| Programme Type | DEGREE |
| Mode | Open Distance Learning |
| School | School of Social Sciences |
| Duration | 2 Years |
| Medium | ENGLISH |
| Specialization | Psychology |
| Description |
The aim of the programme is to provide learners a sound base in psychology and human behaviour through an in depth investigation into a broad range of psychological principles, techniques and skills, as applied to diverse settings. In the present scenario psychologists are in great demand ranging from educational institutions, rehabilitation centres, hospitals to various organizations and industries, both in public and private sector. Psychology is also being applied to various new and emerging areas like sports, forensic, military, police, aviation, etc. Keeping the above in view and the commitment of IGNOU to provide quality education at low costs to those who have for some reason or the other missed opportunities for further studies, the present programme caters to varied clientele, such as fresh graduate students as well as those who want to enter the employment arena and those already employed but do not possess the necessary qualification in Psychology |
| Eligibility |
Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University |
| Fee Structure |
Rs. 15,600/- for full program to be paid year wise @Rs. 7,800/- per year |
| Programme Coordinator | Dr. Swati Patra & Dr. Smita Gupta, psychology@ignou.ac.in, Ph. 011-29572707, 011-29572761 |
| Compulsory Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Name of Course | Credits |
| MPC1 | COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, LEARNING AND MEMORY | 4 |
| MPC2 | LIFE SPAN PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| MPC3 | PERSONALITY: THEORIES AND ASSESSMENT | 4 |
| MPC4 | ADVANCED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| MPC5 | RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| MPC6 | STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| MPCL7 | PRACTICUM: EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING | 8 |
| Regional Centre | Study Centre |
|---|---|
| HYDERABAD | 01152: Nizam College (01152) |
| KARNAL | 1031: GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (1031) |
| KARNAL | 1014: GOVT. P.G. NATIONAL COLLEGE (1014) |
| SHIMLA | 1101: GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE (1101) |
| JAMMU | 12105P: DEPTT. OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU. (12105P) |
| BANGALORE | 1344: CMR INSTT. OF MNGMT.STUDIES, BANGALORE (1344) |
| BANGALORE | 13158: N.M.K.R.V. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, BANGALORE (13158) |
| COCHIN | 14169: DANAHALAYA INSTITUTE OF FORMATION AND COUNSELLING (14169) |
| COCHIN | 14000: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE KALOOR ERNAKULAM |
| BHOPAL | 15229: GOVT. HOME SCIENCE COLLEGE (15229) |
| BHOPAL | 1506: HOLKAR SCIENCE COLLEGE (1506) |
| BHOPAL | 1504: IGNOU STUDY CENTRE (1504) |
| BHOPAL | 15232: THE BHOPAL SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (15232) |
| PUNE | 16144: IGNOU STUDY CENTRE (16144) (16144) |
| PUNE | 1610: VIVEKANAND ARTS & SDS COMMERCE COLLEGE (1610) |
| SHILLONG | 1863: SANKAR ACADEMI & RESEARCH CENTER MAWROH (1863) |
| AIZWAL | 1911: AIZAWL WEST COLLEGE (1911) |
| PORT BLAIR | 0201: JNR MAHAVIDYALALA (201) |
| PORT BLAIR | 0208: M G GOVT COLLEGE (208) |
| BHUBANESHWAR | 21152P: Chetna Institute for the Mentally 21152P |
| BHUBANESHWAR | 2106: F.M. COLLEGE, BALASORE (2106) |
| BHUBANESHWAR | 2102: RAVENSHAW COLLEGE (2102) |
| JAIPUR | 2353: INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF GIRLS, JAIPUR (2353) |
| GANGTOK | 2420: SIKKIM UNIVERSITY (2420) |
| CHENNAI | 2534: ER. PERUMAL MANIMEKALAI P'NIC (2534) |
| CHENNAI | 25160: SHRI S S S JAIN COLLEGE(WOMEN) (25160) |
| AGARTALA | 2608: M.B.B. COLLEGE (2608) |
| LUCKNOW | 27197: BRAHMANAND COLLEGE KANPUR (27197) |
| LUCKNOW | 27195: NATIONAL PG COLLEGE LUCKNOW (27195) |
| KOLKATA | 28158: ASUTOSH COLLEGE (28158) |
| KOLKATA | 28140: Muralidhar Girls' College (28140) |
| KOLKATA | 28149: WOMAN'S COLLEGE, CALCUTTA (28149) |
| DELHI 2 (RAJGHAT) | 0734D: AMAR JYOTI REHABILITATION & RESEARCH CENTRE (0734D) |
| DELHI 2 (RAJGHAT) | 29046D: VISION INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES (29046) |
| SRINAGAR | 1210: GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE SOPORE (1210) |
| SRINAGAR | 30010D: GOVT DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (ANANTNAG) (30010D) |
| SRINAGAR | 30007: GOVT DEGREE COLLEGE KULGAM (30007) |
| SRINAGAR | 1202: GOVT. AMAR SINGH COLLEGE, SRINAGAR (1202) |
| SRINAGAR | 1234: GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN M. A. ROAD SRINAGAR (1234) |
| SRINAGAR | 1236: GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE (BOYS) BARAMULLA (1236) |
| SRINAGAR | 30017: GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, NAWA KADAL (30017) |
| SRINAGAR | 1209: SHRI PRATAP SINGH COLLEGE (1209) |
| DEHRADUN | 2705: D.A.V. PG COLLEGE DEHRADUN (2705) |
| DEHRADUN | 2711: MB PG COLLEGE HALDWANI (2711) |
| RANCHI | 32024: KARIM CITY COLLEGE JAMSHEDPUR (32024) |
| RANCHI | 3635: MARWARI COLLEGE, RANCHI (3635) |
| RANCHI | 0503: P.K. ROY MEMORIAL COLLEGE, DHANBAD (503) |
| VIJAYAWADA | 33024: SRR & CVR STUDY CENTRE (33024) |
| NAGPUR | 36027P: VNG INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE NAGPUR MAHARASHTRA |
| DELHI 3 (DWARKA) | 38043: Bharati College (38043) |
| DELHI 3 (DWARKA) | 1006: DRONACHARYA GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (1006) |
| DELHI 3 (DWARKA) | 38039: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE DELHI-3 (38039) |
| NOIDA | 47039: JAGDISH SARAN HINDU COLLEGE (47039) |
| NOIDA | 39014D: RAGHUNATH GIRLS (PG) COLLEGE(ONLY FOR GIRLS) (39014D) |
| NOIDA | 2741: S.D. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE (2741) |
| NOIDA | 2702: ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (2702) |
| TRIVANDRUM | 40023: All India Institute of Local Self Government (40023) |
| TRIVANDRUM | 1464: C ACHYUTHA MENON STUDY CENTRE (1464) |
| TRIVANDRUM | 40021: Centre for Career Research and Development centre (40021) |
| TRIVANDRUM | 1441: MAR IVANIOS INSTITUTE OF ADVANCE STUDIES (1441) |
| TRIVANDRUM | 2511: S.T. HINDU COLLEGE (2511) |
| JABALPUR | 1599: MATA GUJARI MAHILA MAHIVIDYALYA, JABALPUR (1599) |
| MADURAI | 43084: SREE NARAYANA GURU COLLEGE (43084) |
| DARBHANGA | 0504: BRA BIHAR UNIVERSITY (504) |
| DARBHANGA | 0550: GANESH DUTT COLLEGE (550) |
| DARBHANGA | 46021: M S K B COLLEGE (46021) |
| DARBHANGA | 0551: SAMASTIPUR COLLEGE (551) |
| ALIGARH | 2713: ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY, ALIGARH (2713) |
| ALIGARH | 47015: SHRI VARSHNEY PG COLLEGE, ALIGARH (47015) |
| VARANASI | 48033: AGRASEN KANYA PG COLLEGE PARMANANDPUR VARANASI (48033) |
| VARANASI | 2703: ALLAHABAD DEGREE COLLEGE, ALLAHABAD (2703) |
| VARANASI | 48022: ARYA MAHILA P.G. COLLEGE, VARANASI (48022) |
| VARANASI | 27128: BUDHA POST GRADUATE COLLEGE, KUSHI NAGAR (27128) |
| VARANASI | 48034: D.A.V AZAMGARH (48034) |
| VARANASI | 2709: DDU UNIVERSITY GORAKHPUR (2709) |
| VARANASI | 48056: FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCINCE BHU VARANASI (48056) |
| VARANASI | 48046: MAHATMA GANDHI KASHI VIDYA PEETH VARANASI (48046) |
| VARANASI | 27101: PG COLLEGE GHAZIPUR (27101) |
| VARANASI | 48028: ST ANDREWS COLLEGE, GORAKHPUR (48028) |
| VARANASI | 48017: TILAK DHARI COLLEGE, JAUNPUR (48017) |
| VARANASI | 2708: UDAI PRATAP AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE, VARANASI (2708) |
| VARANASI | 2745: VBS PURVANCHAL UNIVERSITY, JAUNPUR (2745) |
| MUMBAI | 49050: SEVA SADAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (49050) |
| PATNA | 0529: ANUGRAH NARAYAN COLLEGE (529) |
| PATNA | 0568: T.P.S. COLLEGE (568) |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5104: 5104 |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5114: HQ 111 SUB AREA (5114) |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5106: IAEP HQ 17 CORPS (5106) |
| ARMY-CHANDIMANDIR | 5201: WESTERN COMMAND HRDC (5201) |
| ARMY-LUCKNOW | 5301: 5301 |
| ARMY-PUNE | 5405: IAEP ARMY STUDY CENTRE 5405 (5405) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5505: HQ 14 CORPS (HRDC) (5505) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5503: HQ 15 CORPS HRDC (5503) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5504: HQ 16 CORPS HRDC (5504) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5510: HQ 19 INF DIV (5510) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5506: HQ 25 INF DIV (5506) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5511: HQ 39 MTN DIV (5511) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5501: HRDC HQ NORTHERN COMMAND (5501) |
| CHANDIGARH | 06027: IGNOU REGULAR STUDY CENTRE (6027) |
| CHANDIGARH | 0600: IGNOU STUDY CENTRE (600) |
| DELHI 1 (MOHAN ESTATE (SOUTH DELHI)) | 0707: JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY (707) |
| DELHI 1 (MOHAN ESTATE (SOUTH DELHI)) | 0713: JESUS & MARY COLLEGE (713) |
| DELHI 1 (MOHAN ESTATE (SOUTH DELHI)) | 1007: PT. J.L. NEHRU GOVT. COLLEGE (1007) |
| DELHI 1 (MOHAN ESTATE (SOUTH DELHI)) | 07185: RAMANUJAM COLLEGE (7185) |
| DELHI 1 (MOHAN ESTATE (SOUTH DELHI)) | 07170: VISION INSTITUTE OF APPLIED STUDIES (7170) |
| NAVY-NEW DELHI | 7101: IGNOU-NAVY RECOG. STUDY CENTRE (7101) |
| NAVY-MUMBAI | 7201: 7201 |
| NAVY-VISAKHAPATNAM | 7301: IGNOU NAVY VIZAG (7301) |
| VATAKARA | 1403: JDT ISLAM (1403) |
| SAHARSA | 86008: IGNOU STUDY CENTRE |
| DEOGHAR | 3607: GIRIDIH COLLEGE (3607) |
| DEOGHAR | 3627: KKM COLLEGE (3627) |
| DEOGHAR | 3605: SAHIBGANJ COLLEGE (3605) |
| JODHPUR | 2321: - (2321) |
| JODHPUR | 88008: MAHILA P.G. MAHAVIDYALAYA (88008) |
| AHMEDABAD | 0901: L.D. ARTS COLLEGE (901) |
| AHMEDABAD | 0902: M.S. UNIVERSITY (902) |
| AHMEDABAD | 0905: MTB ARTS COLLEGE (905) |