What is the entrance syllabus for M.Sc psychology

Hi Navya,

The syllabus for MA/M.Sc., Psychology includes,

Psychology: Historical Background, Methods. Sensation, Perception, Emotion, Motivation, Personality, and Intelligence.

Psychophysics, Conditioning, Learning, Memory, Forgetting, Thinking, and Problem Solving.

Socialization, Group and Group Behaviour, Leadership, Attitude, Stereotypes, Prejudice, Aggression, and Pro-social Behaviour.

Human Development: Prenatal stage, Infancy stage, Childhood stage and Adolescent stage, and Adulthood stage.

Models of Psychopathology, Classification of Disorders (DSM System), Diagnostic Assessment Techniques, Anxiety Based Disorders, Mood Disorders, and Substance Abuse.

Applications of Psychology in the area of Health, Guidance and Counselling, Organization, and Law.

Statistics: Frequency Distribution, Graphical Presentation of Data, Measures of Central Tendencies, Measures of Variability. Correlation- Meaning, Rank Difference, and Product Moment Method.

Scope in the field after Post graduation depends on your passion for the field. Unlike the usual conservative ideas, nowadays clinical psychology isn't the only field that is successful. Sub-streams like cognitive psychology, etc are also developing.

All The Best.