IGNOU MA Psychology Syllabus & Courses 2023

IGNOU MA Psychology Courses

Dear reader, In this article, we are going to give you complete detail about IGNOU MA Psychology Courses & IGNOU MA Psychology syllabus 2023.

The programme code is “MAPC”

The Indira Gandhi National Open University offers admission to MA Psychology (MAPC) programme in both January and July academic sessions.

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It is a two year master degree programme. It includes the courses worth 64 credits where 1 credit is equivalent to 30 study hours which consist of all the learning activities.

Here are the list of the IGNOU MA Psychology Courses in the tabular year:

IGNOU MA Psychology First Year Courses
Course Code	Course Name	Credits
MPC-001	Cognitive Psychology, Learning and Memory	4
MPC-002	Life Span Psychology	4
MPC-003	Personality: Theories and Assessment	4
MPC-004	Advanced Social Psychology	4
MPC-005	Research Methods in Psychology	4
MPC-006	Statistics in Psychology	4
MPCL-007	Practicals: Experimental Psychology and Psychological Testing	8
IGNOU MA Psychology Second Year Courses (Choose any one group)
Group A (Clinical Psychology)
Course Code	Course Name	Credits
MPCE 011	Psychopathology	4
MPCE 012	Psychodiagnostics	4
MPCE 013	Psychotherapeutic methods	4
MPCE 014	Practicum in Clinical Psychology	6
MPCE 015	Internship	8
MPCE 016 /46	Project / Applied Positive Psychology**	6
Group B (Counselling Psychology)
MPCE 021	Counseling Psychology	4
MPCE 022	Assessment in Counselling and Guidance	4
MPCE 023	Interventions in counseling	4
MPCE 024	Practicum in Counselling Psychology	6
MPCE 025	Internship	8
MPCE 026/ 46	Project / Applied Positive Psychology**	6
Group C (Industrial and Organizational Psychology)
MPCE 031	Organisational Behaviour (OBY)	4
MPCE 032	Human Resource Development (HRD)	4
MPCE 033	Organisational Development (OD)	4
MPCE 034	Practicum: Industrial and Organisational Psychology	6
MPCE 035	Internship	8
MPCE 036/ 46	Project/ Applied Positive Psychology**	6

**The students have to choose either Project (MPCE 16/26/36) OR Applied Positive Psychology (MPCE 46),Theory course. This is effective from July 2021 admission cycle and onwards.

IGNOU MA Psychology Syllabus

Do you know the syllabus of MA Pscychology (MAPC) programme? If no, then don’t worry. Here, we have provided the IGNOU MAPC syllabus 2023 in detail of both first and second year.

IGNOU MA Psychology First Year Syllabus

MPC-001: Cognitive Psychology, Learning and Memory

Block-1: Information Processing

• Unit-1 Cognitive Psychology
• Unit-2 Information Processing in Learning and Memory
• Unit-3 Neuropsychological Basis of Learning and Memory
• Unit-4 Models of Information Processing

Block-2: Intelligence and Creativity

• Unit-1 Theories of Intelligence (G and S Factor and the Model of JP Das)
• Unit-2 Multiple Theories of Intelligence (Guilford, Gardner and Sternberg)
• Unit-3 Measurement of Intelligence
• Unit-4 Creativity and Problem Solving

Block-3: Language

• Unit-1 Language Acquisition
• Unit-2 Language Processing (Comprehension and Language Expression)
• Unit-3 Multiligualism and Cognition
• Unit-4 Language and Speech Disorders

Block-4: Problem Solving

• Unit-1 Nature of Problem Solving
• Unit-2 Stages of Problem Solving
• Unit-3 Theoretical Approaches to Problem Solving
• Unit-4 Impediments to Problem Solving

MPC-002: Life Span Psychology

Block-1: Prenatal, Infancy and Early Childhood

• Unit-1 Concept of Develoment, Growth and Development, Life Span Perspective, Methods of Studying Development and Characteristics of Development
• Unit-2 Prenatal Development (Genetics, Enviornment Influence and Hazards of Development)
• Unit-3 Develoment During Infancy (Physical, Psychosocial, Cognitive and Linguistic)
• Unit-4 Early Childhood (Physical, Psychosocial, Cognitive and Linguistic)

Block-2: Development during Early School Years (6-11 Years)

• Unit-1 Physical Development
• Unit-2 Cognitive, Social, Emotional and Moral Development
• Unit-3 Schooling and Development
• Unit-4 Identification of Problems in School Children and Remedial Measures

Block-3: Development during Adolescence

• Unit-1 Physical Changes
• Unit-2 Cognitive Changes
• Unit-3 Identity, Self Concept, Self Esteem, Peer Group Relationship
• Unit-4 Challenges and Issues in Adolescent Development

Block-4: Adulthood and Ageing

• Unit-1 Physical Changes (Early Adulthood, Middle Age, Old Age)
• Unit-2 Cognitive Changes (Early Adulthood, Middle Age, Old Age)
• Unit-3 Psychosocial Changes (Early Adulthood, Middle Age, Old Age)
• Unit-4 Challenges and Issues in Ageing Process

MPC-003 Personality: Theories and Assessment

Block-1: Personality: Theories and Assessment

• Unit-1 Definition and Concept of Personality and Personality Development
• Unit-2 State/Trait Approaches to Personality
• Unit-3 Assessment of Personality
• Unit-4 Key Issues in Personality

Block-2: Theories of Personality-I

• Unit-1 Psychodynamic Theory (Including Horney and Sullivan)
• Unit-2 Social Cognitive Theory of Personality (Bandura)
• Unit-3 Learning Theory of Personality (Pavlov and Skinner)
• Unit-4 Humanistic and Self Theory (Malsow and Rogers)

Block-3: Theories of Personality-II

• Unit-1 Gordon Allport : A Dispositional Theory of Personality
• Unit-2 Raymond Cattell: A Trait Theory of Personality
• Unit-3 Hans Eysenck: A Trait-Type Theory of Personality
• Unit-4 The Big Five Factors: The Basic Dimensions of Personality

Block-4: Assessment of Personality

• Unit-1 Introduction to Assessment and Testing
• Unit-2 Approaches to Personality Assessment (Sefl-Report, Problems of Response in Projective and Behavioural Assessment)
• Unit-3 Behavioural Assessment
• Unit-4 Other Measures of Personality

MPC-004: Advanced Social Psychology

Block-1: Introduction to Social Psychology

• Unit-1 Nature and Concept of Social Psychology and Social Psychology Related to other Disciplines
• Unit-2 Social Cognition: Attribution Theory
• Unit-3 Methods of Social Psychology
• Unit-4 Current Trends in Social Psychology and Ethical Issues

Block-2: Process of Social Influence

• Unit-1 The Concepts of Social Influence
• Unit-2 Pro-social Behaviour and Factors Contributing to Pro-social Behaviour
• Unit-3 Interpersonal Attraction
• Unit-4 Aggression and Violence

Block-3: Attitudes, Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination

• Unit-1 Introduction to Attitude and Stereotypes
• Unit-2 Formation of Attitude and Attitude Change
• Unit-3 Prejudice and Discriminaion
• Unit-4 Social Conflict and Its Resolution

Block-4: Group Dynamics

• Unit-1 Introduction to Group, Formation and Types of Group
• Unit-2 Group Dynamics
• Unit-3 Social Identity, Crowding and Crowd Behaviour
• Unit-4 Cooperation, Competition and Conflicts

MPC-005: Research Methods

Block 1 Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology

• Unit 1 Basic Process/Concept in Research
• Unit 2 Reliability and Validity (External and Internal)
• Unit 3 Variables and Constructs
• Unit 4 Hypothesis Formulation and Sampling

Block 2 Types of Research

• Unit 1 Survey Research
• Unit 2 Ex-post Facto Research
• Unit 3 Experimental Research (including Field Experiment)
• Unit 4 Case Study

Block 3 Research Design

• Unit 1 Experimental Design: Single Factor
• Unit 2 Experimental Design: Factorial Design
• Unit 3 Quasi Experimental Design
• Unit 4 Other Designs (Correlational Design and Comparative Design)

Block 4 Qualitative Research in Psychology

• Unit 1 Introduction Including Ethnography
• Unit 2 Grounded Theory
• Unit 3 Discourse Analysis (Content Narrative)
• Unit 4 Reporting and Evaluating Quality Research

MPC-006: Statistics in Psychology

Block 1 Introduction to Statistics

• Unit 1 Parametric and Nonparametric Statistics
• Unit 2 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
• Unit 3 Type I and Type II Errors
• Unit 4 Setting Up The Level of Significance

Block 2 Correlation and Regression

• Unit 1 Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation
• Unit 2 Other Types of Correlation (including Phi-coefficient)
• Unit 3 Partial and Multiple Correlation
• Unit 4 Bivariate and Multiple Regression

Block 3 Normal Distribution

• Unit 1 Characteristics of Normal Distribution
• Unit 2 Significance of Mean Differences, Standard Error of the Mean
• Unit 3 Anova (One-Way)
• Unit 4 Two-Way Anova

Block 4 Nonparametric Statistics

• Unit 1 Rationale
• Unit 2 Mann Whitney ‘U’ Test For Two Sample Test
• Unit 3 Kruskal Wallis Analysis of Variance
• Unit 4 Chi Square and Kendall Rank Correlation

MPCL-007 Practicals: Experimental Psychology and Psychological Testing

• Practical 1 Span of Attention
• Practical 2 Memory Experiments
• Practical 3 Intelligence Testing (Bhatia Battery)
• Practical 4 Personality Testing (16 PF)
• Practical 5 Test For Social Behaviour (Vineland Social Maturity Scale)
• Practical 6 Sociometry
• Practical 7 Family Pathology Scale
• Practical 8 Problem Behaviour Checklist (PBCL)

IGNOU MA Psychology Second Year Syllabus

GROUP A: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (OPTIONAL 1)

MPCE 011 Psychopathology

Block 1 Foundations of Psychopathology

• Unit 1 A Brief History of Psychopathology
• Unit 2 Classification of Psychopathology DSM IV TR
• Unit 3 Developmental Pathogenesis
• Unit 4 Childhood Mental Disorder

Block 2 Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Other Mild Mental Disorders

• Unit 1 Anxiety Disorders, Panic Disorder and Phobias
• Unit 2 Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Unit 3 Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Unit 4 Somatoform Disorder and Dissociative Disorder

Block 3 Mood Disorders

• Unit 1 Mild, Moderate and Major Depressive Disorder
• Unit 2 Bipolar Disorder
• Unit 3 Other Mood Disorders: Mood Disorder Due to General Medical Condition
• Unit 4 Substance Induced Mood Disorder

Block 4 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

• Unit 1 Schizophrenia: Etiology, Neurocognitive Functioning and Interpersonal Aspects
• Unit 2 Paranoid and Delusional Disorders
• Unit 3 Psychotic Disorder Due to General Medical Condition
• Unit 4 Substance Induced Psychotic Disorders

Block 5 Personality Disorders

• Unit 1 Borderline Personality Disorder
• Unit 2 Narcissistic Personality Disorder
• Unit 3 Dependent and Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Unit 4 Schizoid and Paranoid Personality Disorder

MPCE 012 Psychodiagnostics

Block 1 Introduction to Psychodiagnostics

• Unit 1 Introduction to Psychodiagnostics, Definition, Concept and Description
• Unit 2 Methods of BehaviouralAssesment
• Unit 3 Assesment in Clinical Psychology
• Unit 4 Ethical Issues in Assessment

Block 2 Psychodiagnostics in Psychology

• Unit 1 Objectives of Psychodiagnostics
• Unit 2 Different Stages in Psychodiagnostics
• Unit 3 Batteries of Test and Assesment Interview
• Unit 4 Report Writing

Block 3 Tests of Cognitive Functions

• Unit 1 Measures of Intelligence and Conceptual Thinking
• Unit 2 The Measurement of Conceptual Thinking (The Binet Simon Intelligence Scale and Wechsler’s Intelligence Scales)
• Unit 3 Measurement of Memory and Creativity
• Unit 4 Utility of Data from the Test of Cognitive Functions

Block 4 Projective Techniques in Psychodiagnostics

• Unit 1 Introduction to Projective Techniques and Neuropsychological Test
• Unit 2 Principles of Measurement and Projective Techniques, Current Status with Special Reference to the Rorschach Test
• Unit 3 The Thematic Apperception Test, Children’s Apperception Test
• Unit 4 Personality Inventories

MPCE 013 Psychotherapeutic Methods

Block 1 Psychological Treatment of Mental Disorders: Major Modalities

• Unit 1 Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalytic/ Psychodynamic Therapy
• Unit 2 Insight Psychotherapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy
• Unit 3 Short Term Psychotherapies
• Unit 4 Methods of Child Psychotherapy

Block 2 Cognitive and Behaviour Therapies

• Unit 1 Behaviour Modification Techniques
• Unit 2 Cognitive Behaviour Therapies (Including Rational Emotive Therapy)
• Unit 3 Solution Focussed Therapies
• Unit 4. Integrative and Multimodal Therapies

Block 3 Other Therapies for Psychological Interventions

• Unit 1 Roger’s Client Centered Therapy
• Unit 2 Family and Group Psychotherapy
• Unit 3 Psychodynamic Couple Therapy
• Unit 4. Psychotherapy Integration

Block 4 Psychotherapy Across Life Cycle

• Unit 1 Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents
• Unit 2 Psychotherapy with Adults and Middle Aged Persons
• Unit 3 Psychotherapy with Older Adults
• Unit 4 Psychotherapy in Terminal Illnesses (AIDS, Cancer)

MPCE 014 Practicum in Clinical Psychology

The following practicals are to be conducted by the learners:
1) Sentence Completion Test
2) TAT
3) Rorschach Test
4) Neuropsychological Test (AIIMS Neuropsychological Battery)
5) Interviewing Practice in laboratory (Case Study, Mental Status Examination)
6) Draw a Person Test
7) Beck Depression Inventory
8) State – Trait Anxiety Scale

MPCE 015 Internship

MPCE 016 Project

GROUP B: COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY (OPTIONAL 2)

MPCE 021 Counselling Psychology

Block 1 Introduction

• Unit 1 Introduction to Counselling and Characteristics of a Counsellor
• Unit 2 Process of Counselling
• Unit 3 Theoretical Approaches to Counselling
• Unit 4 Ethics in Counselling

Block 2 Counselling: Models and Approaches

• Unit 1 Psychoanalysis, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
• Unit 2 Behavioural Therapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Approaches to Counselling
• Unit 3 Drama and Art Therapy in Counselling
• Unit 4 Other Therapies (Person Centered Counselling, Solution Focused Counselling)

Block 3 Types of Counselling

• Unit 1 HIV/AIDS Counselling
• Unit 2 Educational and Vocational Counselling
• Unit 3 Child Protection and Child Rights Counselling
• Unit 4. Addiction/Anxiety Counselling

Block 4 Counselling for Mental Disorders

• Unit 1 Depression
• Unit 2 Personality Disorder
• Unit 3 Gender Identity Disorder
• Unit 4 Eating Disorder

MPCE 022 Assessment in Counselling and Guidance

Block 1 Introduction

• Unit 1 Introduction to Assessment: Definition, Description and Differentiating between Testing and Assessment
• Unit 2 Assessment Complexities
• Unit 3 The Ambience and Climate Needed for Assessment and Counseling
• Unit 4 Determination of aspects to be covered in counseling

Block 2 Approaches to Assessment in Counseling

• Unit 1 Interview, Case History, Testing
• Unit 2 Approaches to Counselling: Psychodynamic Approach and Cognitive Approaches
• Unit 3 The Person Centered Approach to Assessment and Counseling
• Unit 4 The Narrative Approach to Assessment and Counseling

Block 3 Assessment in Counselling and Guidance

• Unit 1 The Counselling Setting, and the Role of Counselors in Guidance and Counselling
• Unit 2 Individual and Group Techniques in Counseling and Guidance
• Unit 3 Counselling and Guidance for Career Planning and Decision Making
• Unit 4 Multicultural Counselling and Guidance: Role of Counselors In Preventing Illness and Promoting Positive Health

Block 4 Organising and Planning Counselling and Guidance

• Unit 1 Introduction to Developing Guidance and Counselling Programme
• Unit 2 Rationale and Purpose of Guidance and Counselling Programme
• Unit 3 Organising and Evaluation of Guidance and Counselling Programme
• Unit 4 Methods of Evaluation

MPCE 023 Interventions in Counselling

Block 1 Psychological Intervention: Major Modalities

• Unit 1 Psychoanalysis/Psychodynamic Counselling
• Unit 2 Insight and Short Term Counselling
• Unit 3 Interpersonal Counselling
• Unit 4 Counselling Children

Block 2 Cognitive Behavioural Counselling

• Unit 1 Introduction to Behaviour Modification and Cognitive Approach in Counselling
• Unit 2 Application of Cognitive Therapies in Counselling
• Unit 3 Cognitive Behaviour Modification (Stress Inoculation, Self-instructional, Selfmanagement, Problem Solving)
• Unit 4 Solution Focussed Counselling and Integrative Counselling

Block 3 Other Counselling Interventions

• Unit 1 Roger’s Client Centered Counselling
• Unit 2 Psychodynamic Couple’s Counselling
• Unit 3 Family and Group Counselling
• Unit 4 Eclectic Counselling

Block 4 Counselling: Future Directions

• Unit 1 Teaching and Training for Counselling
• Unit 2 Current Status of Counselling with Special Reference to India
• Unit 3 Future Direction
• Unit 4 Research Findings

MPCE 024 Practicum in Counselling Psychology

The following practicals are to be conducted by the learners:
1) Interviewing Skill Practice
2) Intelligence Testing (WAIS/ Standard Progressive Matrices)
3) Sentence Completion Test
4) Bender Gestalt Test
5) Differential Apitude Test (DAT)
6) Interest Inventory
7) Career Preference Record
8) Adjustment Inventory

MPCE 025 Internship

MPCE 026 Project

GROUP C: INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (OPTIONAL 3)

MPCE 031 Organisational Behaviour

Block 1 Organisational Psychology

• Unit 1 Introduction to Organisational Psychology
• Unit 2 Organisational Behaviour, Definition and Importance
• Unit 3 Fundamental Concepts of Organisational Behaviour
• Unit 4 Different Models of OB. (Autocratic, Custodial, Supportive, Collegial, etc.)

Block 2 Personality and Attitudes in OB

• Unit 1 Job Satisfaction
• Unit 2 Work Motivation
• Unit 3 Content Theory, Process Theory and Schedule of Reinforcement
• Unit 4 Organisational Commitment

Block 3 Leadership and Team Building

• Unit 1 Definition of Leadership and Importance of Team Building
• Unit 2 Change Management
• Unit 3 Team Management
• Unit 4 Resolving Conflicts

Block 4 Learning Process and Motivation in Organisational Behaviour

• Unit 1 Principles and Process of Learning
• Unit 2 Behavioural Management
• Unit 3 Motivation in Organisation
• Unit 4 The Process of Motivation for Higher Moral and Productivity

MPCE 032 Human Resource Development

Block 1 Human Resource Planning

• Unit 1 Assessment of Human Resource in Organisation and Human resource Planning
• Unit 2 Human Resource Management
• Unit 3 People Dimension in Human Resource Management and Short Term Human Resource Planning
• Unit 4 Shot-term Programmes in HR and Evaluation

Block 2 Steps in HRM (Human Resource Management)

• Unit 1 Introduction to HRM, Planning and Management
• Unit 2 Training and Development
• Unit 3 Workforce Diversity and Multicultural Factors
• Unit 4 Globalisation and Changing Economy and their Effects on HRM

Block 3 Human Resource Laws

• Unit 1 Intellectual Property Rights
• Unit 2 Labour Laws (Indian and International)
• Unit 3 Laws Related to Workplace Violence and Harassment
• Unit 4 Laws Related to Human Rights Violation

Block 4 Importance of HR Planning

• Unit 1 Goals and Objectives of Human Resource Planning, Corporate Social Responsibility
• Unit 2 Business Strategy and Operational Strategies (Technology and Innovation in HR)
• Unit 3 Retention of Qualified and Technical Personnel (Competency Mapping and Performance Appraisal)
• Unit 4 Planning Investment in Development (Including Corporate Counselling)

MPCE 033 Organisational Development

Block 1 Introduction

• Unit 1 Definition and Introduction to Organisational Development
• Unit 2 Foundations of Organisational Development
• Unit 3 Conceptual Frame Work of OD
• Unit 4 First Order and Second Order Change

Block 2 Assumptions, Beliefs and Values in OD

• Unit 1 Participation and Empowerment
• Unit 2 Teams and Teamwork
• Unit 3 Parallel Learning Structures
• Unit 4 A Normative Re-educative Strategy of Change

Block 3 Analysing and Managing the OD Process

• Unit 1 Components of OD Process
• Unit 2 Diagnosing the System, Sub Units and Processes
• Unit 3 Models for Managing Change (Including Six-box Organisational Model)
• Unit 4 The Programme Evaluation Process in OD (Including Third Wave Consulting)

Block 4 OD Interventions

• Unit 1 Definition, Factors to be Considered, Nature and Classification of OD Interventions.
• Unit 2 Selection and Organising of Intervention Activities
• Unit 3 Typology of Interventions Based on Target Groups.
• Unit 4 Human Process Interventions: Individual, Group and Inter-group, Coaching, Counseling, Training, Behavioural Modeling, Mentoring, Motivating etc.

MPCE 034 Practicum in Organisational Behaviour

The following practicals are to be conducted by the learners:
1) MBTI (Myers Briggs Typology Indicator)
2) Achievement Orientation Test (Dev Mohan Achievement Test)
3) Value System Test (Personal Value Scale)
4) Personality Test (Multidimensional Personality Assessment Test)
5) Sentence Completion Test
6) Conflict Resolution Technique
7) Competition Entrepreneurship Scale
8) Job Stress Scale

MPCE 035 Internship

MPCE 036 Project

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