Scheme of Studies

BS (4 year) Applied Psychology

2024-2028

Courses	Credit Hours
General Courses	32
Major Courses	84
Allied Courses	12
Internship / Field Experience	3
Capstone Project	3
Total Credit Hours	134

First Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
GEDU-101	Functional English	3 (3 + 0)
GEDU-152	Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	2 (2 + 0)
GEDU-153	Quantitative Reasoning-I	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-101	Introduction to Psychology	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-101P	Introduction to Psychology	1 (1 + 0)
PSY-102	Schools of Psychology	3 (3 + 0)
	Total Credit Hours	15

Second Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
GEDU-151	Expository English	3 (3 + 0)
GEDU-102	Islamic Studies/ Ethics	2 (2 + 0)
GEDU-104	Application of Information and Communication Technologies	2 (2 + 0)
GEDU-104P	Application of Information and Communication Technologies	1 (1 + 0)
PSY-151	Developmental Psychology	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-152	Social Psychology	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-153	Personality Theories	3 (3 + 0)
	Total Credit Hours	17

Third Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
GEDU-253	Rumi Studies (Arts & Humanities)	2 (2 + 0)
GEDU-252	Civic & Community Engagement	2 (2 + 0)
GEDU-251	Entrepreneurship	2 (2 + 0)
PSY-201	Cognitive Psychology	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-201P	Cognitive Psychology (Practical)	1 (1 + 0)
PSY-203	Human Resource Management	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-202	Introductory Statistics	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-202P	Introductory Statistics(Practical)	1 (1 + 0)
	Total Credit Hours	17

Fourth Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
GEDU-***	Natural Sciences	2 (2 + 0)
GEDU-***	Natural Sciences Practical	1 (1 + 0)
GEDU-***	Social Sciences	2 (2 + 0)
GEDU-201	Quantitative Reasoning -II	3 (3 + 0)
	Pakistan Studies	2 (2 + 0)
PSY-251	Applied Statistics	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-251P	Applied Statistics (Practical)	1 (1 + 0)
PSY-252	Psychopathology I	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-253	Psychological Testing I	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-253 P	Psychological Testing I(Practical)	1 (1 + 0)
	Total Credit Hours	21

Fifth Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
PSY-301	Behavioural Neuroscience	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-301P	Behavioural Neuroscience (practical)	1 (1 + 0)
PSY-302	Forensic Psychology	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-303	Psychopathology II	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-304	Psychological Testing II	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-304 P	Psychological Testing II (Practical)	1 (1 + 0)
	Introduction to Human Rights Law	3 (3 + 0)
	Total Credit Hours	17

Sixth Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
PSY-351	Counselling Psychology	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-351 P	Counselling Psychology (Practical)	1 (1 + 0)
PSY-352	Qualitative Research Methods	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-352 P	Qualitative Research Methods (Practical)	1 (1 + 0)
PSY-354	Quantitative Research	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-354 P	Quantitative Research(Practical)	1 (1 + 0)
	Fundamentals of Sociology	3 (3 + 0)
	Total Credit Hours	15

Seventh Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
PSY-401	Clinical Psychology	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-401 P	Clinical Psychology(Practical)	1 (1 + 0)
Psy-402	APA and Academic Writing Skills	2 (2 + 0)
Psy-402P	APA and Academic Writing Skills (Practical)	1 (1 + 0)
PSY-498	Internship / Field Experience	3 (3 + 0)
GDS-353	Gender in Religious Perspective	3 (3 + 0)
Choose any One of the Following Course. The Course Shall be offered as per availability of Resources
PSY-403	Educational Psychology	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-404	Islamic Psychology	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-405	Political Psychology	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-406	Positive Psychology	3 (3 + 0)
	Total Credit Hours	16

Eighth Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
PSY-451	Health Psychology	4 (3 + 1)
PSY-451 P	Health Psychology	4 (3 + 1)
PSY-452	Psychological Management and Life Skills	3 (3 + 0)
PSt-499	**Capstone Project	3 (3 + 0)
	Media and Information Literacy	3 (3 + 0)
Choose any one of the following
PSY-453	Peace Psychology	3 (3 + 0)
PSY-454	Environmental Psychology
PSY-455	Psychology of Gender
PSY-456	Media Psychology
PSY-457	Family Psychology
	Total Credit Hours	16

Total Credit Hours: 15 +17 +17 + 21 + 17 + 15 + 16 + 16 = 134

** Research project can be done individually or in a group of 2 to 5 students.

NOTE: The students of BS Applied Psychology can take any one or two of the following as Minor pertaining to the availability of resources and faculty.

● Minor in Environmental science

● Minor in Public Administration

● Minor in Mass \Communication

● Minor in Management Science

● Minor in Social Work

● Minor in Education

● Minor in English Literature

● Minor in International Relations

● Minor in Sociology

● Minor in Gender Studies

Minor in Applied Psychology

* students may opt any four courses (minimum 12 credit hours) from the following courses as per availability of resources

Code	Course	Credit Hours
PSY-101	Introduction to Psychology	3
PSY-101P	Introduction to Psychology Practical	1
PSY-102	Schools of Psychology	3
PSY-151	Developmental Psychology	3
PSY-153	Personality Theories	3
PSY-452	Psychological Management and Life Skills	3
	Total Credit Hours	13

Allied Courses

● Essentials of Psychology 3(3+0)

General Courses

● GEDU 227 Basic Life Skills and Psychological Well-being (2+0)

BS Clinical Psychology

4 Year Program

First Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
GEDU-101	Functional English	3(3+0)
GEDU-152	Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	2(2+0)
GEDU-153	Quantitative Reasoning – I	3(2+1)
PSY-101	Introduction to Psychology	3(3+0)
PSY-101P	Introduction to Psychology (Practical)	1(1+0)
PSY-102	Schools of Psychology	3(3+0)
	Total Credit Hours	15

Second Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
GEDU-151	Expository English	3(3+0)
GEDU-102	Islamic Studies / Ethics	2(2+0)
GEDU-104	Application of Information and Communication Technologies	2(2+0)
GEDU-104P	Application of Information and Communication Technologies	1(0+1)
PSY-151	Developmental Psychology	3(3+0)
	Foundations of Clinical Psychology	3(3+0)
PSY-201	Cognitive Psychology	4(3+1)
	Total Credit Hours	18

Third Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
	Arts and Humanities	2(2+0)
	Entrepreneurship	2(2+0)
	Civics and Community Engagement	2(2+0)
	Psychological Testing	4(3+1)
PSY-202	Introductory Statistics	4(3+1)
	Ethics in Clinical Psychology	2(2+0)
	Total Credit Hours	16

Fourth Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
	Social Sciences	2(2+0)
	Natural Sciences	3(3+0)
GEDU-201	Quantitative Reasoning – II	3(3+0)
Maj/Psy-251	Applied Statistics	4(3+1)
	Fundamentals of Child Psychopathology	3(3+0)
	Child Psychological Assessment	4(3+1)
	Total Credit Hours	19

Fifth Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Maj/Psy-301	Behavioral Neuroscience	4(3+1)
	Fundamentals of Adult Psychopathology	3(3+0)
	Adult Psychological Assessment	4(3+1)
PSY-302	Forensic Psychology	3(3+0)
	Introduction to Human Rights Law	3(3+0)
	Total Credits	17

Sixth Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Maj/Psy-351	Counselling Psychology	4(3+1)
Maj/Psy-353	Quantitative Research Methods	4(3+1)
	Psychopharmacology	3(3+0)
PSY-402	APA and Academic Writing Skills	2(2+0)
	Fundamentals of Sociology	3(3+0)
	Total Credits	16

Seventh Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
	Clinical Interventions -I	3(3+0)
Maj/Psy-352	Qualitative Research Methods	4(3+1)
	Health Psychology/School Psychology/Social Psychology/Islamic Psychology (Choose Any One)	3(3+0)
PSY-498	Internship/Field Experience (Child Placement)	3(3+0)
	Self-Leadership and Leading Others	3(3+0)
	Total Credits	16

Eighth Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
	Clinical Interventions – II	3(3+0)
	Trauma & Disaster Management	3(3+0)
PSY-406	Positive Psychology	3(3+0)
PSY-499	Capstone Project (Adult Placement)	3(3+0)
	Media and Information Literacy	3(3+0)
	Total Credits	15

Total Credit Hours: 15+18+16+19+17+16+16+15= 132 CR

NOTE: The students of BS Clinical Psychology can take any one or two of the following as Minor pertaining to the availability of resources and faculty.

Minor in Environmental science
Minor in Public Administration
Minor in Mass Communication
Minor in Management Sciences
Minor in Social Work
Minor in Education
Minor in English Literature
Minor in International Relations
Minor in Sociology
Minor in Gender Studies

Courses for Minor in Clinical Psychology

Students may opt any four courses (minimum 12 credit hours) from the following courses as per availability of resources

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
	Foundations of Clinical Psychology	3(3+0)
	Adult Psychopathology	3(3+0)
	Child Psychopathology	3(3+0)
	Psychological Management and Life Skills	3(3+0)
	Total Credits	12

MS (2-Year) Health Psychology

Year – I
Semester – I
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
-	Introduction to Health Psychology	3(3+0)
-	Advanced Research Methods in Health Psychology	3(3+0)
-	Data Analytics for Behavioural Sciences	3(3+0)
-	Psychological Assessment in Health Psychology	2(2+0)
-	Chronic & Terminal Conditions	2(2+0)
	Total Credit Hours	13
Semester – II
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
-	Psychological Aspects in Health Care	2(2+0)
-	Therapeutic Intervention & Management in Health Psychology	3(3+0)
-	Preventive Medicine and Health Education	3(3+0)
-	Community Work on Preventive Medicine	1
-	Ethical & Professional Issues	2(2+0)
-	Seminar	0
	Total Credit Hours	11
Year – II
Semester – III
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
-	Placement in Setting-I* (250Hrs.)	3
-	Thesis	6
	Total Credit Hours	9
Semester – IV
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
-	Placement in Setting-II* (250 Hrs.)	3
-	Thesis**	6
	Total Credit Hours	3

Placement Settings: General Medical Conditions, Terminal Illnesses, Chronic health

Conditions, & Drug Addiction.

Areas of Placement in setting I will include Endocrine Diseases, Obesity, Respiratory

Diseases (COPD, Asthma, Tuberculosis), Cardiovascular Diseases (Stroke, Angina,

Hypertension) and Chronic Kidney Diseases (Dialysis/Renal Failure).

Areas of Placement in setting II will include HIV Aids, Sexually Transmitted Diseases,

Cancer (All types), Reproductive Health (Pregnancy related issues, Infertility, Hysterectomy,

Menopause), and Drug Addiction (All types).

*Evaluation of Placement in Setting I (250 Hrs.) (Semester-III) and Placement in Setting

II (250 Hrs.) (Semester-IV) will be done through Viva voce Examination by an External

Examiner in the relevant field.

**Credit Hours carried over from Semester-III to Semester-IV.

MS (2-Year) Clinical Psychology

Year – I
Semester – I
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
CPSY-601	Adult Psychopathology	3
CPSY-602	Adult Psychodiagnosis	2
CPSY-603	Adult Psychotherapy	3
CPSY-604	Placement-I (Adult)	2
CPSY-605	Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology	2
		Total =12
Semester – II
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
PSY-651	Research Methodology	3
PSY-653	Statistics	3
CPSY-651	Child Psychopathology	2
CPSY-652	Child Psychodiagnosis	2
CPSY-653	Child Psychotherapy	3
CPSY-654	Placement-II (Child)	2
		Total =15
Year – II
Semester – III & IV
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
CPSY-701	School Psychology	2
CPSY-702	Placement-III (School)	2
CPSY-703	Ethical and Professional Issues	1
-	Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention	1
CPSY-799	Thesis	6
		Total= 12

Grand Total = 39

Evaluation of Placement-I (Min400 Hrs.), Placement-II (Min400 Hrs.), and Placement-III (Min400 Hrs.), during Semesters I-III will be conducted through a viva voce examination by external examiners.

MS Psychology

Year – I
Semester – I
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
PSY-601	Qualitative Research Methods	3(3+0)
PSY-602	Review of APA-7th Edition	1(1+0)
PSY-603	Assessment Techniques	3(3+0)
PSY-604	Psychometric Assessment Lab	2(2+0)
PSY-605	Current perspectives in psychology	3(3+0)
Semester – II
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
PSY-651	Research Methodology	3(3+0)
PSY-652	Research Protocol Development	1(1+0)
PSY-653	Statistics	3(3+0)
PSY-654	Ethical and Professional Issues in Psychology	2
Students shall choose ONE Elective course from the following
PSY-655	Clinical Psychology	3 (3+0)
PSY-656	Counseling Psychology	3 (3+0)
PSY-657	Health Psychology	3 (3+0)
PSY-658	Organizational Psychology	3 (3+0)
PSY-659	Social Psychology	3 (3+0)
Year – II
Semester – III
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
PSY-798	Internship	6
Semester – IV
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
PSY-799	Thesis	6

Scheme of Study

Advanced Diploma in Clinical Psychology (ADCP)

Duration: 1 years

Total Credit hours: 24

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Semester I
1	CPSY-601	Adult Psychopathology	3 (3+0)
2	CPSY-602	Adult Psychodiagnosis	2 (2+0)
3	CPSY-603	Adult Psychotherapy	3 (3+0)
4	CPSY-605	Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology	2 (2+0)
5	CPSY-604	Placement- I (Adult)	2 (0+2)
Total			12
Semester II
1	CPSY-651	Child Psychopathology	3 (3+0)
2	CPSY-652	Child Psychodiagnosis	2 (2+0)
	CPSY-653	Child Psychotherapy	2 (2+0)
3	CPSY-703	Ethical and Professional Issues	1 (1+0)
4		Drug Rehabilitation and Trauma Management	2 (2+0)
5	CPSY-654	Placement-II (Child)	2 (0+2)
Total			12
Total Credit Hours			24

PhD Psychology

First Semester / Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
PhD/Psy-701	Core Course I (Advance Statistics and Data Analysis)	3
PhD/Psy-703	Research Readings I (Quantitative research Methodology)	3
PhD/Psy-707	Area of Specialization I Ethical Issues in Psychology	3
		9

Second Semester / Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
PhD/Psy-704	Core Course II (Scientific reporting and publication)	3
PhD/Psy-705	Area of Specialization II Psychometrics: Development, Adaptation and Translation of Instrument	3
PhD/Psy-706	Research Readings II (Qualitative Research Methods)	3
		9

Total Credit Hours

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