and syllabi of Dibrugarh University.

 

COURSE STRUCTURE & SYLLABUS

As per regulation of Dibrugarh University, the MA in Applied Psychology programme consists of Four Semesters of six months duration each having two semesters per year. Each semester will cover 400 marks and every paper of each semester will carry 100 marks. The break up of marks in each paper shall be 25 marks for Internal Assessment and 75 marks for End Semester Examination. Apart from the theory papers the course also includes paper on psychological practical in the Second and Fourth semesters and one internship programme in Fourth semester respectively.

 

PROGRAMMES - MA (Applied Psychology) 2 year full time


Duration : Two-Year Full Time
Semester : i. First Year: First and Second Semester
ii. Second Year: Third and Fourth Semester

Total no. of Papers: 16 (Four Papers in each Semester)



The study of the course is spread over in the following order:

I Semester: 4 Papers II Semester: 4 Papers
III Semester: 4 Papers IV Semester: 4 Papers


1ST SEMESTER (ALL PAPERS ARE COMPULSORY)
AP-101: Introduction to Psychology
AP-102: Life Span Development Psychology
AP-103: Personality and its Assessment
AP-104: Social Psychology/ Social Influences


2nd SEMESTER (ALL PAPERS ARE COMPULSORY)
AP- 201: Research Methodology and Statistics
AP-202: Psychopathology
AP-203: Guidance, Counselling and Psychotherapies
AP-204: Psychology Practical


3rd SEMESTER (ALL PAPERS ARE COMPULSORY)
AP-301: Introduction to Contemporary Psychology
AP-302: Psychological Assessment
AP-303: Statistical Methods
AP-304: Research Methodology-II


4th SEMESTER (ALL PAPERS ARE COMPULSORY)
AP-401: Psychopathology
AP-402: Health Psychology
AP-403: Counselling Psychology
AP-404: Practical Paper.

ALLOTMENT OF MARKS:
FIRST YEAR -

First Semester.

Paper Code Paper Name End Semester In Semester Total Marks
AP-101 Introduction to Psychology 75 25 100
AP-102 Life Span Development Psychology 75 25 100
AP-103 Personality and its Assessment 75 25 100
AP-104 Social Psychology/Social Influence 75 25 100
Semester Total Marks: 100+100+100+100= 400

 

Second Semester

Paper Code Paper Name End Semester In Semester Total Marks
AP-201 Research Methodology and Statistics 75 25 100
AP-202 Psychopathology 75 25 100
AP-203 Guidance, Counselling and Psychotherapies 75 25 100
AP-204 Psychology Practical 75 25 100
Semester Total Marks: 100+100+100+100= 400

 

SECOND YEAR

 

Third Semester.

Paper Code Paper Name End Semester In Semester Total Marks
AP-301 IIntroduction to Contemporary Psychology 75 25 100
AP-302 Psychological Assessment 75 25 100
AP-303 Statistical Methods 75 25 100
AP-304 Research Methodology II 75 25 100
Semester Total Marks: 100+100+100+100= 400

 

 

Fourth Semester.

Paper Code Paper Name End Semester In Semester Total Marks
AP-401 Psychopathology 75 25 100
AP-402 Health Psychology 75 25 100
AP-403 Counselling Psychology 75 25 100
AP-404 Practical Paper 75 25 100
Semester Total Marks: 100+100+100+100= 400

 

 

TOTAL

1st Semester total Marks 400
2nd Semester total Marks 400
3rd Semester total Marks 400
4th Semester total Marks 400
Grand Total 1600

 

 

ELIGIBILITY

Any candidate who possesses a Bachelor degree in any stream including medical and technical graduates from Dibrugarh University or any other university recognized by the UGC with at least 45% (40% for SC/ST/OBC) marks is eligible to apply for admission into theMaster ofApplied Psychology (2- year full time) programme.

 

SELECTION PROCEDURE

Selection for admission shall bemade on the basis ofDibrugarhUniversity norms and regulations.
N.B.: Eligibility criteria and other procedure such as for Admission and Examination is subject to change from time to time as per the notification of the University.

 

REQUIREMENT OF CLASSROOM ATTENDANCE

A student of MA (Applied Psychology) 2 year programme shall have to attendminimum 80%of total classes in each paper to be eligible to appear in each semester end examination.

 

EXAMINATION SYSTEM: (As perDibrugarh UniversityRegulations)
(a) A candidate shall be entitled to a maximum of 3 chances to clear the M.A (Applied Psychology) Programme including the first examination.

(b) There shall be 8 (eight) courses in the second-year M.A (Applied Psychology) module including a project work of 100 marks of which 7 (seven) courseswill be compulsory and 1(one) coursewill be optional. In each course 30% of marks shall be earmarked for internal assessment/ group discussion/ practical/ presentation of project report and remaining70% for the end termexamination.

(c) A student failing in not more than 2 (two) courses shall be allowed to clear these courses in the next subsequent regular examination.

(d) A candidate shall have to pass in all the papers separately. The maximum pass marks for each course shall be 40% but in aggregate, provided should not be less than 45%.

(e) Examination of the programmes shall be conducted as per the Dibrugarh University Examination Ordinance, 1972 (As amended).

 

AWARD OF DEGREE
a) Declaration of result:Acandidatewho has duly passed theMA (Applied Psychology) examination shall be declared to have qualified for the award of relevant degree.
b) Each candidate who has successfully passed in all the four semesters of the programme shall be awarded the Degree of Master inApplied Psychologywith grade/marks secured.


 

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