BS in Psychology

Program Summary

Category

Number of Courses

Credit Hours

General Education

12

30

Disciplinary or Majors

24

72

Interdisciplinary

04

12

Minors

04

12

Field Experience/Internship

-

03

Capstone Project/Thesis

-

03

Total Credits

 

132

 

  1. List of General Courses
    1. Islamic Studies*
    2. Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan*
    3. Functional English
    4. Expository Writing
    5. Applications of Information and Communication Technologies
    6. Quantitative Reasoning I
    7. Quantitative Reasoning II
    8. Entrepreneurship*
    9. Environmental Sciences
    10. Civics and Community Engagement*
    11. Fundamentals of Psychology*
    12. Fundamentals of Sociology*

(Courses with * are of 02 credit hours)

 

  1. List of Interdisciplinary Courses
    1. Organizational Psychology
    2. Personal and Professional Development
    3. Environmental Psychology
    4. Human Resource Management
  • Additional Interdisciplinary Courses
    1. Fundamentals of Psycholinguistics
    2. Fundamentals of Biochemistry
    3. Media Psychology
    4. Intro to Mass Communication
    5. Introduction to Public Health
    6. Cross cultural Psychology
    7. Psychology of Tourism
  1. List of Disciplinary/Major Courses
    1. Schools & Perspectives in Psychology
    2. Applied Areas of Psychology
    3. Theories of Personality
    4. Abnormal Psychology
    5. Cognitive Psychology
    6. Health Psychology
    7. Social Psychology
    8. Ethical Issues in Psychology
    9. Experimental Psychology + Lab Experiments
    10. Positive Psychology
    11. Fundamental Research Methods in Psychology
    12. Psychological Assessment+ Practical
    13. Advanced Research Methods in Psychology
    14. Statistics in Psychology
    15. Developmental Psychology
    16. Psychopathology-I
    17. Psychopathology-II
    18. Neurological basis of Behavior
    19. Data Analysis using SPSS
    20. Gender Psychology
    21. Clinical Psychology-I
    22. Guidance and Counseling
    23. Forensic Psychology
    24. Clinical Psychology-II
  • Additional Disciplinary/Major Courses
    1. Adolescent Behavioral Problems
    2. Child & Maternal Mental Health
    3. Introduction to Geriatric Psychology
    4. Therapeutic Interventions
    5. Community Based Rehabilitation
    6. Application of Psychological First Aid
    7. Stress and Conflict Management
    8. Islamic Perspective on Psychology
  1. List of Minors
    1. Teaching & Learning Skills
    2. Educational Technology
    3. Educational Psychology
    4. Education for Students with Special Needs
  • Additional Minors Course
    1. School Based Interventions
    2. Classroom Management
    3. Career Counseling
  1. Entry Rule after 14 Years Qualification/Associate Degree
    1. Students coming from others stream
      1. Direct admission into the 5th semester of the BS Psychology program, subject to the approval of the competent authority.
    2. Students coming from non-business stream
      1. Eligibility for admission will be determined on a case-to-case basis and is subject to the approval of the competent authority.
      2. Successful completion of the bridging semester will be mandatory before admission into 5th semester of the BS Psychology program.

 

Scheme of Studies

Semester 1

New course Codes

Course Title

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

GER-1200

Functional English (G)

3

 

GER-1300

Quantitative Reasoning-I(G)

3

 

GER-2601

Biology (G) (Natural Sciences)

3

 

PSY1201

Schools & Perspectives in Psychology (D)

3

 

GER-2401

Ideology & Constitution of Pakistan (G)

2

 

GER-1503

Fundamentals of Psychology (G) (Social Sciences)

2

 

 

Total

16

 

Semester 2

New course Codes

Course Title

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

GER-1201

Expository Writing (G)

3

GER-1200

GER-1100

Applications of Information & Communication Technology (G)

3

 

GER-1301

Quantitative Reasoning-II(G)

3

GER-1300

PSY1202

Applied Areas of Psychology (D)

3

 

PSY1203

Theories of Personality (D)

3

 

GER-2400

Islamic Studies (G)

2

 

 

Total

17

 

Semester 3

New course Codes

Course Title

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

GER-2714

Fundamentals of Sociology (G) (Arts & Humanities)

2

 

PSY2204

Abnormal Psychology (D)

3

 

PSY2205

Cognitive Psychology (D)

3

 

PSY2301

Organizational Psychology (I)

3

 

PSY2206

Health Psychology (D)

3

 

GER-2800

Entrepreneurship (G)

2

 

 

Total

16

 

Semester 4

New course Codes

Course Title

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

PSY2207

Social Psychology (D)

3

 

PSY2208

Ethical Issues in Psychology (D)

3

 

PSY2209

Experimental Psychology + Lab Experiments (D)

3

 

PSY2210

Positive Psychology (D)

3

 

PSY2211

Fundamental Research Methods in Psychology (D)

3

 

GER-2402

Civics & Community Engagement (G)

2

 

 

Total

17

 

Semester 5

New course Codes

Course Title

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

PSY3212

Psychological Assessment+ Practical (D)

3

 

PSY3213

Advanced Research Methods in Psychology (D)

3

PSY2211

PSY3214

Statistics in Psychology (D)

3

 

PSY3215

Developmental Psychology (D)

3

 

PSY3216

Psychopathology-I (D)

3

 

PSY3302

Personal and Professional Development (I)

3

 

 

Total

18

 

Semester 6

New course Codes

Course Title

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

PSY3217

Psychopathology-II(D)

3

PSY3216

PSY3303

Environmental Psychology (I)

3

 

PSY3218

Neurological basis of Behavior (D)

3

 

PSY3304

Human Resource Management (I)

3

 

PSY3219

Data Analysis using SPSS (D)

3

 

PSY3401

Teaching & Learning Skills (M)

3

 

 

Total

18

 

Semester 7

New Course Codes

Course Title

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

PSY4220

Gender Psychology (D)

3

 

PSY4221

Clinical Psychology-I (D)

3

 

PSY4222

Guidance and Counseling (D)

3

 

PSY4501

Clinical Case Studies

3

 

PSY4402

Educational Technology (M)

3

 

 

Total

15

 

Semester 8

New course Codes

Course Title

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

PSY4223

Forensic Psychology (D)

3

 

PSY4224

Clinical Psychology-II (D)

3

PSY4221

PSY5601

Research Thesis

3

 

PSY4403

Educational Psychology (M)

3

 

PSY4404

Education for Students with Special Needs (M)

3

 

Total

15

Grand Total Credit Hours

 132

 

 

 

Elective Disciplinary Courses: Psychology

New Course Codes

Course Title

Credit Hours

PSY4225

Adolescent Behavioral Problems

3

PSY4226

Child & Maternal Mental Health

3

PSY4227

Introduction to Geriatric Psychology

3

PSY4228

Therapeutic Interventions

3

PSY4229

Community Based Rehabilitation

3

PSY4230

Application of Psychological First Aid

3

PSY4231

Stress and Conflict Management

3

PSY4232

Islamic Perspective on Psychology

3

 

Elective Interdisciplinary Courses: Psychology

New Course Codes

Course Title

Credit Hours

PSY3305

Fundamentals of Psycholinguistics

3

PSY3306

Fundamentals of Biochemistry

3

PSY3307

Media Psychology

3

PSY3308

Intro to Mass Communication

3

PSY3309

Introduction to Public Health

3

PSY3310

Cross cultural Psychology

3

PSY3311

Psychology of Tourism

3

 

Elective Minor Courses: Education

New Course Codes

Course Title

Credit Hours

PSY4405

School Based Interventions

3

PSY4406

Classroom Management

3

PSY4407

Career Counseling

3