Syllabus for
BA (Psychology, English/Honours/Honours with Research)
Academic Year  (2023)

CIA I,II, III and ESE 

As detailed in the University student handbook

One of the first departments to be founded in Christ University, the Department of Psychology has grown in leaps and bounds with innovations in curriculum, pedagogy and ground-breaking initiatives. The Department runs a range of programmes that include Certificate courses, Undergraduate programmes, Post Graduate programmes with three specializations and Research degrees in psychology (M.Phil. and PhD). Through these programmes, we encourage students to consider careers and life missions that integrate psychological understanding to life. Our programmes integrate scholarship with professional practice and we offer courses that are cutting edge in the field of psychology. Students who complete programmes in Psychology from the University demonstrate high degrees of self-awareness are service-oriented and are encouraged to embrace humane values in their vocation.

The Vision of the Department of Psychology is to promote high academic standards and scholarship in psychology, by creating an optimal and enriching learning environment, fostering ongoing professional and personal development and contributing effectively to societal needs.

Psychology Majors: Psychology is offered as a major in BA dual majors programmes with an option of doing a Honours in Psychology with or without research in the fourth year of the undergraduate programme. The psychology courses aim to introduce students to the fundamental processes underlying human behaviour and familiarise them with a few emerging fields and branches of psychology. There are also practicum and skill-building courses like experimental psychology practicum and life-skills education as part of psychology majors. Students can take specialised electives from the fifth semester onwards from a pool of courses.  Students can undertake research projects and internships for the four-year BA programme. 

English Majors: The double major programmes offered to undergraduate students is to open options and to graduate in any one major of their choice. The English Studies course is combined with Psychology, Communication and Journalism to offer a wider perspective of all these courses through an intersection of these majors at all levels. (certificate level, diploma level, degree and honours). The English major will largely include courses from literary and cultural studies which is a wide spectrum of domains like gender studies, culture studies, colonial and postcolonial literatures to name a few. 

Programme Outcome/Programme Learning Goals/Programme Learning Outcome:

PO2: Demonstrate critical thinking, scientific inquiry and problem-solving skills by applying psychological theories and research to real-world scenarios.

PO3: Demonstrate understanding of appropriate values and ethical standards in research, practice, and academic contexts.

PO4: Demonstrate communication skills, digital and psychological literacy to achieve personal, professional, and community goals.

PO5: Demonstrate an understanding of literatures in English and translation and appreciate the role that historical context plays in the creation and interpretation of literary works.

PO6: Apply critical and theoretical approaches to the reading and analysis of literary and cultural texts in multiple genres.

PO7: Develop critical thinking and imagination through fiction and nonfiction and to familiarize students with cultural diversity.