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MA in Psychology (MAP)

Eligible Criteria: To be eligible for an MA in Psychology at Tribhuvan University (TU), you generally need a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of a second division from a university recognized by TU. You also need to have at least 3 credits (100 marks) in General Psychology, a core psychology course.

The Master in Psychology is a 60 credit-hour degree program in combination of the current needs of the communities. This course intends to develop professional psychologists having broad range of skills, knowledge in administration of psychological tools.The curriculum of the course will address different areas of psychology related to human life. It will produce professional psychologists essential in various human service organizations and social field. Professional knowledge in psychology will contribute to social upliftment. The area is significant to tackle the issues of individuals, families, groups and communities. The practical exercises of tools and theories will enhance the students’ opportunities to practice their theoretical knowledge obtained in the classroom into the field by enriching their ability to deal with different psycho-social issues and problems toward better solutions of these hurdles. The need of psychology is felt in every spheres of life that is why psychology has become one of the most reputed domains of learning worldwide. Despite its short history as a scientific discipline it has become one of the subjects having more than 100 sub-disciplines with many applied areas. Concepts in psychology are applicable to almost all other areas including nursing, medicine, management and engineering. Psychology is a discipline under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences which adopts scientific methods of inquiry to explore human behavior and human psyche undertakings. Despite such widening scope and applied values, Tribhuvan University is the sole university in Nepal that has introduced major courses in psychology. Central Department of Psychology is the only department of Tribhuvan University that is providing higher education in psychology for number of decades. This department offers Master degree courses focused on three areas: clinical psychology, counselling psychology and industrial psychology. Padma Kanya Multiple Campus, Baghbazar has introduced master level in clinical psychology and will be running the program from this academic year 2070 B.S (2014). Clinical Psychology prepares students help people with psychological disorders come out of their problem, counseling psychology is coming up as the new specialization area from this academic year. Specialization in counseling will address and solve psycho-social problems of vulnerable individuals and groups. It will produce skilled human resources for providing quality services in these areas;and Industrial Psychology prepares students deal with problems in organizational settings. All these specializations are applied areas in Psychology.

Courses:

SEMESTER 1

Code

Name

Cr. Hours

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History and Systems of Psychology

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Advanced Social Psychology

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Research Methodology (Quantitative Approach)

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Developmental Psychology

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Cognitive Psychology

SEMESTER 2

Code

Name

Cr. Hours

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Contemporary Theories in Psychology

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Cross-cultural Psychology

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Research Methodology (Qualitative Approach)

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Evolutionary Psychology

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Health Psychology

SEMESTER 3

Code

Name

Cr. Hours

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Clinical Psychology (Specialization)

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Biological Basis of Behavior

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Child Psychopathology

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Psychological Assessment

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Psychotherapy and Counseling

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Organizational Behavior (Specialization)

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Human Resource Management

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Applied Psychological Assessment

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Consumer Behavior

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Fundamentals of Counseling (Specialiation Counseling Psychology)

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Community Psychosocial Counseling

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School Counseling

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Mental Health Issues and Problems

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Psychology of Rehabilitation

SEMESTER 4

Code

Name

Cr. Hours

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Psycho-diagnostic Testing (Specialization Clinical Psychology)

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Adult Psychopathology

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Clinical Skills and Professional Practice (Internship)

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Psychotherapy and Counseling in Multicultural Setting

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Thesis

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Counseling in Work Setting (Specialization Organizational Psychology)

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Organizational Change and Development

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Occupational Health

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Conflict and Negotiation

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Thesis

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Counseling Theories (Approaches) (Specialization Counseling Psychology)

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Assessment and Diagnosis

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Counseling with Specific Groups

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Counseling Skills

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Thesis

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