Message from the Chairman
Welcome to the Department of Psychology
We look after the educational needs of around one thousand of Undergraduate students every year. It is my great pleasure to welcome the students of the Department of Psychology and prospective students who are intended to study psychology by choice under four years Undergraduate (BSc Hons.) and one year Graduate program (MSc) in Psychology as well as MPhil (Masters of Philosophy) and PhD Program in different specialised areas of psychology. The Department of Psychology has a very clear objective to prepare its graduate with excellent professional knowledge along with a high standard of research expertise in several branches of knowledge in psychology.
I would like to tell you about the Undergraduate (BSc Hons.) and one-year Graduate program (MSc) in Psychology, but there are lots to say about those on other web pages. I could tell you about how high our programs rank nationally, but I’ll just say that overall we are maybe the highest-ranked Department at Jagannath University.
The Department of Psychology, Jagannath University currently has a total of 25 distinguished faculty members including 06 Professor, 04 Associate Professor, 12 Assistant Professor, and 03 Lecturer in which four (4) of them are perusing for their PhD Degree in Psychology.
Another way in which our Department of Psychology is exceptionally diverse is that we have substantial programs of scholarship, such as Master’s in Clinical and Counselling Psychology, Master’s in Organizational and Management Psychology, and Master’s in Educational and Developmental Psychology under extensive supervision and hospital /industrial based internship program in behavioral sciences.
The Department of psychology, JnU had the opportunity to implement the HEQEP (Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project) Sub-Project under first round (2011-2012, 2017-208) of Academic Innovation Fund (AIF, IDA Fund/World Bank) to strengthen the capacity of Teaching Learning Activities of Undergraduate and Graduate Program in Psychology. The faculty members of the department also have several ongoing research project from different Government and learned bodies, such as- UGC, MOST, MOE, SSRC, and World Bank etc.
he Department of Psychology, JnU has already established different collaborative activities with few universities and institutions in different capacities. Let me close by saying that our Department is energized and growing- expanding our majors, improving our space, increasing our alumni involvement, and stretching our intellectual reach.
About Department of Psychology
Department of Psychology established in 1966 as an independent department at the Jagannath University College (Former Jagannath College). Since its inception Psychology was taught only at degree level (2 years BSc Pass course). In 1986, the Department of Psychology was started only with the Graduate (MSc.) course in Psychology under the Faculty of Science. The inclusion of Bachelor (Honours) Degree Course in Psychology started from the academic session 2002-03 which was the significant step towards making the department a full-fledged one. Currently, the Department of Psychology offers a four-year (in 8 Semesters) program leading to a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree and one year Master of Science (MSc.) degree from 2005-06. At present, there are 300 existing students in 1 to 8 semester at undergraduate levels, and 54 students in MSc in 2 Semester, there are also 6 MPhil Students and 5 PhD students. Thus, there are about 360 students in this department of psychology, pursuing different courses in the department. Throughout the program, students are expected to become well versed in psychological theories, research, and application of psychological knowledge during their student life.
The Department of Psychology also has one year Masters’ in a Psychology program in three different disciplines of psychology, i.e. MSc in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, MSc in Educational and Developmental Psychology, MSc in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. The department of psychology also has MPhill and PhD program in Psychology.
Programs
First Year First Semester |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Marks |
Credits |
PSY-1101 |
Introduction to Psychology – I |
100 |
3 |
PSY-1102 |
Experimental Psychology |
100 |
3 |
PSY-1103 |
Psychological Statistics – I |
100 |
3 |
SOCR-1104(1) |
Principle of Sociology |
100 |
3 |
HUMR-1104(2) |
Introduction to Human Physiology |
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PSYL-1105 |
Practical (Experiment) |
100 |
3 |
Total |
500 |
15 |
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First Year Second Semester |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Marks |
Credits |
PSY-1201 |
Introduction to Psychology – II |
100 |
3 |
PSY-1202 |
Biological Psychology |
100 |
3 |
PSY-1203 |
History of Psychology |
100 |
3 |
PSYR-1204 |
Fundamentals of English |
100 |
3 |
PSYL-1205 |
Practical (Experiment) |
100 |
3 |
PSYV-1206 |
Viva-voce |
50 |
2 |
Total |
550 |
17 |
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Grand total |
1050 |
32 |
Second Year First Semester |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Marks |
Credits |
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PSY-2101 |
Abnormal Psychology – I |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-2102 |
Social Psychology – I |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-2103 |
Child Development |
100 |
3 |
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HEBR-2104 |
History of the Emergence of Bangladesh |
100 |
3 |
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PSYL-2105 |
Practical (Experiment) |
100 |
3 |
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Total |
500 |
15 |
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Second Year Second Semester |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Marks |
Credits |
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PSY-2201 |
Psychological Statistics – II |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-2202 |
Adolescence and Early Adulthood |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-2203 |
Industrial and Organizational Psychology – I |
100 |
3 |
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MATR-2204 |
Application of Computer in Psychology |
100 |
3 |
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PSYL-2205 |
Practical (Experiment) |
100 |
3 |
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PSYV-2206 |
Viva-voce |
50 |
2 |
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Total |
550 |
17 |
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Grand total |
1050 |
32 |
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Third Year First Semester |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Marks |
Credits |
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PSY-3101 |
Abnormal Psychology – II |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-3102 |
Social Psychology – II |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-3103 |
Psychological Test and Measurement – I |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-3104 |
Middle, Age and Aging |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-3105 |
Methods of Psychological Research – I |
100 |
3 |
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PSYL-3106 |
Psychological Statistics-III |
100 |
3 |
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PSYL-3107 |
Practical (Experiment) |
100 |
3 |
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Total |
700 |
21 |
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Third Year Second Semester |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Marks |
Credits |
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PSY-3201 |
Educational Psychology – I |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-3202 |
Environmental Psychology |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-3203 |
Industrial and Organizational Psychology – II |
100 |
3 |
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PSYR-3204 |
Methods of Psychological Research – II |
100 |
3 |
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PSYP-3205 |
Psychological Test and Measurement – II |
100 |
3 |
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PSYL-3206 |
Practical (Experiment) |
100 |
3 |
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PSYV-3207 |
Viva-voce |
50 |
2 |
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Total |
650 |
20 |
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Grand total |
1350 |
41 |
Fourth Year First Semester |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Marks |
Credits |
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PSY-4101 |
Introduction to Counseling |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-4102 |
Experimental Design and Statistics |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-4103 |
Human Resource Development |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-4104 |
Theories of Learning |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-4105 |
Cognitive Psychology |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-4106 |
Gender Roles and Relations |
100 |
3 |
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PSYL-4107 |
Practical (Test) |
100 |
3 |
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Total |
700 |
21 |
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Fourth Year Second Semester |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Marks |
Credits |
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PSY-4201 |
Educational Psychology- II |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-4202 |
Assessment, Treatment and Prevention of Psychological Disorder |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-4203 |
Organizational Behavior |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-4204 |
Theories of Personality |
100 |
3 |
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PSY-4205 |
Theories of Perception |
100 |
3 |
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PSYL-4206 |
Practical (Test) |
100 |
3 |
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PSYP-4207 |
Research Project |
100 |
3 |
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PSYV-4208 |
Viva-voce |
50 |
2 |
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Total |
750 |
23 |
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Grand total |
1450 |
44 |
In total marks of four years B.Sc. Honors = 4900 (1050 + 1050 + 1350 + 1450), and Total Credits = 149 (32 + 32 + 41 + 44), respectively.
In Total marks of one year M.Sc. = 1150, or Total Credits = 35.
Course code |
Course title |
Marks |
Credits |
First Semester |
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PSYC-5101 |
Principles of Clinical Psychology |
100 |
3 |
PSYC-5102 |
Basic Skills and Approaches in Counseling |
100 |
3 |
PSYC-5103 |
Advanced Research Methods in Clinical and Counseling Psychology |
100 |
3 |
PSYC-5104 |
Adult Mental Health Problems |
100 |
3 |
PSYC-5105 |
Practical (Field work / Internship) |
100 |
3 |
Total |
500 |
15 |
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Second Semester |
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PSYC-5201 |
Introduction to Psychiatry |
100 |
3 |
PSYC-5202 |
Child Mental Health Problems |
100 |
3 |
PSYC-5203 |
Health Psychology |
100 |
3 |
PSYC-5204 |
Areas and process of Counseling |
100 |
3 |
PSYC-5205 |
Dissertation (Thesis) |
150 |
4 |
PSYC-5206 |
Defense (Thesis) |
50 |
2 |
PSYC-5207 |
Viva-voce |
50 |
2 |
PSYC-5208 |
Project |
100 |
3 |
PSYC-5209 |
Practical -(Psychological Test) |
100 |
3 |
Total |
650 |
20 |
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Grand total |
1150 |
35 |
Course code |
Course title |
Marks |
Credits |
First Semester |
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PSYE-5101 |
Advanced Educational Psychology |
100 |
3 |
PSYE-5102 |
Applied Child Development |
100 |
3 |
PSYE-5103 |
Psychological Assessment and Intervention- I |
100 |
3 |
PSYE-5104 |
Advanced Research Methods and Data Analysis |
100 |
3 |
PSYE-5105 |
Practical (Field work / Internship) |
100 |
3 |
Total |
500 |
15 |
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Second Semester |
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PSYE-5201 |
School Psychology |
100 |
3 |
PSYE-5202 |
Psychological Assessment and Intervention - II |
100 |
3 |
PSYE-5203 |
Professional Issues in Educational and Development Psychology in Bangladesh |
100 |
3 |
PSYE-5204 |
Applied Adolescent Development |
100 |
3 |
PSYE-5205 |
Dissertation (Thesis) |
150 |
4 |
PSYE-5206 |
Defense (Thesis) |
50 |
2 |
PSYE-5207 |
Viva-voce |
50 |
2 |
PSYE-5208 |
Project |
100 |
3 |
PSYE-5209 |
Practical - (Psychological Test) |
100 |
3 |
Total |
650 |
20 |
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Grand total |
1150 |
35 |
In total marks of one year M.Sc. = 1150, or Total Credits = 35.
Course code |
Course title |
Marks |
Credits |
First Semester |
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PSYI-5101 |
Introduction to Organizational and Management Psychology |
100 |
3 |
PSYI-5102 |
Advanced Research Methods and data analysis |
100 |
3 |
PSYI-5103 |
Consumer Behavior |
100 |
3 |
PSYI-5104 |
Principles of Management |
100 |
3 |
PSYI-5105 |
Practical (Field work / Internship) |
100 |
3 |
Total |
500 |
15 |
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Second Semester |
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PSYI-5201 |
Human Resource Management |
100 |
3 |
PSYI-5202 |
Human Relations in Industry |
100 |
3 |
PSYI-5203 |
Occupational Health Psychology |
100 |
3 |
PSYI-5204 |
Engineering Psychology |
100 |
3 |
PSYI-5205 |
Workplace Counseling |
100 |
3 |
PSYI-5206 |
Dissertation (Thesis) |
150 |
4 |
PSYI-5207 |
Defense (Thesis) |
50 |
2 |
PSYI-5208 |
Viva-voce |
50 |
2 |
PSYI-5209 |
Project |
100 |
3 |
PSYI-5210 |
Practical (Psychological Test) |
100 |
3 |
Total |
750 |
23 |
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Grand total |
1250 |
38 |
In total marks of one year M.Sc. = 1250, or Total Credits = 38.
The M.Phil. course will consist of three papers. The first paper will include intensive course work for three full papers of 100 marks in which one course will be optional and two courses will be ompulsory like as given below. Course final examination along with Viva-Voce of 50 marks will be held at the end of the first year. A student will be admitted to the M.Phil. course requiring to complete his/her course works of 14 credits (350 marks of which 300 theoretical and 50 viva-voce by the end of the first year as a full time student. Each theoretical course shall be of 100 marks (04 credits) and viva-voce 50 marks (02 credits). The second year will consist of a dissertation on a topic to be approved by the Department Committee.
At present the Department offers M.Phil. courses in the following areas of which a student will have to select one:
Optional Courses are as follows:
First Year:
Course Code Credit Marks Course Name (Optional)
PSYM: 6101 4 100 Social Psychology
PSYM: 6102 4 100 Developmental Psychology
PSYM: 6103 4 100 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
PSYM: 6104 4 100 Experimental Psychology
PSYM: 6105 4 100 Educational Psychology
PSYM: 6106 4 100 Clinical and Counseling Psychology
Optional Courses (one) 100
Compulsory
PSYM: 6107 Research Methodology 100
PSYM: 6108 Special Topic of Research 100
PSYM: 6109 Viva Voce 50
(To be passed independently; Pass Marks is 60%)
Second Year
PSYM: 6201 Thesis
Theoretical Course: Continuous Assessment 30 Marks
Semester Final Examination 70 Marks
Total = 100 Marks
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D.)
Link: https://jnu.ac.bd/portal/getdata/6008