The programme aims to provide theoretical and applied courses in Psychology and to equip the students with the basic knowledge and understanding of human behaviour, as well as methods and techniques that will be essential for further studies in their profession. The courses have been designed so that the students may work in different fields closely related to psychology. The Department has modern educational facilities such as computer laboratories, experimental psychology laboratories and observation rooms. There is also the cognitive Psychology Research Centre which studies the phenomenon of perception, representation, concentration, memory, language, knowledge, creativity and their relation to the structure and the processes of the brain. Teaching is through a variety of methods embracing lectures, seminars and practical work.
Assessment is by coursework and examinations.
The majority of the graduates are employed in the public sector, ministries, various firms, hospitals, rehabilitation centres, training centres, mental health institutions in various educational institutions. Further Study There are programmes leading to MA and Ph.D. degrees.