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Padur, Kelambakkam (OMR), Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai - 603 103.
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www.hcaschennai.edu.in
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Campus: 044 69034444 / 7824080621 Admission: 044 24469714 /9789885555
Padur, Kelambakkam (OMR), Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai - 603 103.
www.hcaschennai.edu.in
Campus: 044 69034444 / 7824080621 Admission: 044 24469714 /9789885555
The UG Program in Psychology was started in the academic year 2020-21, to cater to the global demand for graduates from various disciplines of Psychology.
Our Mission is to transform a student into a sensible psychologist, not just a graduate.
Our Vision is to establish a community of empathizers to create a world where everyone is cared for physically, emotionally, and socially.
Our program teaches students about human brain, behavior and the underlying emotional relations.
Besides curriculum, special emphasis is laid on the development of personality, interpersonal relationships, and leadership traits to groom future citizens.
The department has industry and institutional linkages to facilitate internships, guest lectures by senior academicians and thought leaders.
The course also throws light on some of the entry-level career and higher education options available for students after completion.
The department houses an exclusive counseling center to address psychological issues if any faced by students and to enhance their growth potential.
Our program aims at facilitating students with outcome-based education where honing their skills in problem-solving, decision-making, general knowledge, and aptitude are emphasized.
We strive to improve students’ academic performance and maximize student participation in curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities.
We enable them to be aware of plethora of opportunities in higher education pertaining to the discipline of psychology.
We have full-fledged laboratory with the latest equipments and assessment tools pertaining to experimental psychology.
The Department of Psychology is the youngest discipline, which signals healthy growth from the day of its inception.
With effective online classes, the department excels in academic performance.
In spite of COVID19 restrictions, online webinars and lectures were organized consistently where eminent subject experts shared their knowledge.
The virtual event Mental Health Dayy(ManasMantra2020) was observed in the month of October’2020.
In collaboration with the Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, PAC University, Kenya a short-term certificate course on ‘Stress Management’ was organized in March’21 where students from both countries participated
Provision of Add-on courses for Skill Addition on following topics;
Vision
To establish a community of professionals to create a world where everyone is cared for physically, emotionally and socially.
Mission
To develop students into responsible psychologists through high quality education.
To nurture an environment of mutual respect and open communication for a better society.
To investigate the complexities of human minds and shape futures through education, innovation, research and compassionate leadership.
The Department of Psychology at HCAS trains young minds at the undergraduate level to equip themselves with the right level of aptitude, skill and, knowledge to become successful in the following professions,
Clinical Psychologist
Counseling Psychologist
Organizational/Industrial Psychologist
Special Educators for Childhood Disorders
Rehabilitation Psychologist
Sports Psychologist
Research and Project assistants
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Semester - III |
Semester - V |
| Language - I |
Language – Paper III |
Core Courses |
| English - I |
English – Paper III |
Paper - IX - Abnormal Psychology - I |
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Core Subject – Paper - I General Psychology-I |
Core Subject - Paper- V Developmental Psychology - I |
Paper - X - Social Psychology - I |
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Paper – XI - Introduction to Research Methodology |
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Core Subject – Paper II Biological Psychology-I |
Core Subject - Paper- VI Experimental Psychology (Practical) |
Paper – XII - Health Psychology |
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Allied - Paper – I |
Allied Subject - Paper – III |
Paper – XII - Health Psychology |
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Introduction to Indian Psychology |
Allied Subject - Paper – III |
Elective – I - Sports Psychology |
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Soft Skill – I |
Professional English for Social Sciences-1 |
Skill Addition Course |
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3. Environmental Studies |
Value Education |
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Semester - IV |
Semester - VI |
| Language - II |
Language – Paper IV |
Core Courses |
| English - II |
English – Paper IV |
Paper – XIII - Abnormal Psychology – II |
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Core Subject – Paper – III |
Core Course - Paper – VII |
Paper – XIV - Social Psychology |
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Core Subject - Paper – IV |
Core Course - Paper – VIII |
Paper – XV- Introduction to Theories of Personality |
| Allied - Paper – II | Allied - Subject Paper – IV |
Elective-II-Guidance & Counseling Psychology |
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Introduction to Community Psychology |
Marketing and Consumer Behavior |
Elective-III-Human Resource Management |
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Professional English for Social Sciences-2 |
Skill Addition Course |
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3. Environmental Studies |
Extension Activities |
SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2023-2024
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY-I
COURSE OUTCOMES:
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to
CO1 (K1): Acquire knowledge on the history, methods and special areas in the field of Psychology
CO2 (K3): Explain sensory systems through which information processing happens
CO3 (K4): Relate the process of attention to perception and infer how we make sense of the world around us
CO4 (K5): Critically examine the process of learning
CO5 (K1, K4): Gain insight into complex emotional experiences of human being and analyse the experience of self in day to day life.
UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY:
Definition of Psychology. Nature of Psychology. Origin of Psychology. Philosophical origins: Early Indian and Greek thoughts, Major ideas of Descartes, Locke. Brief history of modern scientific Psychology: Structuralism, Functionalism, Behaviourism, Gestalt psychology, Piaget, Psychoanalysis, Cognitive approach. Scientific approach to Psychology.
UNIT II: SCOPE OF PSYCHOLOGY:
Goals of Psychology. Role of a psychologist in society. Branches of Psychology: Clinical Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Positive Psychology, Sports Psychology, Health Psychology, Criminal Psychology, Gender Psychology, Biopsychology.
UNIT III: ATTENTION, SENSATION & PERCEPTION:
Attention: Definition, Factors affecting attention, Set in attention. Sensation: Definition, Types of sensation, Elements of Sensation. Perception: Definition, Gestalt Laws, Subliminal perception, ESP
UNIT IV: LEARNING:
Characteristics of Learning. Classical conditioning (Pavlov) - Principles involved, Significance, Operant Conditioning (B.F Skinner) – Principles involved, Significance, Trial and Error (Thorndike) Conditioning – Principles Involved, Significance, Insight learning (Kohler)- Principles Involved, Significance, Social Learning Theory (Bandura)- – Principles Involved, Significance.
UNIT V: EMOTION:
Definition. Nature. Types. Physiological Responses Arousal and Emotional Intensity. Theories: James Lange Theory, Cannon Bard Theory, Schachter-Singer Theory, Richard Lazarus’ Theory. Communication of Emotion: Emotional Expression, Characteristics, Innate Expression of Emotions, Social Aspects of Emotional Expressions.
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BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
COURSE OUTCOMES:
CO1 (K2): Describe recent research methods and perspectives on the emerging field of Behavioural
neuroscience and the reciprocal relationship between brain and behaviour.
CO2 (K2): Understand anatomy and functions of the basic cell of the nervous system and explain the
process of communication between neurons
CO3 (K4): To understand and analyse the regulations of internal body states.
CO4 (K1, K4): To understand the function of endocrine glands and relate the knowledge to Analyse
various human behaviour.
CO5 (K2): Describe the complex orchestrated functioning of the nervous system describe the
manifestation of biological deficits in behaviour.
UNIT I: BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BEHAVIOUR
Introduction – Meaning of Biological Psychology, Biological explanation of behaviour, Mind Brain relationship, Recording brain activity, Research methods.
UNIT II: BASICS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND NEUROTRANSMISSION
Development of nervous system, Central Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System; Neurons – Structure, types; Brain – Structure, Divisions, Glial cells, Cerebrospinal fluid, Blood Brain barrier; Neurotransmitters – Meaning, Types, Events at synapse; Membrane Potential – Action potential and Resting potential.
UNIT III: REGULATION OF INTERNAL BODY STATES
Temperature – Homeostasis, Allostasis, Temperature regulations and Behaviour; Thirst – Maintaining water balance, Causes of thirst, Osmotic thirst and hypovolemic thirst; Hunger – Physiological mechanisms of hunger and satiety, Role of Hypothalamus.
UNIT IV: HORMONES AND BEHAVIOUR
Hormones: Introduction and Definition. Principles of Hormones. Neural versus Hormonal Communication. Hormones: Classification by Chemical Structure. Endocrine Glands and its Specific Hormones: The Pituitary Gland; The Adrenal Gland; The Thyroid Gland; The Gonads; The Pineal Gland; The Pancreas and The Parathyroid Glands.
UNIT V: BRAIN DAMAGE
Causes of Brain damage, Neurodegenerative diseases, Stress and illness.
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BUILDING PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL
COURSE OUTCOMES:
CO1 (K4): To analyse the positive and negative approach and its effect on work determinants like, job motivation, satisfaction and performance.
CO2 (K2): To understand the role of self-efficacy and ways to improve it.
CO3 (K2): To distinguish the various conditions that implicate in developing hope and hopelessness and analyse ways to inculcate hope and build mental wellbeing.
CO4 (K2): To distinguish the ways to build optimism and locus of control for better performance.
CO5 (K3, K4): To analyse and apply7C’s Model of Resilience.
UNIT1: INTRODUCTION
The need for a different approach, positive vs negative approach, contributions of positive psychology, psy cap in relation to job satisfaction motivation and performance
UNIT 2: PSYCAP EFFICACY
Definition, key ingredients of efficacy, ways to strengthen efficacy
UNIT 3: PSYCAP HOPE
Definition of hopelessness, effects of hopelessness, hopelessness and depression, ways to improve hope
UNIT 4: PSYCAP OPTIMISM
Definition of optimism in locus of control, ways to develop optimism dispositional optimism, explanatory style
UNIT 5: PSYCAP RESILIENCE
Definition, ways to develop resilience 7 C's model of resilience, qualities of a resilient PERSON.
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CAREERS AND ETHICS IN PSYCHOLOGY
COURSE OUTCOMES:
CO1 (K2): Gain insight into various subfields in the field of psychology
CO2 (K5): Apply knowledge of psychology to formulate career choices.
CO3 (K2): Understand the purpose of ethics in psychological research
CO4 (K2): Identify and address ethical concerns in human and animal research with consideration of the American Psychological Association’s code of Ethics
CO5 (K5): Evaluate research studies for their adherence to ethical guidelines
UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION
An introduction to the scientific study of human behavior and mental process- Careers in Psychology with Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral Degrees- skills and career settings.
UNIT 2 CAREER PATHS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Careers in subfields of psychology-Practice-oriented fields in psychology:Clinical and Counseling Psychology, School Psychology. Research fields: Neuro psychology, Cognitive Neuropsychology. Other Disciplines: Legal and Forensic Psychology, Health Psychology, Sport Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Social Psychology, forensic psychology. Developmental Psychology, Cognitive psychology, community psychology.
UNIT 3 ETHICAL UNDERPINNINGS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH ETHICS
Definition- Need for Ethical Code- Importance of Ethics- APA code of ethics-Ethics in Reporting Psychological research: Reporting research results- Plagiarism- Publication credit- Duplicate Publication of data- sharing research data for verification.
UNIT 4 ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR HUMAN PARTICIPANTS RESEARCH
Ethical issues to consider before beginning research- institutional approval- dealing with risk- informed consent- confidentialitydebriefing- deception in Psychological research.
UNIT 5 ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR NON- HUMAN ANIMAL SUBJECTS
Need for animal research in Psychology- Ethical codes: justificationPersonnel- care and Housing of animals- acquisition of animalsprocedures used in the study- institutional animal care- animal care after research.
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BASICS OF HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT
COURSE OUTCOMES:
CO1 (K 1): Know about Health care Management.
CO2 (K 2): Interpret insights about Family and Communal health
CO3 (K 2): Describe the advancements happening in community health
CO4 (K 4): Analyse various health awareness initiatives in India
CO5 (K 2): Explain disaster management techniques
UNIT I: PERSONAL (SELF) HEALTH CARE
Personal Hygiene – Personal Diet pattern – Self health maintenance by yoga and other spiritual practice – Drills Activity – Prepare a personalised balanced diet plan for yourself
UNIT II: FAMILY HEALTH CARE
Family hygiene – group health care by vaccination – propitiation and prevention – Sanitation and diet patterns Activity – Collect the vaccination schedule chart from a hospital and describe the illnesses that can be prevented by vaccination
UNIT III: COMMUNAL HEALTH CARE
Mass – Hygiene (Social Hygiene) – Environmental Hygiene - Communal health care centres – Hospitals – Statistical bodies - Government and Non government organizations (NGO) for propagation of nutritious diet patterns - maintained by voluntary health organizations and government schemes. Activity – Visit an NGO that deals with diet patterns of the community.
UNIT IV: HEALTH AWARENESS
Health awareness programme organized by governmental and non governmental agencies. Communal amenity programme. Activity – Create an awareness program in a community for health awareness
UNIT V: HEALTH DISASTER MANAGEMENT
First Aid – Disaster management techniques like epidemic eruption control, management and eradication. Activity – Write a report on a natural calamity that has happened in the past and the measures taken by the government and local community to gtackle the issue.
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INTRODUCTION TO CRIME PREVENTION
COURSE OUTCOMES:
CO1 (K2): Trace the history of crime prevention and understand the definition, concepts and the various types of crime prevention strategies.
CO2 (K2): Understand the traditional crime prevention methods and programmes involving community policing.
CO3 (K5): Evaluate the traditional crime prevention techniques in the society
CO4 (K2): Describe the modern crime prevention initiatives to address the crime problem in society
CO5 (K2): Explain the various crime prevention organizations that aim to prevent and reduce crime.
UNIT I:
Introduction history of crime prevention Definitions and key concepts- Types of crime prevention- Fear of crime Activity: Trace history of Crime corrective action in India
UNIT II:
Crime prevention methods: Punitive, defence, intervention, Crime Prevention-mechanical, mass, clinical, group relations’ Reducing first offenders-Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Situational crime prevention-and recidivism Activity: Prepare a report on Number of First Time Offenders in Tamil Nadu
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Traditional Programmes Police information centres – ‘May I Help You’ kiosks – Community policing – Intervention programmes – Surveillance- Intelligence -Patrolling and beats Activity: Visit a May I help you Kiosk and observe their activities Potential-
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Modern Programmes Public relations campaign Socialization- De-motivating potential offenders -victim protection Programmes aimed at slums and disruptive family-of youth at risk Disaster management and recovery-situations Activity: Analyse the measures taken by TN Police to minimise offence -
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Crime Prevention Organizations Role of Boys Clubs - Neighbourhood Watch - Community Watch -Friends of Police Role of NGOs in crime prevention-Delinquency prevention Prevention of Crime and Victim Care (PCVC)- Activity: Visit an NGO that works towards crime prevention and submit a report
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Add on Course on Psychometric Assessments Valedictory function - Valedictory for Psychometric Assessments Course
Memorandum of Understanding was established between HCAS and Mental Health First Aid India, on 30th May 2022, in order to enhance our students’ mental health literacy and expose them to research opportunities.
To know the cause and effect of human behavior
To develop excellent research and analytical skills
To master the art of conflict resolution
To devise success strategies in problem-solving
To diagnose mental health issues and plan for psychotherapy
To provide guidance and counselling
To learn and apply behavioral training
There are many different options available to psychology degree holders, depending on their specializations and interests, such as:
Higher Education Opportunities after UG in Psychology include:
As per the University of Madras Norms, a candidate who has passed Higher Secondary Examination from any stream offered by Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education or any equivalent examination thereof is eligible to apply for B.Sc. Psychology.
