PROGRAM STRUCTURE & REGULATIONS. Master of Science (Psychology) M.Sc (Psy)

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PROGRAM STRUCTURE & REGULATIONS

Master of Science (Psychology)

M.Sc (Psy)

INDEX

1

Introduction

2

Special Features

3

Program Specification & Proforma

4

Eligibility Criteria

5

Courses

6

Learning Objectives of the Program

7

Learning Outcomes

8

Program Delivery Systems

9

Scheme of Evaluation, Weightage and Certification

10

Program Design (Course details Trimester-wise)

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1. Introduction

CMR University is “A NEW AGE UNIVERSITY TO NURTURE CREATIVE THINKERS” CMR University is promoted by CMR Jnanadhara Trust, which has over 20 years of Experience in Academic Excellence & Leadership in Education and is established under CMR University Act 2013 and notified by Government of Karnataka (No. ED 91 UNE 2013 dated 12 Nov 2013).

CMR University is offering Multi-disciplinary Research, Post-Graduate (PG) & Under-Graduate (UG) Programs - with flexibility of course options - of practical relevance to the country’s needs of Education, Industry & Society.

CMR University has entered into many Knowledge Partnerships viz.

 IBM for offering programs in IT application in business studies, economics and management.

 NASSCOM for IT-ITeS Sector Skills Council with integrated Global Business Foundation Skills (GBFS) Courseware

 Institute of Product Leadership (IPL) for a 15-months, part-time/week-end Executive MBA Program for Working Professionals

 United Nations Global Compact’s PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education) with two mandatory courses in all PG / UG Program

 Mzumbe University, Tanzania for offering programs in different areas of Management, Social Sciences, Information Technology & Engineering

2. SPECIAL FEATURES of CMRU with “Education Engagement Model (EEM)”

1. High Quality Technology-enabled Learning… cloud based academic content

2. Global Business Foundation Skills (GBFS) Courseware in the curriculum developed by NASSCOM (IT-ITeS Sector Skills Council)

3. Industry-Integrated, Up-to-date & Contemporary Curriculum from IBM and NASSCOM

4. CMR University is the Signatory to UN Global Compact with ‘Principles for Responsible Management Education’ (PRME), an United Nations initiative

5. Integrated Learning Management System (iLMS)

6. Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation System, with 50% weightage for the term-end examinations

7. Project-based experiential learning methodology covering 20% of program delivery in all UG & PG Programs

8. Excellent state-of-the-art Infrastructure with Technology-enabled Class rooms

9. Parent-centric Support Services & Online/SMS access to Parents to monitor progress of their children

10. Scholarships to meritorious and deserving students

11. Student-centric Support Services & Orientation, Foundation & Bridge Courses for effective Learning

12. Conveniently located Hostel & Accommodation (separately for Boys & Girls)

13. Career Advisory Cell to advise students on Career and Placement opportunities.

14. Emphasis will be given on Creativity and/or Innovation & related areas in all programs

15. Team TeachingConcept: A select sessions will be taught jointly by TWO Faculties, wherein the concepts will be taught by an Academician, while practical application of concepts in real- business world will be facilitated by Industry Professional.

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3. Program Specification and Proforma

School School of Social Sciences & Humanities

Category Post-Graduate (PG)

Name of the Program (Short Title) M.Sc (Psy)

Nomenclature for Final Award Master of Science (Psychology) System of Education Trimester System (6 Trimesters)

Awarding Body CMR University, Bangalore

4. Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates with 50% marks in the aggregate of all the

optional subjects. Psychology as one of the subjects and

50% of marks in the cognate subject at the Bachelor’s

Degree level. (45% for SC/ST category)

5. Courses Specialization (Subject to variation)

Clinical Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Counseling, Social Psychology

Total Academic hours / week 34 hours per week Total Credits for the Program 144 Credits

(A total of 24 Credits per Trimester, and for 6 Trimesters)

Note:One credit is equivalent to 12 hours of teaching 6. Learning Objectives of the Program

After this program, the students will be able to:

 Understand the fundamental concepts in respect of psychology, human behavious, thinking & organizational behaviors

 Successfully analyze psychological economic /business data to reach actionable conclusions, including analyzing a problem faced by the organization

 Conduct primary counseling & other related tasks

 Develop competent writing skills so as to enable the graduate to communicate business ideas to senior management and general public

7. Learning Outcomes

At the end of the Program, the learner will have

 clarity on both conceptual and application-oriented skills in human psychology & its relevance to personality in Business context

 improved communication, counseling and business management skills

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8. Program Delivery Systems

The Program delivery will be a meticulous combination of class room lecture sessions, case studies, practical problem-solving exercises, discussions, quizzes, business simulation exercises, etc to ensure learning of concepts as well as application of concepts learnt in real-life business world.

The session will be conducted for 12 weeks in each of the Trimesters. 9. Scheme of Evaluation, Weightage and Certification

The evaluation system of the program is comprehensive & continuous during the entire period of Trimester, both by internal faculties (who is / are teaching the course) & also by the external examiners (who have requisite expertise in the domain / course area).

Each course will have credits allotted to it and each ‘credit’ refers to ‘hours of guided learning in a week’ (i.e. 3 credit course will have 3 hours of guided learning in a week).

The system of evaluation & grading is as follows:

(a) Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) 40% weightage

i. Internal Assessment (IA) 20 marks per course ii. Participatory & Industry-Integrated Learning

(P&IL) including Industry Interactions, Industrial Visits, Business Analysis Reports, Group Discussions, etc

10 marks per course

iii. Practical Assignments, Class presentations & Quiz (PACQ), including attendance

10 marks per course

Note: The Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation comprises of Industry-Integrated Learning, Industrial Visits, Guest Lectures, Webinars, Analysis of Business Reports, Group Discussions, Class presentations, Quizzes, Participation in Management Events / Competitions and such similar practical activities. The weightage for each of these components will vary depending upon the course.

(b) Term End Examination (TE) 60% weightage

iv. Term-end Examination (TE) 60 marks per course

(c) Minimum Passing Marks in each course (for both CCE and TE, out of total 100 marks)

50 marks (Min. 50% in each of the above four parameters)

Minimum percentage of Attendance for Eligibility to appear for the Term-end University Examinations

75% in each course is mandatory

Mid-term Examination will be conducted during 6th week of Trimester Study Period for the Trimester during 13th week of Trimester Term-end University Examination will be conducted

during

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(d ) Grading System

CMR University has adopted declaration of results & grading in academic performance & learning capabilities, by both marks in CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) and LGS (Letter Grade System) as follows: 91 – 100 % A+ Outstanding 81 – 90 % A Excellent 71 - 80 % B Very Good 61 – 70 % C Good 51-60 % D Satisfactory < 50% F Unsatisfactory (=Fail)

Every course will be awarded with Grade Point Average on 1-10 scale& also the Letter Grade (E.g. If a student has scored 74 marks, he will get 7.4 GPA for the course with B Grade). This will be awarded for each Trimester and the Cumulative Average for the entire duration of the Program will also be reflected in the CGPA Card of the student.

(e) Passing criteria

No student shall be promoted to the next year of the program, unless he/she has passed a minimum of 3 courses in each Trimester (out of total 7 courses).

(f) Maximum Duration of the Program

The students are required to successfully complete the entire program within double the duration of the program, subject to provision for renewal on the recommendation of admission committee and payment of fees, when renewal of admission is approved.

(g) Certification and Award of Degree

The Certificate of Completion & the degree will be awarded, upon successful completion of the program as per academic & regulatory norms of CMR University.

(h) Amendments to Academic & regulatory norms

The Program Structure and Regulations are subject to changes and amendments, in accordance with academic and regulatory norms of the University.

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10.

Program Design

(Each Trimester will consist of 24 hours of teaching and 10 hours of CCE activities per week)

Trimester 1 (12 Weeks)

Course

CODE Name of the Course Credits

Hours per week Course Design by IA P& IL CQ PA TE Min. Passing Marks Total Marks MSCP

101 Attention and Perceptual _Processes

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 102

Experimental Designs in Psychology

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 103

Applied Social Psychology

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 104

Advanced Physiological Psychology

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 105

Language and Memory

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100 MSCP 106 Critical Thinking

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100 MSCP 107

Non Parametric Methods in

Psychology Research

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

Total Credits

24

34

350 700

Course

Hours per week Course Design by

IA P& _IL _CQPA TE Passing Min. Marks Total Marks MSCP 201 Community Psychology

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100 MSCP 202 Organizational Behavior

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100 MSCP 203 Psychological Assessment

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100 MSCP 204

Clinical & Health Psychology

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 205

Issues in Social Behavior

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 206

Forensic Psychology and Criminal

Behavior

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 207

Clinical & Health Psychology: Basic Psychological Processes in Health and Disease

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

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Trimester 3 (12 Weeks)

Course

IA P& _IL _CQPA TE Passing Min. Marks

Total Marks MSCP

301

Biofeedback Mechanisms in

Physio-psychology

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 302

Non-experimental and correlational

methods

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100 MSCP 303 Psychological Applications in HRM

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100 MSCP 304 Personal growth

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100 MSCP 305

Psychology across Cultures

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 306

Basic Counselling Practice

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 307

Counselling in Social Settings

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

Total Credits

24

34

350 700

Course

IA P& _IL _CQPA TE Passing Min. Marks

Total Marks MSCP

401 Cognitive Behavior Therapy

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100 MSCP 402 Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100 MSCP

403 Leadership and Organizational _Change

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 404

Depression and Treatment

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP

405 Child Psychology

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 406 Comparative Psychology

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100 MSCP 407

Psychology of Peace Negotiations

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

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Trimester 5 (12 Weeks)

Course

IA P& _IL _CQPA TE Passing Min. Marks Total Marks MSCP 501 Conflict Management

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100 MSCP 502

History of Psychological Studies

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 503

Psycological Analysis of Social Media

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 504

Principles of Corporate Social

Responsibility & Sustainability

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 505

Class-Specialized Topic Study

Project (by team of 3-4 Students)

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 506 Developmental Psychology

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100 MSCP 507

Advanced Quantitative Methods in

Psychology

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

Total Credits

24

34

350 700

Course

IA P& _IL _CQPA TE Passing Min. Marks Total Marks MSCP 601 Professionalization of Psychotherapists

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100 MSCP 602 Psychology of adolescence

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100 MSCP 603 Clinical Practice I

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100 MSCP 604

Corporate Ethics, Regulations & Governance in Business Enterprises

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 605

Drugs and Behavior

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 606

Field Training and Thesis Work

3

4 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

MSCP 607

Field Training and Thesis Work

4

6 CMRU 20 10 10 60 50 100

Total Credits

24

34

350 700

Grand Total Credits (of 6 Trimesters)

144

Grand Total Marks