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Bachelor of and practical understanding CLP106 - Introduction to Social engaging stakeholders in mental CLP210 Abnormal Psychology CLP312 - Clinical Counselling
of positive psychology and the
health promotion. Students will
Psychology
and Mental Health Disorders
and Psychotherapy
Science in Clinical science of wellbeing. It encourages Credit Hours: 3 examine local and global practices, Credit Hours: 3
students to learn the concepts
mental health systems, and culturally
Prerequisite: CLP210 & CLP211
Prerequisite: CLP101 & CLP102
Psychology and of happiness and wellbeing from This course dives into the sensitive interventions within Credit Hours: 3 This is an introductory course
Prerequisite: CLP210 & CLP211
community contexts.
empirical research, and acclaimed
foundational concepts of social
to clinical counselling and
Mental Health academic theories in the field of psychology. Students would explore This is a foundational course to psychotherapy. This course will
study the basics of mental disorders,
positive psychology, and behavior
give students a glimpse of history,
interesting concepts like social
change, which the students will be perceptions, individual and group CLP208 - Inter-cultural its origins, diagnosis, and possible and evolution of psychological
able to apply towards a happier and behavior. Further students would get treatments. The course will cover interventions. Further the course will
CLP101- Fundamentals of fulfilling life. The course also explores Psychology introductory level definitions,
Clinical Psychology the concepts of mental health and an opportunity to debate on how are Credit Hours: 3 historical course of development of take the students through various
approaches of counselling and
personalities formed, and how people
Credit Hours: 3 wellbeing, and how to attain it. perceive themselves as per the social Prerequisite: CLP106 the field, basics of psychopathology, psychotherapy, their practice and
Prerequisite: None This course is an in-depth and its theoretical models. Students
This introductory course provides a psychological views. introduction to the key theories and would also discuss diagnosis and research.
comprehensive overview of the field methodologies related to cultural possible intervention plans of various
of clinical psychology, its historical CLP104 - Introduction to psychology and diversity. Students will psychological disorders.
development, and its core theoretical Cognitive Psychology CLP110 - Professional Skills for explore the psychological and social HSC410 - Healthcare Research
foundations. Students will learn about Credit Hours: 3 Health Care Professionals underpinnings of these concepts, Methodology
the main psychological approaches, Prerequisite: CLP101 & CLP102 Credit Hours: 3 with a strong focus on social, group CLP211 - Foundations of Health Credit Hours: 3
principles of assessment, and the This course will address questions Prerequisite: None and inter-cultural dynamics. A primary Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite: HSC205
process of diagnosis. The course in the field cognitive psychology, CLP206 - Clinical Psychology and goal of the course is to enhance Prerequisite: CLP206 & CLP207 Psychological research methods are
also introduces key concepts in which involves foundational Mental Health critical thinking skills in identity-based This is an introductory course to the fundamental to answer questions
psychological testing, interviewing level understanding of mental Credit Hours: 3 research. The course begins with an basic principles and applications of about our lives, and people around
techniques, and the role of clinical and psychological processes Prerequisite: CLP106 overarching understanding of cultural Health Psychology. Health psychology us. Research has been the basis
psychologists in research and responsible for thinking reasoning Introduction to Clinical Psychology is psychology, dives into psychological is an inter-disciplinary field that of psychological and behavioral
practice. memory, perception, logic, mental an experiential course to explore the theories that connect culture to studies the interaction of the mind sciences, with behavioral and
representations, decision making, fundamental concepts in the field of psychological processes such as and the body. Students would learn psychological scientists pursuing in-
CLP102 - Foundations of and analysis of various phenomenon. clinical psychology, which includes, emotion, cognition, behaviour, important concepts in the space of depth research to understand
Biological Psychology and Students will also cover topics history and evolution of the field, and attitudes. Students would psychological science and how it behavioral and clinical trends eventual
Physiological Psychology around information processing, ethical practices, clinical assessments, also be encouraged to link cultural effects the physical body and vice to establish statistical significance
judgements, language, attention, diagnosis, and treatments of clinical psychology with core concepts of vera. for theoretical formulations. This is
and consciousness. Various theories conditions. Students will explore the multiculturalism, ethical foundations, an introductory course that would
Credit Hours: 3 including group and identity
Prerequisite: None and selected lab experiments will be clinical psychologist’s role in mental formation, migration, stereotyping, take the students through the
Biological Psychology is the study of described and discussed. health care, from early identification HSC205 – Biostatistics foundational understandings of how
the brain, behavioral neuroscience, of psychological distress to evidence- prejudice, discrimination, and Credit Hours: 3 to carry out research in a systematic
intergroup dynamics. The course
and psycho-physiological CLP105 - Introduction to based intervention and rehabilitation. concludes with an analysis of Prerequisite: STT100 way.
underpinnings to human existence. Developmental Psychology Students will explore the history and multiculturalism, diversity, equity and This is a foundational course to
During this course, students will be Credit Hours: 3 evolution of mental health concepts, inclusion through a psychological statistical analysis in the field of
introduced to this dynamic field, Prerequisite: CLP101 & CLP102 the distinction between mental behavioral and psychological CLP313 - Psychodiagnostics and
which investigates the brain, its This course focuses on foundational health and mental illness, and the lens. sciences. The course would Psychometric assessments
structure and function, and the ways theoretical concepts of development classification frameworks of DSM and Provide basic concepts of statistics, Credit Hours: 3
in which the brain drives behaviors. of a human being from infancy to ICD. HSC215 - Technology and AI in and covers basic topics such as Prerequisite: CLP210 & CLP211
Students will also learn about the adolescence. This would require the Healthcare probability and distributions, testing This foundational level course in
nervous system, endocrine system understanding of concepts through Credit Hours: 3 of hypothesis, variability and central psychological assessments and
and other physiological process in empirical research and establish CLP207 - Community Mental Prerequisite: None tendency, regression and correlation, psychometry aims to discuss
the body that lead to the mind-body theoretical concepts that would Health This course dives into the foundations t-tests, Chi-square and analysis of theories, strategies, and techniques
dynamics. involve psychological, Credit Hours: 3 of the study of psychological science variance. The course would also in psychological assessment. The
biological, conceptual, and behavioral Prerequisite: CLP106 and its impact in the digital age. discuss about computer software course also focuses on empirical
development of the brain, cognition, This course explores the promotion Students would discover introductory such as SPSS and others used for research, evidence-based practice
CLP103 - Positive Mental Health mind, and body. The course would of mental health and the prevention concepts in the area of cyber statistical analysis. and utilizations of these assessments
and Wellbeing also dive into fundamentals of social, and management of mental illness at psychology, technology used to in clinical practice. The students
Credit Hours: 3 biological, physiological, and cognitive the community level. It emphasizes understand psychology, technology would gain insights into the interview
Prerequisite: None developments and changes that understanding mental health used to interact and interpret the process, conducting psychometric
The course equips with theoretical occur during the course of human needs, reducing stigma, enhancing behavior and functioning of the assessments, ethical restraints and
growth process. community-based care models, and human mind. interpretation of results. The course
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