M.Sc. Applied Psychology
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M.Sc. Applied Psychology is offered with two specialisations- Counselling & Psychotherapy and Organisational Behaviour. The programme balances theoretical understanding, applied knowledge and relevant skill building. Students apply classroom learning through internships, projects and case studies in schools, hospitals and organisations.
Skill based courses are offered in Counselling and Behaviour Modification. The students are trained to administer various psychological tests and are encouraged to use the skills learnt by conducting projects, workshops and seminars. Experts in the field are invited for lecturers, which enable the students to gain a broader perspective on the scope of the subject.
Research experience is gained through conducting empirical research work as part of thesis, in the final semester. Workshops are held in research methodology and SPSS, to equip students with latest advances in the field. The areas of research work carried out by students include a wide array of fields such as Developmental, Clinical, Social and Counselling Psychology. Students are encouraged to present papers at conferences and publish their research work in journals.
The postgraduate program has three broad outcomes, namely, preparing students to move on to higher education and research, training them to work as psychologists/counsellors and offer psychological services, and equipping them to work in fields allied to psychology such as social work, human resource, public health and so on. Students of the Department are employed as Psychologists, Counsellors, Consultants, Assistant Professors, Facilitators, Trainers , Entrepreneurs and so on.
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Postgraduate students carry out empirical research work, as part of their dissertations. Research is both applied and basic covering various areas such as Educational, Social, Organisational, Consumer, Rehabilitation, Health and Clinical Psychology in addition to construction and standardisation of various Psychological tests that would be applicable to the Indian context. Research is also encouraged at the undergraduate level. The faculty members of the Psychology Department have numerous publications in National and International peer reviewed journals. Students at all levels actively take part in paper presentations in Conferences and Symposiums and have won prizes as well.
The faculty of the Department constantly update their expertise in research by attending various conferences/ workshops organised at the State, National and International levels. A UGC Major Research project and Minor research project have been successfully completed by the Department.
Workshops are being organised regularly for postgraduate students and research scholars on Research methodology and use of SPSS. Students learn to be ethically responsible researchers as well as sensitive to the needs of the community. They learn the skills of scientific report writing using APA format. Two doctorates of the Department are manuscript editors of prestigious International level Psychology journals. All researches are permitted to be carried out only after approval is obtained from the Independent Ethics Committee which has been formulated based on ICMR guidelines.
FACULTY
Dr. Zarina A
Head & Associate Professor
Courses Taught: Mental Retardation and Rehabilitation Psychology
Email Id: zarina@wcc.edu.in
Dr. D. Sumathi
Associate Professor
Courses Taught: Applied Psychology
Email Id: sumathi@wcc.edu.in
Mrs. Nazneen Polad Mogrelia
Assistant Professor
Courses Taught: Organisational Behaviour
Email Id: nazneen@wcc.edu.in
Dr. S. Usha Rani
Assistant Professor
Courses Taught: Industrial Psychology and Organisational Psychology and Victim Psychology
Research Guide
Email Id: usharani@wcc.edu.in
Ms. Jelin Rebekah
Assistant Professor
Courses Taught: Counseling Psychology
Email Id: jelinrebekah@wcc.edu.in
Dr Divya Dovina T
Assistant Professor
Courses Taught: Social Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Personal Effectiveness
Email Id: divyadovina@wcc.edu.in
FACILITIES
The Department of Psychology is well equipped with smart classrooms and ICT enabled resources. The classrooms are spacious and well ventilated.
The Department has a library which houses reference books which can be utilised by students and faculty.
The Child Development Centre, a project of the Psychology Department caters to intellectually challenged children. This supports the following PG courses- Community Psychology, Psychological Testing and Counselling. CDC children enthusiastically participate and win prizes in various events. Various events and programmes are held with the support of students from the Psychology Department and Extension Activities.
The Department takes pride in its collection of materials utilised for teaching students how to conduct and interpret various psychological assessments in the areas of Intelligence – Memory, Aptitude, Personality and Career tests to name a few. The equipment is constantly updated with the latest additions in the field. Post graduate students learn how to administer and apply psychological tests in Counselling related fields and in organisations, which adds substantially to their range of professional skills.
In addition, Nalam Psychological Counselling Centre, which has been made possible through the UGC-CPE Grant has been started with the aim of extending counselling services to the community.
ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT
Highlights
A talk on “Improving Quality of Education for the Under-served communities”
Mental Health Awareness 2019 – Theme: Suicide Prevention Awareness Programme – 4th October, 2019