Hi ! I want to take admission for MA in psychology, but I have done B.com (2017-18) waiting for results, I am eligible to take admission ?
Yes, you can Apply. Master of Arts or M.A. Psychology is a postgraduate course in psychology which studies human behavior and human psychology. It is concerned with a thorough and comprehensive study of psychology as a discipline.
The duration of M.A. Psychology is 2 years and is spread over four semesters. Minimum eligibility for this course is graduation degree from any stream with min. 50% from any recognized university. However, there are some reputed institutes that allow entry to the students having an honors degree in psychology or has it as a subject in the graduation.
The average tuition fee of M.A. Psychology ranges from INR 2,000 to INR 20,000 for two years in Government funded colleges. For private institutes, tuition fee may be as high as INR 2 Lakhs. The most common route to this course goes through an entrance test. Most of the universities conduct their own entrance test.
Top Universities are:
Indian Institute of Psychology and Research, Bangalore
Annamalai University, Faculty of Science, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Banaras Hindu University, Faculty of Science, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Lovely Professional University, Faculty of Science, Phagwara, Punjab
Indira Gandhi National Open University, Faculty of Science, Delhi
Jamia Millia Islamia University, Faculty of Science, New Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Faculty of Science, New Delhi
Hello Amrapali.
For the Masters degree, the university or college requires a student to have miniumn 3 psychology subjects n their bachleors degree. As you are from B.com background, you can try for distance education for the masters degree.
YEs, you are eligible. You should have 50% in graduation. With a psychology degree, you're well placed to pursue a career in both arts and scientific fields, depending on your personal interests. Further study is an option, and is required if youd like to become a fully-fledged chartered psychologist. For this youll need at least a masters degree, as well as further training specific to your specialization.
But, for a large number of psychology careers, further study isnt a prerequisite. Those who dont go on to study psychology at postgraduate level have many options within public and private healthcare, education, mental health support, social work, therapy and counseling. These roles may be advisory, research-led, treatment-led or therapeutic.
There are also a number of less typical roles for psychology graduates, including jobs in media and other creative industries. Overviews of these typical and not-so-typical careers with a psychology degree are outlined below.
Psychology careers in healthcare and therapy
Chartered psychologist
Psychotherapist
Social worker
Counselor
A psychology degree may also provide a good basis for careers in IT, finance, the legal sector, government administration and market research.
The best colleges for psychology are:
The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology & Forensic Science
Lovely Professional University Jalandhar ,
The minimum eligibility for this course is a Bachelor's degree with 50% aggregate score.However, there are some institutes that may require the candidates to have an Honors undergraduate degree in Psychology or Psychology as a subject in Graduation for becoming eligible for this course.
thankyou.