Psychology
- Overview
- Vision & Mission
- Objectives
- Programs Offered
- Activities
- Pedagogy
- Achievements
- Faculty
Overview
The Department of Psychology was established in 1973. From a sole faculty member, the Department has now grown into one of the largest in college, comprising fourteen full time faculty members. The Department offers Honours and Dual-major degrees along with Economics, Sociology, Journalism, English Literature and Communicative English. This allows students to develop an innovative interdisciplinary approach, using Psychology as a pivot to appraise the world better. The department offers a research-intensive degree at the Master’s level since 2015. The emphasis will continue to remain on cultivating a college-community interface, thereby extending the impulse of knowledge and culture of social conscientiousness.
Head of the Department
Dr. Hamsa N,
Associate Professor, M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., SLET.
Vision and Mission
- To facilitate a comprehensive understanding of human behaviour.
- Keeping abreast with changing dynamics in the field of psychology.
- To lay foundations that foster a research based approach.
- To sensitize students to psychological issues in order to catalyse a climate of social responsibility.
- To equip students with practical skills to develop into psychologists.
- To help students develop a good foundation to become mental health professionals.
- To train students to develop adequate research skills to function in any field of psychology.
- To help students apply their knowledge and skills to deal with contemporary and relevant social problems.
- Comprises of Lectures using ppts, videos and other relevant technological aids.
- Student presentations/ projects for specific papers.
- Internships across two years for students to gain an exposure to careers.
- Role plays, activity-based learning.
- Use of MOOCs to aid with additional knowledge enrichment.
- Encouraging of conference and workshop attendance.
- Guest lectures and group discussions.
- Use of films and short videos to aid with teaching.
Departmental Achievements
- Faculty presentations in national and international conferences.
- Quality publications in national and international journals of repute in various areas of psychology.
- Student presentation and publications in various conferences and journals.
- Successful completion and implementation of UGC-Sponsored and Management funded projects by faculty members.
- Students who have graduated are working in premier mental health institutions like NIMHANS and other similar establishments.