BS (Psychology)
BS Psychology Program:
The BS-Psychology program is designed to cater all necessary needs of students related to the field of Psychology. Its an essential area of learning, as it encompasses the many aspects of the human mind and subsequent behaviour. The accurate understanding of these promotes good health and establishes a society which is self-aware, resilient, and better able to maintain healthy relationships. The four-year program focuses on the intricacies of individual differences, and the cultural significance of psychological theories, practices and therapy. Since Psychology is a field that has struggled to be recognized as a science within Pakistan, the launching of this program will aid in furthering our society towards mental and emotional wellbeing.
The three specializations within the program, namely Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, and Industrial and Organizational Psychology, have been offered after careful consideration of the requirements of prospective students. Within Pakistan the importance of all three disciplines is now being recognized as the graduates of these three streams will provide a support to growing demand of psychologists in various domains like hospitals, academia, organizations, armed forces and public sector organizations.
Clinical Psychology
Clinical Psychology aims to understand and resolve complex human problems. Everything from assessing, identifying and treating mental, emotional and behavioural disorders is included within this domain of Psychology. Clinical psychologists are able to help individuals improve their mental health by practicing a wide range of therapeutic techniques, including but not limited to; cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), cognitive analytic therapy (CAT), psychodynamic therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
A Bachelor’s with the specialization of Clinical Psychology will serve as a pre-requisite for a Masters in the same, leading to the fulfilment of the requirement of becoming a Clinical Psychologist in Pakistan.
Educational Psychology
The field of Educational Psychology focuses on understanding the social, cognitive and emotional processes involved in teaching and learning. Professionals within this field work to improve teaching methods and modes of instruction to achieve learning outcomes more effectively. Learning disorders form the core of Educational Psychology, as the challenges associated with these disorders are recognized and overcome. Educational psychologists use specific forms of therapy to manage disorders such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia.
Students with this specialization can become school counsellors or use their specific skillset to enhance their teaching methods with the full understanding of individual students and the classroom. Another avenue that a major in Educational Psychology can peruse is Special Education, a field which is among the most neglected within Pakistan.
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Industrial and Organization Psychology are fields within Psychology which are dedicated to understanding and effectively managing employment and relationships between individuals working together. Within the Bachelor’s in Psychology program at MAJU, these two similar subfields are merged together to teach both the processes relating to employee abilities, performance management, job analysis and research, as well as, the interpersonal relationships at work, motivation, leadership and group dynamics.
The value of Industrial and Organizational Psychologists is growing in Pakistan and many multi-national companies, telecom companies, banks and businesses are now employing psychologists with this area of expertise to oversee human resource processes and employee interactions.
Eligibility
- Higher Secondary School Certificate or Equivalent securing at least 45% marks in aggregate, as per HEC requirement.
Selection Criteria
- MAJU Admissions Test
- Past Academic Performance
- Interview
Duration
This is a four-year degree program comprising of 8 semesters with minimum of 134 semester credit hours. There will be a fall and a spring semester in each year. The summer session will be utilized for internships or deficiency courses. The maximum duration to complete BS is 7 years.
Final Year Projects/ Research Requirement
- A student may register for the final year project in the 7th semester of his/her degree program, or on the completion of 98 Credit Hrs.
- Students have to submit a detailed write-up of the research and may be required to give a presentation.
- Psychological research is a prerequisite for registering for the final year project.
- Student’s CGPA must be 2.0 or above.
Internship Requirements
- Every student has to register for a summer internship program following their 6th semester or after the completion of 66 credit hours.
- A formal evaluation is carried out and pass/fail grade is awarded to the student.
- Clinical Psychology specialization requirement: 50 hours of clinical work under the supervision of a psychologist, psychiatrist or therapist.
- Educational Psychology specialization requirement: Minimum of 8-weeks of internship in any domain of education working with schools, institutes for special children, or centers for child behavior modification.
- Industrial/organizational Psychology specialization requirement: Maximum of 6 weeks of internship in any institute or organization related to research, counselling or assessment.
- A formal reference from the employer will be required for the acceptance of internship.
Specialization Completion Requirement
- In order to successfully major in one of the three specialization streams offered within this degree, students must pass six mandatory courses of a major of their choice; Clinical, Educational or Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
Degree Requirements
- Passing all courses totaling at least 134 credit hours.
- Obtaining at least 2.0 CGPA of 4.00.
- Final Year Research.
- Completion of Internship
Plan of Study:
Educational Objectives and Learning Outcomes
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
The BS (Psychology) program at Faculty of Social Science will fulfill the vision and mission of the University by producing graduates who will:
| PEO-1 | Be leaders in industry or academia by demonstrating their knowledge and technical, managerial and human skills for the benefit of individual society’s built and natural environments. |
| PEO-2 | Exhibit quest for learning and initiative by continuously broadening their abilities and enhancing their human and technical skills to maintain their relevance with technological/theoretical/therapeutic change. |
| PEO-3 | Demonstrate commitment to ethical practices, community service and societal contribution. |
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
| PLO-1 | Psychological Knowledge |
Apply knowledge of Psychological fundamentals and a psychological specialization to the solution of complex psychological problems. |
| PLO-2 | Problem Analysis: |
Identify, formulate, research literature and analyze complex psychological problems reaching substantiated conclusion using principles of psychology. |
| PLO-3 | Formulate/Development of Solutions: |
Design/research/apply therapeutic solutions for complex human, social, educational and industrial problems, components or processes that meet specified need with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, cultural, societal and environmental consideration. |
| PLO-4 | Investigation |
Investigate complex psychological problems in a methodical way including literature survey, design and conduct of qualitative and quantitative analysis. |
| PLO-5 | Modern Tool/therapy/solution Usage |
Create, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources and modern psychological and social science tools with an understanding of the limitations. |
| PLO-6 | Psycholgy and Society |
Apply reasoning information by contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to professional psychological practice and demonstrate knowledge of and need for sustainable development. |
| PLO-7 | Environment and Sustainability: |
Understand the impact of professional psychological solutions in individual, societal and environmental contexts and demonstrate knowledge of and for sustainable development. |
| PLO-8 | Ethics: |
Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of psychological practice. |
| PLO-9 | Individual and Team Work: |
Ability to transfer learned knowledge of psychology in novel contexts and diverse situations. |
| PLO-10 | Communication |
Communicate effectively, orally as well in writing, on complex psychological practices with the national and international psychological community and with society at large, such as being able to comprehend and write effective report and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions. |
| PLO-11 | Project Management/individual case management |
Demonstrate management skills and apply psychological principles to one’s own work, as a member and/or leader in a team, to manage projects/human/educational issues in a multidisciplinary environment |
| PLO-12 | Lifelong Learning |
Recognize importance of, and pursue lifelong learning in broader context of innovation, therapeutic, solution based issues in education/clinical/industrial developments. |
Career Choices
After the successful completion of this degree many possible career paths would be available to students including, but not limited to the following:
Student Counselor, family counselor, marketing researcher, career counselor, therapist, HR specialist, trainer & developer, play therapist, psycho-analyst, behavior therapist, religious counselor, policy maker, marriage counselor, industrial/organizational psychologist, child psychologist, social activist, life skills counselor, occupational psychologist, HCI researcher (human computer interaction), neuro-psychologist, neuro-linguistic expert, hypnotherapist.
Admission Requirements
- Higher Secondary School Certificate or Equivalent securing at least 45% marks in aggregate, as per HEC requirement.
- MAJU Admissions Test, Past Academic Performance and Interview
Degree Requirements
| Area | Cr. Hrs. |
| Compulsory Requirement | 30 |
| General Courses to be chosen from other departments | 21 |
| Discipline Specific Foundation Courses | 34 |
| Major Courses including Research Project / Internship | 27 |
| Electives | 22 |
Compulsory Requirement (30 Cr. Hrs.)
| Course Title | Code | Cr. Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| Freshman English | SS1100 | 3 |
| Computer Concepts and Application | MG1500 | 3 |
| Pakistan Studies | SS2420 | 2 |
| English Grammar | SS1110 | 3 |
| Islamic Studies/Ethics | SS2400 | 2 |
| Oral Communication Skills | SS2120 | 3 |
| Business Statistics | MT1510 | 3 |
| Educational Psychology | PH2220 | 3 |
| Technical Report Writing | SS3130 | 3 |
| Foreign Language | SS1200 | 3 |
General Requirements (21 Cr. Hrs.)
| Course Title | Code | Cr. Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| Microeconomics | EC1000 | 3 |
| Management Elective 1 | MG1XX0 | 3 |
| Business Mathematics | MT1500 | 3 |
| Management Elective 2 | MG3XX0 | 3 |
| Management Elective 3 | MG2XX0 | 3 |
| Computer Science Elective 1 | CS3XX0 | 3 |
| Neurological Basis of Behavior | PH3220 | 3 |
Discipline Specific Foundation Courses (34 Cr. Hrs.)
| Course Title | Code | Cr. Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| History and Schools of Psychology | PH1110 | 3 |
| Principle of Psychology | PH1120 | 3 |
| Human Interaction and Ethical Practices | PH1140 | 3 |
| Social Psychology | PH1130 | 3 |
| Abnormal Psychology | PH2210 | 3 |
| Experimental Psychology | PH2510 | 3 |
| Health Psychology | PH2220 | 3 |
| Psychological Research Methods | PH2610 | 3 |
| Psychology Practicum | PH2520 | 2 |
| Personality Theories | PH2110 | 3 |
| Cognitive Psychology | PH3120 | 3 |
| Introduction to Clinical Psychology | PH3240 | 2 |
Major Courses (27 Cr. Hrs.)
| Course Title | Code | Cr. Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Health and Psycho-pathology – I | PH3210 | 3 |
| Psychological Testing – I | PH3510 | 3 |
| Mental Health and Psycho-pathology – II | PH3230 | 3 |
| Quantitative Research Tools | PH3620 | 3 |
| Final Research Project 1 | PH4530 | 3 |
| Testing lab | PH4520 | 3 |
| Final Research Project 2 | PH4530 | 3 |
| Testing lab | PH4540 | 3 |
Elective Courses (22 Cr. Hrs.)
Computer Science Elective
| Course Title | Code | Cr. Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| CS Elective II | CSXXX0 | 3 |
1. Clinical Psychology
| Course Title | Code | Cr. Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| Psychophysiology | PH4210 | 3 |
| Clinical Psychology | PH4220 | 3 |
| Counseling and therapy | PH4230 | 3 |
| Pharmacology and Neurosciences | PH4240 | 3 |
| Clinical Psychology -II | PH4250 | 3 |
| Child counseling | PH4260 | 3 |
2. Industrial Psychology
| Course Title | Code | Cr. Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| Organizational Psychology | PH4310 | 3 |
| Consumer Behaviour | PH4320 | 3 |
| Human Resource Management | PH4330 | 3 |
| Organizational Psychology II | PH4340 | 3 |
| Psychology of Leadership | PH4350 | 3 |
| Group Dynamic/counseling | PH4360 | 3 |
3. Educational Psychology
| Course Title | Code | Cr. Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Psychology | PH4410 | 3 |
| Behaviour Modification | PH4420 | 3 |
| Counseling | PH4430 | 3 |
| Educational Psychology II | PH4440 | 3 |
| School management | PH4450 | 3 |
| Children with special needs | PH4460 | 3 |
Plan of Studies/Road Map
Semester - 1
| Course Code | Course Title | Lec. Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Cr. Hrs | Category | Pre-Requisite | |
| SS | 1100 | Freshman English | 3 | 0 | 3 | Compulsory | None |
| MG | 1500 | Computer concepts and applications | 2 | 1 | 3 | Compulsory | None |
| EC | 1000 | Microeconomics | 3 | 0 | 3 | General | None |
| SS | 2420 | Pakistan Studies | 2 | 0 | 2 | Compulsory | None |
| PH | 1110 | History and Schools of Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | DSF | None |
| PH | 1120 | Principle of Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | DSF | None |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 17 | ||||
Semester - 2
| Course Code | Course Title | Lec. Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Cr. Hrs | Category | Pre-Requisite | |
| SS | 1100 | English Grammer | 3 | 0 | 3 | Compulsory | SS1100 |
| SS | 2400 | Islamic Studies / Ethics | 2 | 0 | 3 | Compulsory | None |
| PH | 1140 | Human interaction and ethical practices | 3 | 0 | 3 | DSF | PH1120 |
| MG | 1XX0 | Management Elective 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | General | None |
| MT | 1500 | Business Mathematics | 3 | 0 | 3 | General | None |
| PH | 1130 | Social Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | DSF | PH1110 |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||
Semester - 3
| Course Code | Course Title | Lec. Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Cr. Hrs | Category | Pre-Requisite | |
| SS | 2120 | Oral Communication Skills | 3 | 0 | 3 | Compulsory | SS1100 |
| SS | 2XX0 | Social Science Elective 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Compulsory | None |
| MG | 3XX0 | Management Elective 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | General | |
| PH | 2210 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | DSF | PH1120 |
| PH | 2510 | Experimental Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | DSF | None |
| MT | 1510 | Business Statistics | 3 | 0 | 3 | Compulsory | PH1140 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||
Semester - 4
| Course Code | Course Title | Lec. Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Cr. Hrs | Category | Pre-Requisite | |
| MG | 2XX0 | Management Elective 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | General | None |
| CS | 3XX0 | Computer Science Elective 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | General | None |
| PH | 2220 | Health Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | DSF | PH2210 |
| PH | 2410 | Educational Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | Compulsory | PH1130 |
| PH | 2610 | Psychological research methods | 3 | 0 | 3 | DSF | PH2510 |
| PH | 2520 | Psychology Practicum | 2 | 0 | 3 | DSF | PH2510 |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||
Semester - 5
| Course Code | Course Title | Lec. Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Cr. Hrs. | Category | Pre-Requisite | |
| PH | 3210 | Mental Health and Psycho-pathology – I | 3 | 0 | 3 | Major | PH2220 |
| PH | 3220 | Neurological Basis of Behavior | 3 | 0 | 3 | General | PH2220 |
| PH | 3510 | Psychological Testing – I | 3 | 0 | 3 | Major | PH2610 |
| CS | 3XX0 | CS Elective 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Elective | – |
| PH | 2110 | Personality Theories | 3 | 0 | 3 | DSF | PH1130 |
| PH | 3120 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | DSF | PH2210 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||
Semester - 6
| Course Code | Course Title | Lec. Hrs | Lab. Hrs | Cr. Hrs. | Category | Pre-Requisite | |
| PH | 3230 | Mental Health and Psycho-pathology – II | 3 | 0 | 3 | Major | PH3210 |
| PH | 3240 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | DSF | PH3220 |
| PH | 3520 | Psychological Testing – II | 3 | 0 | 3 | Major | PH3510 |
| PH | 3130 | Technical Report Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 | Compulsory | SS2120 |
| PH | 3620 | Quantitative Research Tools | 3 | 0 | 3 | Major | MT1510 |
| SS | 1200 | Foreign Language | 3 | 0 | 3 | Compulsory | – |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||
Semester - 7
| Course Code | Course Title | Theory | Lab | Cr. Hrs. | Category | Pre-Requisite | |
| PH | 4530 | Final Research Project 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Major | |
| PH | 4520 | Testing lab | 3 | 0 | 3 | Major | PH3520 |
| Choose one Domain | 9 (3 each) | Electives | |||||
| PH PH PH |
4210 4220 4230 |
Clinical:
|
MG4340 MG4340 MG1100 |
||||
| PH PH PH |
4310 4320 4330 |
Industrial/Organizational:
|
MG4340 MG4340 MG1100 |
||||
| PH PH PH |
4410 4420 4430 |
Educational:
|
PH2410 PH3230 PH3230 |
||||
| Total | 15 | ||||||
Semester - 8
| Course Code | Course Title | Theory | Lab | Cr. Hrs. | Category | Pre-Requisite | |
| PH | 4550 | Final Research Project 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Major | |
| PH | 4520 | Testing lab | 3 | 0 | 3 | Major | PH4520 |
| Choose one Domain | 9 (3 each) | Electives | |||||
| PH PH PH |
4240 4250 4260 |
Clinical:
|
PH4210 PH4220 PH4230 |
||||
| PH PH PH |
4310 4320 4330 |
Industrial/Organizational:
|
PH4310 PH4320 PH4330 |
||||
| PH PH PH |
4410 4420 4430 |
Educational:
|
PH4410 PH4420 PH4430 |
||||
| Total | 15 | ||||||
Floating Electives
The following courses can be offered to students from other degree programs:
• Principles of Psychology
• Social Psychology
• Organizational Behavior
• Positive Psychology
Elective/Specialization Courses:
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Pre-Requisite | Course Type | |
| SS | 2310 | Principles of Sociology | 3 | – | Humanities Elective |
| SS | 3320 | Introduction to Logic | Humanities Elective | ||
| MG | 4340 | Organizational Behavior | 3 | MG1100 | MG Elective |
| MG | 2200 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | – | MG Elective |
| MG | 1100 | Principles of Management | 3 | – | MG Elective |
| CS | 3310 | Artificial Intelligence | 3 | – | CS Elective |
| CS | 4110 | Human Computer Interaction | 3 | – | CS Elective |
| CS | 3390 | Computational Psychology | 3 | – | CS Elective |