Program Structure

Course Requirements

MS courses: 24 credit hours (8 courses) for all students,

MS thesis: 6 credit hours,  

Mandatory Internship: During the summer, the students will be required to work for 6-8 weeks in any organization related to the field to gain some practical experience.

Distribution of credit hours:

Course Category

Number of Courses

Credit Hours

*Foundation course

                       1

0

 Core Courses

                       5

15

 Elective Courses

                       3

9

 MS Thesis

                       1

6

Total

                     

30

*Foundation course: Students who may not have a prior background in social sciences and psychology will be required to undertake additional foundation course.

Semester-wise offerings of the course

Semester 1 – Fall

 

Research Methods

 

Historical and Contemporary Issues in Psychology: From tradition to technique

 

Elective 1

 

Elective 2

Semester 2 – Spring

 

Behavioral Statistics

 

Psychometrics Testing

 

Elective 3

 

Mandatory Practicum: Internship [Year 1]

End of Year 1 – Summer

Semester 3 – Fall

Professional orientation and Ethics + MS Thesis

Semester 4 – Spring

MS Thesis

End of Year 2 – Summer

Course Category

Course Category

List of Courses

Core Courses

Research Methods

 

Historical and Contemporary Issues in Psychology: From tradition to technique

 

Behavioral Statistics

 

Psychometrics Testing

 

Professional Orientation and Ethics

Elective Courses

Trauma, Resilience, and Post-Traumatic Growth

 

Clinical Psychology

 

Counselling Psychology

 

Applied Behavior Analysis

 

Attachment over the Lifespan

 

Developing Psychosocial Interventions

 

Language Development

 

Death and Dying

 

Health Psychology

 

Cognitive Neuroscience

 

Physiological Psychology

 

Cognitive Psychology

 

Learning

 

Decision Making and Problem Solving

 

Positive Psychology

 

Educational Psychology

 

Cyber Psychology

 

Media Psychology

 

Personality Psychology

 

Forensic and Criminal Psychology

 

Group Analytic Psychology

 

Cross Cultural Psychology

 

Organizational Psychology

MS Thesis

Mandatory Practicum: Internship [End of Year 1] + MS Thesis [Year 2]

Course-coordinator: Dr Shameel Khan- Assistant Professor, SSLA, IBA