Applied Psychology

This programme serves as a foundation for furthering one’s education in Psychology. The programme is structured according to HEC guidelines and consists of eight semesters. Students are exposed to a wide range of major and elective subjects in order to gain a thorough understanding of the numerous applications of Psychology in their future careers.

Overview

The Psychology major introduces students to the fundamental principles of psychology, as well as various fields within psychology and research methods. Clinical behavior problems, child development, workplace violence, self-esteem, racial prejudice, memory, decision making, mental illness, cognition, and the effect of different drugs on the brain are all areas of study in the field of psychology. Psychologists must also learn to evaluate popular beliefs about how people function. Psychology education develops and promotes critical thinking and communication skills, understanding of individual human behavior, and knowledge of organizational behavior through its subject matter and method of study. The purpose of the BS Psychology degree at AAI is to serve the discipline and profession, as well as to promote the science of psychology, by providing training in psychological science. This is bolstered by a collection of 300 psychology books and an electronic database of research journals (Springer Link and Science Direct).

Career Opportunities

Psychologists are frequently employed by educational institutions in positions other than teaching, such as counselling, testing, research, and administration. Psychologists are frequently hired by the government to work as healthcare practitioners in public hospitals, clinics, and other settings. Workers in healthcare are frequently found in the offices of mental health practitioners, physicians, outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers, and private hospitals. Some psychologists, usually those with doctoral degrees, can enter private practice or set up private research or consulting firms after gaining several years of experience. In addition to the jobs listed above, many psychologists worked as faculty members at colleges and universities and as high school psychology teachers.

Program Learning Outcomes

Following are the main objectives of the Program:

To equip students with conceptual tools, scientific knowledge and practical skills so that they can gain a deeper understanding of themselves, others and human existence in general ;
To articulate how psychological principles can be used to explain and understand the dynamics of social and psychological issues;
To develop insights among students about how psychological principles can be used to understand and improve lifelong learning, social skills and environment related issues;

Programme

Semester 1
Sr. #	Course Code	Name of Subject	Credit Hours
1	ENG-321	Functional English	3(3-0)
2	PST-321	Pakistan Studies	2(2-0)
3	PSY-305	Introduction to Psychology-I	4(3-1)
4	MTH-321	Mathematics – I	3(3-0)
5	SOC-307	Introduction to Sociology	3(3-0)
Total			15
Semester 2
Sr. #	Course Code	Name of Subject	Credit Hours
1	ENG-322	English Comprehension and Composition	3(3-0)
2	ISL-321	Islamic Studies / Ethics	2(2-0)
3	PSY-306	Introduction to Psychology-II	4(3-1)
4	MTH-322	Mathematics-II	3(3-0)
5	MCM-303	Introduction to Communication	3(3-0)
Total			15
Semester 3
Sr. #	Course Code	Name of Subject	Credit Hours
1	ENG-421	Communication Skills	3(3-0)
2	PSY-403	History & Systems in Psychology	3(3-0)
3	PSY-405	Personality Psychology	3(3-0)
4	PSY-407	Social Psychology	3(3-0)
5	EDU-503	Foundation of Education	3(3-0)
Total			15
Semester 4
Sr. #	Course Code	Name of Subject	Credit Hours
1	ENG-422	Technical Writing	3(3-0)
2	PSY-404	Advanced Social Psychology	3(3-0)
3	PSY-406	Mental Health and Psychopathology-I	3(3-0)
4	PSY-408	Cognitive & Affective processes	4(3-1)
5	ECO-408	Issues in Pakistan Economy	3(3-0)
Total			16
Semester 5
Sr. #	Course Code	Name of Subject	Credit Hours
1	PSY-501	Behavioral Neurosciences	4(4-0)
2	PSY-503	Mental Health and Psychopathology-II	4(4-0)
3	PSY-505	Research Methodology-1	3(3-0)
4	PSY-507	Application of Statistics in Psychology	3(2-1)
5	PSY-509	Educational psychology	4(3-1)
Total			18
Semester 6
Sr. #	Course Code	Name of Subject	Credit Hours
1	PSY-502	Developmental Psychology	4(4-0)
2	PSY-504	Psychological Testing & Measurement-I	3(3-0)
3	PSY-506	Health Psychology	4(4-0)
4	PSY-508	Research Methodology-II	3(2-1)
5	PSY-510	Industrial/Organizational Psychology	4(4-0)
Total			18
Semester 7
Sr. #	Course Code	Name of Subject	Credit Hours
1	PSY-601	Clinical Psychology-I	4(4-0)
2	PSY-603	Psychological Testing & Measurement-II	3(2-1)
3	PSY-605	Counseling Psychology-I	4(4-0)
4	PSY-607	Human Resource Management	4(3-1)
Optional Subjects (any one from the following)
1	PSY-611	Organizational Behavior	4(4-0)
	PSY-613	Cross-cultural psychology
	PSY-615	Trauma Psychology
	PSY-617	Consumer behavior
Total			19
Semester 8
Sr. #	Course Code	Name of Subject	Credit Hours
1	PSY-632	Internship	2(0-2)
2	PSY-604	Clinical Psychology-II	4(3-1)
3	PSY-606	Counseling Psychology-II	4(3-1)
4	PSY-608	Positive Psychology	4(4-0)
5	PSY-630	Thesis	4(0-4)
Optional Subjects (any one from the following)
1	PSY-612	Forensic psychology	4(4-0)
	PSY-614	Sports Psychology
	PSY-616	Military Psychology
	PSY-618	Gender Issues in Psychology
Total			22
Grand Total			138