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FOUR YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
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PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

This course aims at preparing students for a professional journey in the

growing field of psychology by creating interest and developing an understanding of
basic concepts of the discipline. Its major concerns include fostering capability to
meet the challenges of self-discovery and effective participation in responding to the
needs of society. With a vision to create a balance between society and the individual,
the course intends to enable students in developing abilities needed for meeting the
challenges and needs of the real world effectively. Along with it, students would also
be encouraged to build a relationship with oneself, requisite for self discovery. To this
end, the course emphasizes on building the conceptual foundations and acquiring
psychological skills through classroom teaching/learning consisting of reflective as
well as creative engagement in exercises, projects and hands on experiences.
The teaching-learning of the programme would be organized through lectures,
group discussions, experiential exercises, group projects, presentations, workshops
and seminars. Students would be encouraged to connect to real life issues and
participate in the programs and practices in the different social context. To this end
practicum is incorporated as an important component in most of the papers with hands
on training in the use of various research methods such as: laboratory experiments,
field experiments, observation, testing, survey, interview, case study.
The programme has three components i.e. Discipline 1(DC1), Discipline 2
(DC2) and Application courses (AC). While in DC 1 practicum is a key component,
AC follows a modular pattern where hands on training will be provided for
developing psychological skills and their applications.
Every semester, teaching will be spread over 16 weeks, including 2 weeks for
review.
Teaching of DC 1 and DC 2 Papers
Theory: 4 classes +1 student presentation per paper per week. The total teaching
hours per paper is 40. There would be 1 tutorial class per one group of students for
each theory paper. Each tutorial group would consist of 10- 15 students.
Practicum: 4 classes per week per group (each group will consist of maximum 10
students).
Evaluation: Apart from the final examination at the end of the semester, students
would be evaluated continuously through their presentations, and conduction of
practical and projects. The distribution of marks is as follows:
Theory: 150 marks
Out of 150 marks: 100 marks are dedicated for final examination and 50 marks for
internal assessment through presentation/project.
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Practicum: 50 marks. Continuous internal evaluation is to be done for all the

practicum.
Teaching of Applied Courses
Teaching for AC is 2 hours +1 presentation. Hands on training will be provided to
students through skill based training. Table 3 provides an outline of different papers in
each semester.
Table 1 provides an outline of different papers in each semester for Discipline Course
I. Table 2 provides an outline of different papers in each semester for Discipline
Course II, and Table 3 provides an outline of Applied Courses. .

Table 1: Discipline Courses I

DC I

(4+1)

Odd Semesters
Semester I
PSY 01.Introduction to Psychology (Theory+
Practical)

Even Semesters
Semester II
PSY 03.Psychology of Individual Difference
(Theory+ Practical)

PSY 02.Health Psychology ( Theory+ Practical)

PSY 04.Life Span Development

(Theory+Practical)

Semester III

Semester IV

PSY 05.Understanding Social Relations (Theory+

Practical)

PSY 07.Development of Psychological Thought

PSY 08.Applied Social Psychology (Theory+
Practical)

PSY 06. Research Methods & Data Processing

(Theory+Practical)
EXIT
Semester V

Semester VI

PSY 09.Understanding Psychological Disorders

(Theory+ Practical)

PSY 12.Foundations of Organization Behaviour

(Theory + Practical)

PSY 10.Counseling Psychology ( Theory+Practical)

PSY 13.Understanding and dealing with

Psychological Disorders (Theory+Practical)

PSY 11.Psychometry (Theory + Practical)

PSY 14.Community Psychology

(Theory+Practical)
EXIT
Semester VII

Semester VIII

PSY 15. Bio-Psychology (Theory+Practical)

PSY 18. Cultural and Indigenous Psychology

(Theory+Practical)

PSY 16.Understanding Human Resource and

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Practices (Theory + Practical)

PSY 19.Media Psychology (Theory + Practical)

PSY 17.Research Methodology

PSY 20.Project/Internship

Table 2: Discipline Courses II

Odd Semesters

Even Semesters

Year
DC-II
Semester -I

Semester II

Semester -III

Semester IV

II

PSY DC II 01. Understanding Psychology

Semester VI

Semester -V
III

PSY DC II 03. Psychology for Healthy

Living (Theory + Practicum)

PSY DC II 04. Intergroup Relations

(Theory + Practicum)
Semester VIII

Semester -VII
IV

PSY DC II 02. Youth Psychology

PSY DC II 05. Living in a Media World

PSY DC II 06. Psychology at Work

(Theory + Practicum)

(Theory + Practicum)

Table 3: Applied Courses

AC (2+1)

Year

Odd Semesters

Even Semesters

Semester I

Semester II

Semester III

Semester IV

II

PSY AC 01. Stress Management

PSY AC 02. Development of Communication Competence

Semester V
III

PSY AC 03. Decision Making

Semester VI
PSY AC 04. Effective Leadership

Semester VII

Semester VIII

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DISCIPLINE COURSES I

Semester-I

PSY 01. Introduction to Psychology

Objective: To introduce students to the field of psychology and help them gain an
understanding of the basic psychological processes with an emphasis on applications
of psychology in everyday life.
Marks=100 + 50 (Practicum)

Contact hours: 48

1.Introduction: What is psychology? Perspectives on behaviour; Methods of

psychology (with special emphasis. on Experimentation); Major subfields of
psychology; Psychology in modern India; Biological basis of human behaviour (with
emphasis on brain only) (Hours: 14)
2.Perception: Perceptual processing, Role of attention in perception, Perceptual
organization, Perception as hypothesis testing, Perceptual sets, Perceptual constancies,
Perception of depth, distance and movement; Illusions. (Hours : 12)
3.Learning: Classical conditioning, operant conditioning, observational learning
Principles and applications; Learning strategies; Learning in a digital world; Self
regulated learning; Creating a positive learning environment (Hours: 10)
4.Memory: Models of memory: Levels of processing, Parallel Distributed Processing
model, Information processing, Reconstructive nature of memory; Forgetting,
Improving memory ( Hours: 12)
Practicum:
Any 2 practicum pertaining to PSY 01(Introduction to psychology): Perception,
learning and memory.
Readings
1. Baron, R. & Misra. G. (2013). Psychology. Pearson. ( Chapter 1)
2. Ciccarelli, S. K., & Meyer, G. E. (2010). Psychology: South Asian Edition.
New Delhi: Pearson Education (Chapter 1 : 17- 20; Chapter 2: p. 71 - 80;
Chapter 6: p. 222- 255)
3. Passer, M.W. & Smith, R.E. (2010). Psychology: The science of mind and
behaviour. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill (Chapter 1, 4, 6 and 7)
4. Woolfolk, A., Misra, G., & Jha, A. K. (2012). Fundamentals of Educational
Psychology. Pearson. (pp. 260-266, 321-325, 339-345, 397-405)

PSY02. Health Psychology

Objective: To understand the nature, models and theoretical approach of health
behaviour and its implications for health promoting behaviour and well-being.
Marks: 100+50 (Practicum)

Contact hours: 48

1. Introduction: Definition, Mind-body relationship, Bio-psychosocial model of

Health, Life styles and disease patterns
2. Behaviour and Health: Characteristics of health behaviour; Barriers to health
behaviour; Theories of health behaviour (Protective motivation theory, theory of
reasoned action) and their implications
3. Health Enhancing Behaviour: Exercise, nutrition, accident prevention, pain
(meaning, measurement and management)
4. Health and Well-being: Happiness; Life satisfaction; Resilience; Optimism and
Hope
Practicum: Any 2 practicum pertaining to PSY 02 (Health psychology)
Readings:
1. Allen, F.(2011). Health psychology and behaviour. Tata McGraw Hill Edition
(Chapter-1).
2. Dimatteo, M. R., & Martin L. R. (2011). Health psychology. India: Dorling
Kindersley (Chapter-1 and 5).
3. Snyder, C.R., Lopez S. J., & Pedrotti, J. T. (2011). Positive psychology: The
scientific and practical explorations of human strengths. New Delhi: Sage
(Chapter-7, 9 and 11).
4. Taylor, S.E. (2006). Health psychology, 6th Edition. New Delhi: Tata McGraw
Hill (Chapter-3,4,5 and 6).
Semester II

PSY 03. Psychology of Individual Differences

Objective: To introduces students to the concepts of individual differences with the
goal to promote self-reflection and situate self in the real world.
Marks=100 + 50 (Practicum)

Contact hours: 48 hours

1. Personality: What is personality? Biological foundations of personality; Culture,

gender and personality; Perspectives on personality: Psychodynamic,
Phenomenological- humanistic, and Trait. (Hours: 12 )

2. Intelligence: Concept of intelligence: Psychometric and cognitive approaches to

intelligence; Gardners multiple intelligences; Heredity, environment and intelligence;
Group differences in intelligence; Extremes of intelligence: Giftedness and mental
retardation (Developmental delay). (Hours: 12 )
3. Emotions and emotional intelligence: Nature of emotions, models and
applications of emotional intelligence. ( Hours: 12)
4. Enhancing individuals potential: Motivation: Intrinsic motivation and Self
determination theory; Enhancing cognitive potential (Mental exercises for better
cognitive health), Self regulation and self enhancement; Fostering creativity (
teaching will be based on activities and simulation exercises) (Hours: 12 )
Practicum:
Two psychological tests (one based on Intelligence and one based on personality).
Readings:
1. Carr, A.(2011) : Positive psychology.Routledge. (Chapter 5)
2. Ciccarelli, S. K., & Meyer, G. E. (2010). Psychology: South Asian Edition.
New Delhi: Pearson Education (Chapter 8: 326-343; Chapter 12)
3. Mentis, M., Dunn-Bernstein, M., Mentis, M., & Skuy, M. (2009). Bridging
learning: Unlocking cognitive potential in and out of the classroom. (Chapter
1: pp. 3-7), Corwin.
4. Passer, M.W. & Smith, R.E. (2010). Psychology: The science of mind and
behaviour. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill (Chapters 9 and 12).

PSY 04. Life Span Development

Maximum Marks: 100+50 (Practicum)

Contact hours: 48 hours

Objectives: To understand (a) how human life unfolds from conception to late
adulthood and (b) the connection between theory and applications within each domain
of development.
1.

Introduction to life-span perspective Nature, issues and theoretical

perspectives; Life-span development in the Indian context; Social Policies;
Research in life-span development: methods and designs (10 Hours)

2.

Physical development: Patterns of growth from conception till late

adulthood; Issues of disability; Death and dying (10 Hours)

3. Cognitive development: Brief introduction to cognitive development:

Piagetian, Vygotskian, and Information processing approaches; Cognitive
changes in adulthood and old age; Language development, linguistic diversity
and its role in cognitive development. (14 Hours)

4.

Socio-emotional development: Emotional development; Moral development;

The Self; Forging an identity; Gender and sexuality; Aging and the social
world; Successful aging. (14 Hours)

NOTE: Each domain is to be taught with respect to contexts of development,

pertinent issues at each stage and applications.
Practicum Students have to carry out any 2 practicum (based on PSY 04) out of the
following illustrative list:
1. Life Review of self or an adult.
2. Assessment of cognitive or socio-emotional status with the help of
standardized psychological tests.
3. Field report: The interaction between individuals and contexts (family, school,
peers, culture).
4. Case study of an atypical individual.
5. Field work: some illustrative topics:

Assessing BMI in relation to socio-economic-status.

Comparison of language development between two age groups in children.
Examining the issues of old age by interviewing an elderly individual.
Evaluating quality of service in old-age homes.
Identifying the moral challenges by noting the incidents reported over 1 week
in newspapers.
Interviewing a nursery teacher for understanding the issues encountered in
taking care of children.

Readings:

1. Feldman, R.S. & Babu, N. (2011). Discovering the life-span. New-Delhi:

Pearson. (Chapters 1 to 9)
2. Kakar, S. (2012) The inner world: A psychoanalytic study of childhood and
society in India (4th Ed.). New Delhi. Oxford University Press (Chapters
2,3,4,5 and Appendix )
3. Santrock, J.W. (2012). A topical approach to life-span development. NewDelhi:Tata McGraw-Hill. (Chapters1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17)
4. Shaffer, D.R. & Kipp, K. (2007). Developmental psychology: Childhood and
Adolescence Indian reprint: Thomson Wadsworth (Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10,
11, 12, 13)
5. Sharma, N. & Chaudhary, N. (2009). Human development: Contexts and
processes In G. Misra (ed) Psychology in India, Vol 1: Basic psychological
processes and human development. India: Pearson. (Chapter 2)

Semester III
PSY 05. Understanding Social Relations
Objective: To help students appreciate the centrality of social relations for human
existence and functioning in diverse contexts for managing interpersonal and social
problems.
Marks=100 + 50(Practicum)

Contact hours: 48 hours

1. Reality of Social Relationships: Social relations as the core construct of social

psychology - Understanding relationships at the individual, interpersonal and group
levels, dynamics of relationship; Types of relationships - Informal (communal) vs
formal relationships (exchange).
(12 hours)
2. Social Cognition: Social cognitive constructs: Judgments, schemas, attributions
and biases of self and others.
(12 hours)
3.Attitudinal and interpersonal constructs: interdependence, trust and commitment
in friendship and romantic relations.
(12 hours)
4. Challenges of maintaining relationships: Quality of relationship, interpersonal
conflict, cultural issues; resolution and management context and relationship, conflict
and management.
(12 hours)

Practicum: Any 2 practicum pertaining to understanding social relations (PSY 05)

out of the list suggested below:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Self awareness skills

Verbal/ non- verbal communication skills
Trust / caring / intimacy skills
Conflict management skills
Experiment based on socio-cognitive construct/ attitude
Group projects: Some illustrative topics:
Personal explorations, work book and reflections on friendship/
family/ work relationships
Gender differences in friendship.
Factors influencing relationship satisfaction and commitment
Role of reciprocal licking and similarity in relationship.
Sibling relationship.
Case studies/Real life stories/writing/movies analysis.

Readings:
1. Adler, R.B. & Proctor, R.F.(2007). Communication Goals and Approaches.
Wadsworth: Cengage Learning. (Chapters 2 )
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2. Chadha, N.K.(ed) (2012) Social Psychology New Delhi:MacMillan Publishers

India Ltd. (Chapters 4, 13)
3. Myers, D.G. (1999). Social psychology, 6th edition. Mc Graw Hill (Chapters
1-3 )
4. Reece, B.L. & Brandt, R. (2005). Effective Human Relations: Personal and
organizational Applications. 9th Ed. Houghton Mifflin Company (Chapter
1and 8)
5. Smith, P.B., Bond, M.H. & Kagitcibasi, C. (2006). Understanding social
psychology across cultures. New Delhi: Sage. (Chapter 8, 11)
6. Taylor,S.E, Peplau, L.A. & Sears, D.O.(2006). Social psychology. New Delhi:
Pearson. ( Chapters 1-4 )

PSY 06. Research Methods and Data Processing

Objective: To familiarize students with the paradigms and perspectives of research
methodology and use of statistics as a tool for data analysis in quantitative and
qualitative research.
Marks: 100 +50 ( Practicum)

Contact hours: 48

1. Introduction: Paradigms: Positivist, interpretivist, critical; Research traditions:

Qualitative and quantitative traditions and their steps; Basic issues in research ethics.
Selecting the sample: methods of sampling: Probability, non-probability and mixed.
(14 hours)
2. Analyzing relationship between variables: Descriptive and inferential statistics; levels
of measurement; Parametric and non-parametric statistics; Correlation- Pearson and
Spearman (nature, computation and factors affecting it) (12 hours)
3: Analyzing differences between groups: Normal Probability Curve, t-test and ANOVA
(one-way), Chi Square. (12 hours)
4: Using Qualitative Methods: Case Study, Content analysis and Focus Group.(10
hours)
Practicum: Any 2 practicum pertaining to PSY 06 (Research Methods and Data
Processing) out of the list suggested below:
1. Using SPSS to assess and interpret any two of the following:
t-test
One-way ANOVA
Chi-Square
Correlation
Parametric & Non-Parametric tests.
2. Collecting data and analyzing it using any two of the following qualitative
methods;
Case study
Focus groups
Content Analysis
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Readings:
1. Coolican, H. (2006). Introduction to Research Methodology in Psychology.
London: Hodder Arnold. (pp.18-24, Chapters 15, 17)
2. Gravetter, F.J. (2009). Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences. Cengage
Learning.( Chapters 1,6,7,8,9,10,11,13.)
3. Howell, D. (2009) Statistical methods for Psychology. (Chapters 3, 4,
5,6,7,9,12.)
4. King, B.M.& Minium, E.W, (2007). Statistical Reasoning in the behavioral
Sciences USA: John Wiley & Sons.( Chapters 1,6, 7,14,18,19, 20.)
5. Mangal, S.K. (2012). Statistics in Psychology & Education. 2nd Edition. New
Delhi: PHI learning Pvt. Ltd (Chapters 1,7 8,9 10,11,17).

Semester IV
PSY 07. Development of Psychological Thought
Objective: Introduces students to the diverse streams of psychological thought to
allow critical appreciation of paradigms, postulates and theoretical frameworks used
in explaining psychosocial processes.
Marks: 100

Contact hours: 48

1. The Universal Quest for Psyche: Insights from ancient Indian philosophical
systems (i.e., Samkhya, Yoga, Vedant,); The Western traditions: Empiricism,
rationalism and utilitarianism. The Early beginnings: Contributions of early schools
(i.e. structuralism, functionalism, gestalt)
2. Positivist Thrust: From behaviorism to cognition: Key contributions of Watson,
Tolman, Hull, and Skinner; Cognitive revolution;
3. Psychoanalytic and Humanistic-Existential Thrust: Freudian psychology; Shift
to socio-psychoanalytic thought: Ego Psychology, Object relations; Cultural
psychoanalysis (Sudhir Kakar), Contributions of phenomenologically oriented
humanistic and existential thinkers
4. Contemporary Developments: Feminism and Social constructionism
Readings:
1. King, D. B., Viney, W., & Woody, W. D. (2008). A history of psychology:
Ideas and context: (4th edition). Pearson Education (Chapters-6, 7, 9,10, 12,
15, 16, 17).
2. Leahey, T. H. (2004). A History of psychology: Main currents in
psychological thought. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Pearson Prentice Hall
(Chapters 10,11, 13,14).
3. Paranjpe, A. C. (1984). Theoretical psychology: The meeting of East and
West. New York: Plenum Press (Chapter 4,5,6).
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4. St. Clair, Michael. (1999). Object Relations and Self-Psychology: An

Introduction. Wadsworth Publishing Company (Chapters 1 and 2).

PSY 08. Applied Social Psychology

Objective: To help student understand social problems and gain knowledge about
intervention strategies.
Marks: 100 + 50 (Practicum)

Contact hours: 48 hours

1. Introduction: Nature of applied Social Psychology, Social influences on

behaviour, Levels of analysis Methodological approaches Rapid Rural Appraisal
(RRA)/ Participatory Rural Appraisal (PAR)/Participatory Action and Learning
research techniques (12 hours)
2. Social Psychology and Environmental Challenges: Individual-Environmental
Relation - Natural vs inbuilt environment strategies for including pro-environmental
behaviour. Case studies in the Indian context.(12 hours)
3.Cultural Diversity and Challenges: Types of cultural diversity - Gender, social
inequality, linguistic and religious diversities; Challenges prejudice, discrimination,
stereotype, conflict and their resolution. (14 hours)
4. Intervention and Evaluation: Impact analysis; Process of intervention; need for
evaluation for effective programme. Case studies in Indian context. (10 hours)

Praticum: The students will conduct four practicums. The following is a suggestive
list. Choice of practicum shall be left to the discretion of the colleges.
1. Developing the assessment skills of RRA/PRA/Participatory Action and
Learning in laboratory or field.
2. Practical based on Unit 2 laboratory, test/qualitative method
3. Learning the steps involved in developing interventions programme on any
social problem in the Indian context in the laboratory of field.
4. Learning the steps involved in the evaluation of intervention in the laboratory
or field through case studies, primary or secondary data.
Readings
1. Kloos, B., Hill, j., Thomas, E., Wandersman, Elias, M. J., & Dalton, J.H.
(2012). Community psychology: Linking individuals and communities.
Wadsworth, Cengage. (Chapter 14).
2. Mikkelson, B. (1995). Methods for development work and research: A guide
for practioners. New Delhi: Sage. (Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6).

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3. Schneider, F.W., Gruman, A., Coults, L .M. (Eds.). (2012). Applied social
psychology: Understanding and addressing social and practical problems.
New Delhi: Sage publications. (Chapter 1,4,13; 14)
4. Smith, P.B., Bond, M.H., & Kagitcibasi, C. (2006). Understanding social
psychology across cultures. New Delhi: Sage Publication.

Semester V
PSY 09. Understanding Psychological Disorders
Objective: To help student understand the concept of abnormality and apprise them
of the clinical picture, causation and treatment of some psychological disorders.
Marks: 100+ 50 (Practicum)

Contact hours: 48

1. Introduction: Definition and criteria of abnormality, brief overview of

perspectives (psychoanalytic, cognitive, behavioural, humanistic- existential,
diathesis-stress model) and classification (latest edition of DSM&ICD). (14 hours)
2. Anxiety disorders: Generalized anxiety disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive disorder,
Phobic disorder (08 hours)
3. a) Somatoform disorder: Conversion disorder and Hypochondriasis;
b) Eating disorder: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa (12 hours)
4. Mood disorders: Unipolar and Bipolar Disorders and Suicide (14 hours)

Note: Clinical picture causes and treatment of all the disorders will be dealt with.
Only the relevant treatment/intervention techniques are to be mentioned. These shall
be dealt with in detail in the VI semester.
Practicum
The following practicum (based on PSY 09) would be carried out in the
laboratory/field. Choose any two Clinical Assessment techniques from the following:
1. Psychological Testing: Paper Pencil Test
2. Mental Status Examination and Case Study
3. Film/Text Analyses with context to the disorder
Readings
1. Carson, R. C., Butcher, J. N., Mineka, S., & Hooley, J.M. (2007). Abnormal
psychology. 13th Ed. New Delhi:Pearson. (Chapters 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
2. Kearney, C. A. & Trull, T. J. (2012). Abnormal psychology and life: A
dimensional approach. New Delhi:Cengage learning. (Chapters 2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
3. Kring, A. M., Johnson, S. L., Davison, G. C. & Neale, J.M. (2010). Abnormal
psychology.11th Ed. Delhi: Wiley-India. (Chapters 3, 7, 8, 10)
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PSY 10. Counseling psychology

Maximum Marks: 100+50 (Practicum)

Contact Hours: 48

Objective: To help the student understand the basic concepts, processes and key
applications of counseling.

1. Introduction: Meaning and goals; Counseling process and relationship; Counselor

effectiveness and ethical considerations, Counseling in the Indian context (10 hours)
2. Approaches: Overview of approaches to counseling: Psychodynamic, Behavioral,
Person-centered and Cognitive-behavioral (12 hours)
3.Techniques: Play, art, drama, music, dance; Yoga and meditation (12 hours)
4. Applications: Family Counseling; School and Career Counseling; Crisis
intervention (14 hours)
Practicum: Students are required to carry out any 2 practical (based on PSY 10) from
an illustrative list given below;

Exercises on listening skills or empathy in role play.

Role play of an intake interview with different types of clients.

Interview or survey on persons of different age groups or socio-cultural

backgrounds to assess their needs for professional counseling.

Preparation of a case study of a person dealing with a stressful life situation,

conflict or crisis with suggested interventions.

Using standardized psychological tests to assess the relationship between any

2 variables such as family environment, marital adjustment, school or college
adjustment, work satisfaction, career interests, daily stressors and problems.

Readings:
1.Garrett,J.Expressive Techniques (2007) ) http://jgarrett43mumucoun607.blogspot.in/2007/11/chapter-6-expressive-techniques.html Retrieved on
15 April 2013 (chapter 5)
2. Gladding, S. T. (2012) Counseling: A Comprehensive Profession. (7th ed). Pearson
(Chapters 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 15, 16, 17)

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3. Rao, K. (2010) Psychological Interventions: From Theory to Practice. In G. Misra

(Ed): Psychology in India. Volume 3: Clinical and Health Psychology. New Delhi.
ICSSR/ Pearson (Chapter 5)
4. Rao, S.N. & Sahajpal, P. (2013) Counselling and Guidance. New Delhi: Tata
McGraw Hill. (Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17)
5.Seligman,L.& Reichenberg ,L.W.(2010). Theories of Counseling and
Psychotherapy: Systems, Strategies, and Skills. 3rd Ed. Indian reprint: Pearson.
(Chapters 3, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 18)

PSY 11. Psychometry

Objective: To educate student about psychometrics and its applications in various
fields.
Marks: 100 + 50 (practicum)

Contact Hours: 48

1. Psychological tests/scales: Historical perspective; Test construction and

standardization. Ethical issues. (10)
2. Reliability: Concept of reliability, types of reliability, factors influencing reliability
(14)
3. Validity: Concept of validity, types of validity (14)
4. Norms and Applications of tests: Concept of norms, types of norms;
Applications in the field of: Education, counseling, clinical, and organization (10)

Practicum: The choice of practicum is left to the respective teaching departments. A

suggestive list is given below. Students are required to conduct any two of the
following
1.
2.
3.
4.

Norm formation for any test on Indian population.

Reliability estimation
Validity estimation
Attitude Scale Construction: Semantic differential or Likert.

Readings:
1. Aiken, L.R., Groth- Marret, Gary ( 2006 ). Psychological Testing and
Assessment. Pearson. (chapter 4 and 5)
2. Chadha, N. K. (2009). Applied Psychometry. New Delhi: Sage.
(Chapters:5,6,7,8, 9,10,12,13,14,15)
3. Kaplan, R.M., Saccuzzo, D.P. (2005). Psychological Testing and Assessment.
Cengage Learning.
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Semester VI

PSY 12. Foundations of Organizational Behaviour

Objectives: Orient students toward the concepts and theoretical constructs of
organizations and help them understand the processes involved in individualorganization interface and integration.
Marks: 100 + 50 (practicum)

Contact Hours: 48

1. Evolution of Organizational Behavior: From Taylor, Fayol, Weber, McGregor to

Drucker, Scope and Contemporary Challenges. (12 Hours)
2. Job Attitudes: Job satisfaction, organizational commitment; Work motivation:
Content theories (Maslow, Herzberg, and McClelland), process theories and
applications (Expectancy, Goal Setting, and Equity). (12 Hours)
3. Leadership: Basic theories: Trait theories, Behavioral theories, Contingency
theories; Contemporary issues: Inspirational approaches to leadership, contemporary
leadership roles, challenges to the leadership as a construct. (12 Hours)
4. Power and Politics: Influence, individual power, empowerment, power of
organizational groups, sexual harassment, organizational politics. (12 Hours)
Practicum : Students would be required to complete two practicum from any of the
topics discussed in PSY 12 Foundations of Organizational Behavior. Choice of
practicum shall be left to the discretion of the colleges. The field exposure should be a
priority in practical. Assessment should not solely focus on testing, and quantitative
analysis should be coupled with qualitative analysis. Proposed practical group size
should not exceed 10 as an experiential hand on training is needed and close contact
with the students is required.

Readings:
1. Greenberg, J and Baron, R.A. (2011) Behavior in Organizations. 10th ed.
Prentice hall of India Pvt. Ltd. (Chapters: 1,12)
2. Luthans, F. (2010). Organizational behavior, 12th Edition. McGraw Hill
(Chapters: 5,6,13, 14)
3. Pareek, U. (2010). Understanding Organizational Behaviour. Oxford: Oxford
University Press. (Chapters: 1,2,7,9)
4. Robbins, S.P., Judge T.A. and Sanghi, S.(2009) Organizational Behaviour,13th
ed. Pearson Education , Inc. (Chapters: 3,6,12,13,14)

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PSY 13. Understanding and Dealing with Psychological Disorders

Objectives: To introduce clinical picture, causes and treatment of some psychological
disorders and provide a brief introduction to some treatment techniques.
Marks: 100 + 50 (practical)

Contact Hours: 48

1.Schizophrenia: Types of Schizophrenia Disorganised, Catatonic and Paranoid

(clinical picture, causes and treatment) (Hours: 14)
2. Substance-related disorders: Alcohol abuse and Drug abuse (clinical picture,
causes and treatment) (Hours: 10)
3. Cardiovascular diseases: Hypertension and Coronary Heart Disease; Personality
disorders: Antisocial personality disorder; Developmental disorders: Learning
Disorder, Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (clinical picture,
causes and treatment) (Hours: 14)
4.Treatment of disorders: a) Biological treatment: Pharmacotherapy and
Electroconvulsive therapy; b) Psychological treatment: Psychoanalytic therapy,
Behaviour therapy and Cognitive-Behaviour therapy. (Hours: 10)
Practicum
Any two of the following (based on PSY 13) clinical assessment techniques would be
carried out in the laboratory/field.
1. Psychological testing: Semi projective techniques/Projective techniques
2. Clinical interview
3. Role play
Readings
1. Carson, R. C., Butcher, J. N., Mineka, S., & Hooley, J.M. (2007). Abnormal
Psychology. Thirteenth Edition.Pearson, New Delhi. (Chapters 10, 11, 14, 16,
17)
2. Kring, A. M., Johnson, S. L., Davison, G. C. & Neale, J.M. (2010). Abnormal
Psychology. Eleventh Edition. Delhi: Wiley-India. (Chapter 11, 12, 13)
PSY 14. Community Psychology
Objective: To learn the linkage between individuals, communities and societies and
handle social issues more effectively with peoples participation.
Marks=100+50 (Practicum)

Contact Hours: 48

1. Introduction: Definition of community psychology; types of communities

locality based and relational; models: ecological level analysis of community,
conceptual level model. (12 hours)
2. Core values in community psychology: a) Individual and family wellness; sense
of community; respect for human diversity; social justice; empowerment and citizen
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participation; collaboration and community strengths. b) Community functions

learning, socialization, and supportive functions. (12 hours)
3. Communities as setting for health promotion: Need and process of community
organization and building for health promotion programming. Community
programme for child and maternal health, for physical challenged and old age in the
Indian context.
(12 hours)
4.Intervention for Community Development and Empowerment: Concept and
practices for community development and empowerment; case studies of community
intervention programs by the governmental and nongovernmental organizations in
Indian context such as, rural panchyat programs, childrens education, citizen right,
self- help group, social accounting. (12 hours)
Practicum: Practicum on any two of the topics covered in PSY 14 (community
psychology)
Readings:
1. Banerjee, A., Banerji, R., Duflo, E., Glenneske, R., & Khenani, S. (2006) Can
Information Campaign start local participation and improve outcomes? A
study of primary education in Uttar Pradesh, India, World Bank Policy
Research, Working Paper No.3967
2. Fetterman, D.M., Kaftarian, S.J. & Wandersman, A (Eds)(1996)
Empowerment Evaluation, New Delhi : Sage Publication. (Chapter 8)
3. Kloos B. Hill, J Thomas, Wandersman A, Elias M.J. & Dalton J.H. (2012).
Community Psychology: Linking Individuals and Communities, Wadsworth
Cengage Learning.[ Chapter 1 (page 02-35), Chapter 6 (page 174-197),
Chapter 8 (page 248-284), Chapter 11]
4. McKenzie, J. F. Pinger, R. R. & Kotecki, J. E. (2005). An introduction to
community health. United States: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. (Chapter 5,
7, 9)
5. Misra, G. (Ed). (2010) Psychology in India. Indian Council of Social Science
Research. Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt Ltd. Pearson Education (Unit III
Chapter 2)
6. Poland, B. D., Green, L.W. & Rootman, I.(2000) Setting for Health
Promotion: Linking Theory and Practice, Sage Publication, New Delhi
(Chapter 7).

Semester VII
PSY 15. Biopsychology
Objective: To provide an understanding of the biological basis of behavior.
Marks: 100 + 50 (practicum)

Contact Hours: 48

1. Introduction to biopsychology: Nature and scope; Methods and ethics in

biopsychology; Divisions of biopsychology.
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2. The Functioning brain: Structure and functions of neurons; Neural conduction

and synaptic transmission; Organization of nervous systems.
3. Behavioural regulations: Biological basis of: learning and memory, emotion, and
human communication (speech); Functional abnormalities of neurotransmitter:
dopamine and serotonin hypothesis; Behavioral Endocrinology: neuroendocrine
system and development of brain and behavior.
4. Neuroplasticity and rehabilitation: Plasticity of the Adult Brain: neuroplastic
responses to nervous system damage (neural degeneration, neural regeneration, neural
reorganization, and recovery of function); Neuroplasticity and the treatment of
nervous system damage: blocking neurodegeneration, promoting regeneration,
neurotransplantation, and rehabilitative training.
Practicum
Psychobiological Assessment: Case Study/Test, Relationship between physiological
and psychological variables (e.g. Use of Biofeedback), Electroencephalography
(EEG), Effect of arousal on reaction time and attention.

Readings:
1. Breedlove, S. M., Rosenzweig, M. R., & Watson, N. V. (2007) Biological
Psychology: An introduction to behavioral, cognitive, and clinical
neuroscience, 5th Edition. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, Massachusetts
(Chapter 5)
2. Carlson, N. R. (2009) Foundations of Physiological Psychology, 6th Edition.
Pearson Education, New Delhi. (Chapter 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 12 and 13)
3. Pinel, J. P. J. (2011) Biopsychology, 8th Edition. Pearson Education, New
Delhi.(Chapter 1,2, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10)

PSY 16. Understanding Human Resource and Practices

Marks: 100 + 50 (practicum)

Contact Hours: 48

Objective: To help students understand the various processes and issues inherent in
organizations related to human resources.
1. Selection and performance appraisal: a) Brief introduction to HR in the context
of organizations; b) Selection: Brief introduction to selection, steps involved,
selection devices; c) Performance Appraisal: Its relevance, methods, errors and biases,
feedback of performance appraisal information to employees (12 hours)
2. Training and development: Process, models, techniques. (12 hours)
3. Corporate Social Responsibility, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Stress and
its management (10 Hours)
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4. Organizational change and development: (a) Organizational change: Concepts,

models (one specific model), Techniques (one technique for individual and one for
group);(b) Organizational development: Concepts, models (one specific model),
techniques (one technique for individual and one for group; Case studies in Indian
context. (14 hours)
Practicum:
Students would be required to complete 4 practicum from any of the topics discussed
in PSY 16 . Choice of practicum shall be left to the discretion of the colleges.
Readings:
1. Aamodt, M.G. (2001) Industrial/ Organizational Psychology. Thompson
Wadsworth, a division of Thompson learning Inc. (Chapters: 7,8)
2. Chadha, N.K. (2005). Human Resource Management-Issues, case studies and
experiential exercises.3rd edition. New Delhi: Sai Printographers
(Chapters:1,6,7,9)
3. Jex, S.M. & Britt, T.W. (2008) Organizational Psychology: A ScientistPractitioner Approach. 2nd ed. John Wiley and sons Inc. New York. (Chapters:
1,5,7,8,10,15)
4. Luthans,F. (2010) Organizational Behaviour. 12th Edition. McGraw Hill.
(Chapters: 7,9)
5. Muchinsky, P.M. (2006) Psychology applied to work: An Introduction to
Industrial and Organizational Psychology. NC : Hypergraphic press (Chapters:
4,6,7)
6. Pareek,U. (2010) Understanding Organizational Behaviour. Oxford: Oxford
University Press. (Chapters: 25, 26)
7. Robbins, S.P., Judge T.A. and Sanghi, S. (2009) Organizational Behaviour.
13th ed. Pearson Education , Inc. (Chapters: 18,19)
8. Schlutz,D. and Schultz, S.E. (2006) Psychology and Work Today. 9th ed. New
Jersey, Pearson Education Inc. (Chapters: 3,5,6,12)
PSY 17. Research Methodology
Mark: 100 + 50 (practicum)

Contact Hours: 48

Objective: To educate the process of doing research in psychology using quantitative

and qualitative approaches.
1. Designing a Research: Quantitative and Qualitative approaches of research;
Review of Research and formulating research questions; Question-method
connection: Triangulation and Mixed Method Strategy. (10 hrs)
2. Advanced Quantitative Analysis (using SPSS): Introduction to Experimental
Design; Two factor ANOVA, Post hoc Tests (any two). (14 hrs)
3. Qualitative Data Analysis: Generation of qualitative data: Interview,
Observation, Secondary Data sources (texts, visual media and archival material);
Data analysis: Interpretive phenomenological analysis, Grounded theory. (10 hrs)
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4.

Ensuring Quality of Research: Standards of good qualitative research;

Reliability, Validity and Generalizability of quantitative research (14 hrs)

Practicum ( Project Based on RM)

The aim of this paper is to enable students use their learning from Paper 17 to design
a research study. Student will be encouraged to undertake review of literature on a
topic, formulate a research question and identify an appropriate method which he/she
may pursue in Paper 20 in semester 8. Students will be supervised in groups of 3-4 for
1 class/week.
Readings:
1. Broota, K.D. (1989). Experimental Design in Behavioural Research. New Age
International Private Limited. (Ch 1,4,7)
2. Darlington, Y and Scott, D. (2002). Qualitative research in practice: Stories
from the field. Buckingham : Allen and Unwin. (Ch 3,4,6,)
3. Howitt, D. (2010). Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Psychology: New
Delhi: Pearson Education. (Ch 3,5,8,11, 14)
4. Neuman, L. (2011). Basics of social research: Qualitative and Quantitative
approaches: New Delhi: Pearson Education (Ch 4)
5. Willig, C. (2001). Introducing qualitative research in psychology: Adventures
in theory and method. Philadelphia : Open University Press. (Ch 9)

Semester VIII
PSY 18. Cultural and Indigenous Psychology
Objective: To understand the implications of culture for understanding behaviour in
cultural context and exploring psychological insights in the Indian thought traditions.
Marks: 100+50 (Practicum)

Contact Hours: 48

1. Study of Cultural Processes: Explaining cultures; Psychic Unity and Cultural

Relativity; Beyond Descriptions of Cultural Differences.(12 hours)
2. Culture, Self and Others: (a) Who am I and Who are They? Culture and
architecture;
Representation: Person, Other People, Self and of Groups (b) The
Making and Remaking of Cultures: A Developmental Perspective: Life stages and
culture, Family and children, three models of the family, self-construal and
developmental pathways.(14 hours)
3. Intercultural Contacts: Nature, psychological benefits and costs of cultural
competence; Migration, globalization and cultural diversity; Management of
multicultural identities; Identity negotiation (10 hours)

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4. Indigenous Psychology: Indian Psychology Implications and applications;

Indian perspective on emotions; self and identity; place of culture in psychological
science; indigenization of psychology in India.(12 hours)
Practicum: Students to do any 2 practicum from the above course
Readings
1. Auluck, S. (2002). Self and identity. In G. Misra, and A. K. Mohanty (eds.),
Perspectives on indigenous psychology, p. 374-398. New Delhi: Concept
Publishing Company. (Chapter 20)
2. Chiu, C., & Hong, Y. (2006). Social Psychology of Culture. New York:
Psychology Press. (Chapters 6, 10, 11, 12)
3. Jain, U. (2002). An Indian perspective on emotions. In G. Misra, and A. K.
Mohanty (eds.), Perspectives on indigenous psychology, p. 281-291. New
Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. (Chapter 15)
4. Misra, G., & Gergen, K. J. (2002). On the place of culture in psychological
science. . In G. Misra, and A. K. Mohanty (eds.), Perspectives on indigenous
psychology, p. 421-439. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. (Chapter
23)
5. Roa, K. R. (2011). Indian psychology: Implications and applications. In
Cornelissen, R.M. M., Misra, G., Varma, S. (Eds.), Foundation of Indian
Psychology: Theories and concepts, Vol, 1. New Delhi: Pearson. (Chapter 1)
6. Sinha, J. B. P. (2002). Towards indigenization of Psychology in India. . In G.
Misra, and A. K. Mohanty (eds.), Perspectives on indigenous psychology, p.
440-457. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. (Chapter 2 4)
7. Smith, P.B., Bond, M. H., & Kagitcibasi, C. (2006). Understanding Social
Psychology across cultures: Living and working in a changing world. London:
Sage. (Chapter 5)

PSY 19. Media Psychology

Objective: To Educate the students about media, its impact, and in designing of
advertisements/media promotions/ campaigns
Marks : 100 + 50 (Practicals)

Contact hours 48

1. Media and User: understanding mass media; Issues in Media psychology:

Construction of reality, media and culture, Media and ethics, regulation. (12
hours)
2. Media and advertising: Developing an effective advertising programme
/media promotions/ campaigns for social marketing. Case studies in the Indian
context. (12 hours)
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3. Audio-Visual media (TV and movies) and Print media: Nature and their
impact; Developmental issues: fantasy Vs reality, socialization, stereotyping,
and violence. . Case studies in the Indian context. (12 hours)
4. Interactive and emerging technologies: Virtual social media, interactive
media, gaming, issues of internet addiction. Case studies in the Indian context.
(12 hours)
Practicum: Any two practicum based on the topics discussed in PSY 19(Media
Psychology)
Readings
1. Barker, M., Barker, D. I., Bormann, N. F. & Neher, K. E. (2013). Social media
marketing: A strategic approach. South Western Cengage learning. (Chapter 10).
2. Batra, R., Aaker, D. A., and Myers, J. G. (2006). Advertising management. New
Delhi Dorling Kindersley (India). (Chapter 1)
3. Berns, R. M. (2004). Child, Family, School, Community: Socialization and
support. Thomson/Wadsworth. (Chapter 9; 339-382).
4. Giles, D. (2008). Media Psychology. Lawrence Erlbaum (Chapter 1)
5. Kotler , P., Keller, K. L., Koshy, A. & Jha, M. (2012). Marketing management: A
South Asian perspective. Pearson (Chapter 17)
6. Melkote, S. R. & Steeves, H. L. (2001). Communication for development in the
third world. New Delhi Sage (Chapter 1)
7. Melkote, S. R. & Steeves, H. L. (2001). Communication for development in the
third world. Sage (Chapter 4)
8. Young, G., Ferrari, P., Malhotra, S., Tyano, S., and Caffo, E. (2003). Brain,
culture and development. MacMillan. (Chapter 6)

PSY 20. Research Project/Field Training

Marks: 150

Contact hours 48

Students can opt for either a research project or field training. The research project
can be undertaken by an individual student or a group of 3-4 students. In
consultation with a supervisor, students will carry out empirical work using
qualitative and/or quantitative methods studied in papers on research
methodology. Students will be supervised in groups of 3-4 for 1 class/week. The
presentation of the report should be as per APA standards. The students choosing
to do internship in different kinds of set-ups/organizations will be required to
submit a field report as per the decided format. Students will be supervised in
groups of 3-4 for 1 class/week.

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Discipline II Courses

Semester III
PSY DCII 01. Understanding Psychology
Objective: To introduce the field of psychology and help students develop an
understanding of the basic psychological processes as well as relevant applications of
psychology in everyday life.
Marks 100
1.

Contact Hours: 48

Orientation to psychology: Nature, fields and applications of psychology;

Basic psychological processes: Learning, memory modules; Motivation: Types
of motives (sociogenic/psychogenic motives); Emotion: Positive and negative
emotions. (12 Hours)

2. Understanding individual differences: Introduction; Abilities, aptitude,

interests; Motives; Theories of personality: Freudian, psychoanalysis, type and
trait, humanistic; Theories of intelligence: Spearman g theory, Sternberg and
Gardner; Assessment. (14 Hours)
3. Understanding developmental processes: Cognitive development: Piaget;
Moral development: Kohlberg; Psycho-social development: Erikson.
(12 Hours)
4. Applications of psychology: Work; Law; Health (10 Hours)

Readings:
1. Ciccarelli , S. K. & Meyer, G.E. (2008). Psychology (South Asian Edition).
New Delhi: Pearson.
2. Feldman,S.R.(2009).Essentials of understanding psychology ( 7th Ed.) New
Delhi: Tata Mc Graw Hill.
3. Passer, Michael W. & Smith,R.E.(2007). Psychology: The science of mind
and behavior. New Delhi :Tata McGraw-Hill.

Semester IV
PSY DCII 02. Youth Psychology
Objective: To help students understand the notion of youth across cultures, the
factors influencing youth identity and the importance of youth psychology.
Marks: 100
1.

Contact Hours: 48

Introduction: Defining youth; Youth across cultures; Formulation of youth

identity; Concerns and relevance of youth psychology. (12 Hours)
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2.

Youth development and society: Relationship with family members, peers

and friends; Romantic relationships and intergenerational relations; Youth
culture: Gender, media and values. (14 Hours)

3. Issues and challenges: Youth and risk behaviours (Drug abuse, delinquency,
sexuality & suicide risk); Employment, education; Youth in transition.
(12 Hours)
4. Youth and sustainable social well-being: Positive youth development:
Responsibility, social interest and social capital. (10 Hours)
Readings:
1. Brown, B. B., R. Larson, & T. S. Saraswathi. (2002).The world's youth:
Adolescence in eight regions of the globe. New York: Cambridge University
Press. (Chapters 1 & 2).
2. Connidis, I. A. (2010).Family ties and aging. Sage. ( Chapters 8 &10)
3. Heinz, L. & Ansbacher, R.R. (1956). The individual psychology of Alfred
Adler. New York: Basic Books.( Chapter 5)
4. Jonathan,I., Thomas, K., & Ramaswamy,S.( 2002). Social capital and wellbeing in developing countries: An introduction. In Jonathan Isham, Thomas
Kelly, and Sunder Ramaswamy, eds. Social capital and economic
development: Well-Being in developing countries. Northampton, MA: Edward
Elgar, pp. 3-17.
5. Rew, L.(2005). Adolescent health: A multidisciplinary approach to theory,
research and intervention. Sage. (Chapter-1 & 6)
6. Tromosdraff,G. & Chen,X.(2012).Values, religion and culture in adolescent
development. Cambridge University Press. (Chapter 1& 18 )
Semester V
PSY DCII 03. Psychology for Healthy Living
Objective: Understand the spectrum of health and illness for better health
management.
Marks: 100

+ 50

Contact Hours: 48

1. Illness, health and well being: Conceptualizing illness, health and wellbeing;
Models: Medical, bio-psycho-social, holistic health. (12 Hours)
2. Stress and coping: Nature and sources of stress; Personal and social
mediators of stress; Effects of stress on physical and mental health; Stress
management. (12 Hours)
3.

Health management: Health-enhancing behaviors: Exercise, nutrition,

meditation; Health compromising behaviours: Alcoholism and smoking;
Health protective behaviours: Immunization, maintaining hygiene and
pollution-free environment; Illness management. (12 Hours)

4.

Promoting human strengths: Human strengths and virtues; Cultivating

inner strengths: Hope and optimism; Gainful employment and Me/We
balance. (12 Hours)
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Practicum: Two practicum pertaining to Living in a Media World (PSYDC-II

05) from any 2 units
Readings:
1. Carr, A. (2004). Positive psychology: The science of happiness and human
strength.UK: Routledge. (Chapter 3)
2. DiMatteo, M.R. & Martin, L.R. (2002). Health psychology. New Delhi:
Pearson (Chapters 9, 10)
3. Forshaw, M. (2003). Advanced psychology: Health psychology. London:
Hodder and Stoughton. ( Chapters 1,3,4).
4. Snyder, C.R., & Lopez, S.J.(2007). Positive psychology: The scientific and
practical explorations of human strengths. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
(Chapters 4,17,18)

Semester VI

PSY DCII 04. Intergroup Relations

Objective: To understanding the significance of healthy intergroup relations for
individuals and the Indian society as well as learning the strategies of resolving
intergroup conflicts.
Marks: 100 +50

Contact Hours: 48

1. Nature of intergroup relations: Cooperation vs. competition; Classical study

of Robbers cave experiment; Realistic conflict theory. (10 Hours)
2. Social categorization and conflict: Ingroup vs. outgroup; Consequences of
social categorization: Cognitive biases & stereotypes, conflict and social
categorization; Minimal ingroup situation. (14 Hours)
3. Cultural aspects of intergroup relations: Social identity, Stereotypes:
National & ethnic stereotypes cases for Indian context. (12 Hours)
4. Resolving intergroup conflict: Intergroup contact; Promoting intergroup cooperation; Conflict management strategies: Collaborating, competing,
accommodating, avoiding & compromising. (12 Hours)
Practicum: Two practicum pertaining to Living in a Media World (PSYDC-II 05)
from any 2 units
Readings:
1. Baron, R.A., Branscombe, N.R, Byrne,D. & Bhardwaj, G. (2009) Social
psychology. New Delhi : Pearson.
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2. Keyton, J. (2006). Communicating groups-building relationships in group

effectiveness. New York: Oxford University Press .
3. Smith, P.B., Bond, M.H & Kagitcibasi, C.(2006) Understanding social
psychology across culture. New Delhi : Sage Publications.
4. Zorsyth, D.R. (2009) Group dynamics.Broke/Cole: Wadsworth .

Semester VII

PSY DCII 05. Living in a Media World

Objective: To understand of the effect of media on human psyche and develop a
critical awareness of the psychological processes underlying media consumption and
influence.
Marks: 100 + 50 (Practicum)

Contact Hours: 48

1. Interface of media and psychology: Understanding the interface between media

& psychology; Uses & gratification & cultivation research; Fantasy v/s reality;
Media and social influence: Persuasion and propaganda. (12 Hours)
2. Being a consumer: Understanding consumer behavior; Consumption &
happiness; Consumer culture & identity. (10 Hours)
3. Knowing & creating consumer needs: Cognitive processes: Attention,
perception, learning & memory; Affective processes: Role of emotions;
Motivational processes and role of self-regulation; Consumer and advertising. (10
Hours)
4. Critical issues in media influence: Portrayal of social groups in media (based on
gender, ethnicity, disability, etc.); Children and adolescents as media consumers
(Aggressive & violence, sexual content, body image etc.); Use & abuse of
internet and social networking; Role of media in social change: Positive role of
media, media literacy & advocacy. (16 Hours)
Practicum: Two practicum pertaining to Living in a Media World (PSYDC-II 05)
from any 2 units.
Readings:
1. Dill, K.E. (2009). How fantasy becomes reality: Seeing through media
influence.New York: Oxford University Press. (Chapters 1,2,4)
2. Giles, D. (2003). Media psychology. New Jersey: Lawrence
Erlbaum.AssociatesPublishers. (Chapters 1,2,4,6,8,9,10&16)
3. Jansson-Boyd, C. V. (2010). Consumer psychology. England: Open
University Press. Chapters 1,2,3,4,5,8,11,12)
4. Wanke, M. (Ed.). (2009). Social psychology of consumer behaviour. NY:
Taylor & Francis. (Chapter 1)

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Audio-Visual Sources for Unit 4

1. Documentary:No Logo: Brands, Globalization and Resistance by Noami
Klein
2. Documentary: Killing Us Softly 4 by Jean Kilbourne
3. Documentary: Century of Self-Part 1: Happiness Machines by Adam Curtis

Semester VIII
PSY DCII 0 6. Psychology at Work
Objective: To understand the meaning, theoretical foundations and application of I/O
Psychology.
Marks: 100 + 50 (Practicum)

Contact Hours: 48

1. Introduction to I/O Psychology: Definition; Brief history; Contributing

disciplines to the domain of I/O psychology; Contemporary trends and challenges.
(12 Hours)
2. Work Motivation: Concept of work motivation; Theories of work motivation and
applications.
(10 Hours)
3. Communication in organizations: Communication process; Purposes of
communication in organizations; Communication networks; Barriers to effective
communication; Managing communication.
(12 Hours)
4. Leadership: The meaning of leadership; Early approaches to leadership (trait
approaches, behavioral approaches-the Michigan studies, the Ohio studies, Leadership
grid), Contingency theories- Fiedlers contingency theory and contemporary theoriesTransformational & Transactional leadership.
(14 Hours)
Practicum: Two practicum pertaining to Psychology at Work (PSYDC-II 06) from
any 2 units.

Readings:
1. Greenberg, J. & Baron, R.A. (2011). Behaviour in organizations. 10th Ed. India:
Dorling Kindersley. (Chapter 1)
2. Griffin, R.W. & Moorhead, G.(2009). Organizational behavior: Managing
people & organizations (Edition). Biztantra publishers. (Chapters 11, 12, 13)
3. Robbins, S. P. & Judge, T.A. Essentials of Organizational Behavior. 9th
Edition. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India. (Chapters 1, 5,10,11)
4. Robbins, S. P. & Judge, T.A. Organizational behavior. 12th Ed. New Delhi:
Prentice Hall. (Chapters1, 6,11,12)

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Applied Courses
Semester III
PSY-AC01 Stress management
Contact hours: 24
Objective: In everyday life we experience demands and pressures relating to various
events, tasks, relations which constitute the core of stressful experience. Students will
learn how they can make adjustments and manage to cope with stress more
effectively.
Module 1. Learning about sources of stress and its symptoms: Nature of stressvarious sources of stress environmental, social, physiological and psychological;
Symptoms of stress - emotional response, physiological & behavioral
Module 2. Learning to manage stress effectively : Methods - yoga, meditation,
Vipassana, relaxation techniques, clarifying problem, alternate actions, support
(Problem focused) emotion focused constructive approach
Reading
Neiten, W. & Lloyd, M.A (2007). Psychology applied to Modern life. Thomson
Detmar Learning . ( Chapter 3, & 4 )
Semester IV
PSY-AC03 Decision Making

Contact hours: 24

Objective. In Our life we need to make decisions in different contexts. Students will
learn various strategies which enable them to make god decisions as often as possible
and decision making is a skill that improves with
Module 1. Decisions regarding career: Discovering self and creating a healthy
acceptance of self; Learning to connect with self with vocational choices/career.
Module 2. Decision making in interpersonal context : Learning about conflict
management in interpersonal relations such as family relation, peer, and, work ; Art of
negotiation in interpersonal conflict, handling difficult people and finding solutions
Readings:
1. Adler, R.B & Proctor, R.F (2009). Communication Goals and Approaches.
Wadsworth cencage Learning, India
2. Sherfield, R.M., Montgomery, R.J., & Moody, P.G. (2009). Developing soft
skills. Pearson Education, India.

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Semester V
PSY- AC02 Developing Communication competence

Contact hours: 24

Objective:Communication is a basic human need. This course would help the

students develop effective communication skills for negotiating and presentation in
different context of interpersonal relations.
Module 1. Communication Skills for effective presentation : Organizing skills of
message and context; Presentation skills of message ;Situating it to different audience,
Handling question/answer.
Module 2. Communicating skills in the interpersonal context: Engaging in
meaningful conversation; Interviewing skills; Art of listening ; Non-Verbal skills
Readings:
1. Adler, R.B & Rodman, G. (2006) Understanding Human Communication. Oxford
University Press.
2. Sherfield, R.M, Montgomery, R.J. & Moody, P.G. (2009) Developing soft skills,
Pearson education, India.
Semester VI
PSY-AC04 Effective Leadership
Contact hours: 24
Objective: Identifying the characteristics of an effective leader for building teams and
transforming the members.
Module 1. Developing effective behavioural styles of leadership: Communication
Skills; Participatory Communication; Consideration for members;Defining goals and
distributing task effectively
Module 2. Building effective teams: Co-operation in a team; Cohesiveness, trust
and interdependence

Readings:
1. Forsyth, D.R. (2006). Group processes. New Delhi: Cengage learning
2. Lussier, R. N. &Achua, C.(2007). Effective Leadership. New Delhi: Thomson
South Western

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