Department of Psychology, St. Joseph’s College, Pilathara (affiliated to Kannur University) came into existence in the year 2020 offering the graduate programme. The demand for this programme of study that provides scientific knowledge about the fundamentals of human psyche and its working is rising as life turns more complex and tense.
Pursuit of this discipline psychology as major for graduation helps students improve the understanding of oneself and others and perform better in any community. The programme and program specific outcomes include critical thinking, improved communication skills, better citizenship qualities, research aptitude and problem solving skill in the field of study. Achievement of these outcomes prepares a person to make substantial contributions in careers associated with Psychology as a vital modern discipline unavoidable for a healthy modern nation state.
Caroline Kennedy, Careers & Opportunities Officer at National College of Ireland speaks about the wide spectrum of opportunities psychology opens up: “The psychology course has proven incredibly popular because of the sheer range of options that it opens up to graduates. The graduates can pursue further professional training in any number of areas, depending on their particular interest – anything from clinical, educational to occupational psychology, and more. Not every graduate will go on to become a practising psychologist, but they will gain all manner of transferable skills and knowledge, that will be attractive to any employer. With strong research and communication skills, and an understanding of why people act the way they do, graduates could end up working anywhere from marketing, management and HR, to sports or healthcare – it’s a degree that gives you a huge variety of options.”