BS Psychology

Program Info

In 2012 BS (Hons.) in Psychology was launched. It is one of the most popular programs offered by FASS and the number of students in this department has grown phenomenally within short time period. The BS program seeks to provide a broad-based education to students with an emphasis on producing graduates who have knowledge about the world around them and have the ability to adjust and contribute to their communities and society.

The 4 years program, in addition to building a strong foundation of knowledge and skills in psychology, includes study of a foreign language to a considerable degree of competence and fluency, ability to use information technology effectively, and the ability to communicate well both in spoken as well as written expression.

Outline

Sr. No.	Program Requirements
1	Minimum Duration	04 Years
2	Maximum Duration	07 Years
3	Minimum Credit Hours	132
4	Degree Completion Requirement	CGPA of at least 2.0 on a scale of 4.0

Eligibility Criteria

At least 45% marks in intermediate or equivalent

Applicants are required to pass the UCP Admission Test.

Selection Criteria

Matric	Intermediate	Admission Test
10%	45%	45%

Fee Structure with Scholarship

Program Name: BS Psychology

Per Credit Hour Fee: 8,346

Admission Fee: 25,000

1st Sem Total Fee	1st Installment Including Admission fee	1st Installment with 50% PGC Scholarship	1st Installment with 25% Merit/PGC/Legacy Scholarship	1st Installment with 50% Merit Scholarship	1st Installment with 75% Merit Scholarship	1st Installment with 75% Merit Scholarship 1st Installment with Gilgit-Baltistan 30% Scholarship	Total Credit Hours	Total Fee (incl Admission fee)
158,536	91,768	58384	75,076	58,384	41,692	71,738	132	1,126,672

Disclaimer

The above-mentioned fee structure is for illustration purpose only. UCP reserves the rights to make changes in the Fee Structure whenever deemed necessary or appropriate.

Tentative Study Road Map

Semester I

Sr. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Category	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites
1	ENG110	Functional English	Gen Ed	3	-
2	PSY101	Introduction to Psychology	Major	3	-
3	PSYL101	Introduction to Psychology Lab	Major	1	-
4	PS1303	History and Schools of Psychology	Major	3	-
5	PSBI1013	Introduction to Biology (Natural Sciences)	Gen Ed	3	-
6	ANT101	Introduction to Anthropology (IDC)	IDC	3	-
Total	-	-	-	16	-

Semester II

Sr. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Category	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites
1	ENG 211	Expository Writing	Gen Ed	3	Functional English
2	ISL110/ETH101	Islamic Studies/ Ethics	Gen Ed	2	-
3	PAK102	Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	Gen Ed	2	-
4	AH102	Fundamental of Philosophy (Arts and Humanities)	Gen Ed	2	-
5	QR101	Quantitative Reasoning I	Gen Ed	3	-
6	PS2213	Developmental Psychology	Major	3	Introduction To Psychology
Total	-	-	-	15	-

Semester III

Sr. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Category	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites
1	CCE201	Civic Engagement	Gen Ed	2	-
2	PS2204	Experimental Psychology	Major	3+1	-
3	ICT101	Applications of Information and Communication Technologies	Gen Ed	3	-
4	PLS101	Introduction to Political Science (Social Science)	Gen Ed	2	-
5	QR201	Quantitative Reasoning II	Gen Ed	3	Quantitative Reasoning I
6	ENT102	Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship	Gen Ed	2	-
7	TRQ001	Quranic Translation (only for Muslim students)	Compulsory	-
Total	-	-	-	17	-

Semester IV

Sr. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Category	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites
1	PSMG2013	Human Resource Management (IDC)	IDC	3	-
2	PS2703	Social Psychology	Major	3	-
3	PS2603	Theories of Personality I	Major	3	-
4	PS3723	Positive Psychology	Major	3	-
5	SCO201	Introduction to Sociology (IDC)	IDC	3	Quantitative Reasoning I
Total	-	-	-	15	-

Semester V

Sr. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Category	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites
1	PS3613	Theories of Personality II	Major	3	Theories of Personality I
2	PS3403	Mental Health and Psychopathology I	Major	3	-
3	PS3023	Quantitative Research Methods	Major	3	-
4	PS4423	Neurological Basis of Behavior	Major	3	-
5	PS3713	Ethics in Psychology	Major	3	-
Total	-	-	-	15	-

Semester VI

Sr. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Category	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites
1	PS3413	Mental Health and Psychopathology II	Major	3	Mental Health and Psychopathology I
2	PS3033	Qualitative Research Methods	Major	3	-
3	PS3103	Cognitive Psychology	Major	3	-
4	PSCP3003	Capstone project	Capstone	3	-
5	PSMT2013	Statistics (IDC)	IDC	3	-
Total	-	-	-	15	-

Internship in Summer (after 6 Semesters) (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Sr. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Category	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites
1	PS4003	Internship	Field experience	3	Mental Health & Psychopathology II

Semester VII

Sr. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Category	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites
1	PSMT4023	Applied Statistics	Major	3	Statistics
2	PS4223	Psychological Assessment I	Major	3	-
3	PS4043	Technical Writing in Psychology	Major	3	-
4	PS4xx3	Elective II	Elective	3	-
5	PS4xx3	Elective III	Elective	3	-
Total	-	-	-	15	-

Semester VIII

Sr. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Category	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites
1	PS4233	Psychological Assessment II	Major	3	-
2	PS4243	Cross Cultural Psychology	Major	3	-
3	PS4503	Organizational Psychology	Major	3	-
4	PS4xx3	Elective IV	Elective	3	-
5	PS4xx3	Elective V	Elective	3	-
6	PS4xx3	Elective VI	Elective	3	-
Total	-	-	-	18	-
-	PS3000	Community service (VIS)	-	-	-
-	PS4xx3	Elective I	Elective	3	-

Career Opportunities

Educational institutions often employ psychologists in positions other than teaching, such as counseling, testing, research, and administration.

The government often employs psychologists as healthcare practitioners to work in public hospitals, clinics and other settings. Those who work in healthcare often work in the offices of mental health practitioners, physicians, outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers, and private hospitals.

After several years of experience, some psychologists, usually those with doctoral degrees, can enter private practice or set up private research or consulting firms.

In addition to the previously mentioned jobs, many psychologists held faculty positions at colleges and universities and as high school psychology teachers.

Psychologists are also employed in a number of other as well. Many psychologists work in research positions in various subfields of psychology. Some additional areas of employment include community service agencies, special schools and positions in industrial-organizational psychology. Psychologists work in business as managers, consultants, and marketing research. Army and police also employ some psychologists.

Criteria for Award of Degree

Each candidate of BS Psychology degree is required to complete 132 Cr. Hrs. with the CGPA of 2.00 on the scale of 4.00