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Department of Psychology

BS Program

Scheme of Study (2025 to Onwards)

Sr. No. Course Code Course Title C Hrs Semester wise/C Hrs
Year I (Semester I)
1 PSY – 1101 Introduction to Psychology 3
2 PSY-1202 Schools and Perspectives in Psychology 3
3 GE-AH-1101 Arts and Humanities 2
4 GE-QR-1204 Quantitative Reasoning-I 3
5 GE-ICT-1101 Application of ICT 3(2-1)
6 GE-NS-1101 Natural Sciences 3(2-1)
7 GE-ISL-1202 Islamic Studies 2
Total Credit hours 19 GE=13
PSY=6
(Semester II)
8 PSY-2202 Social Psychology 3
9 PSY-1203 Behavioral Neuroscience 3
10 PSY-1201 Theories of personality 3
11 GE-FE-1204 Functional English 3
12 GE-QR-2101 Quantitative Reasoning –II 3
13 PST-1101 Pakistan Studies 2
Total Credit hours 17 GE=8
PSY=9
(Semester III)
14 PSY-2206 Environmental Psychology 3
15 PSY-2201 Cognitive Psychology 3
16 PSY-2104 Industrial & Organizational Psychology 3
17 GE-EW-2102 Expository Writing 3
18 GE-IP-2103 Ideology & Constitution of Pakistan 2
19 PSY-2105 Ethics in Psychology 3
Total Credit hours 17 GE=5
PSY=12
Year II (Semester IV)
20 PSY-2204 Psychological Testing 3
21 PSY-2204P Psychological Testing Lab 1
22 PSY-3203 Developmental Psychology 3
23 PSY-3203P Developmental Psychology Lab 1
24 PSY-2103 Experimental Psychology 3(2-1)
25 GE-EP-2104 Entrepreneurship 2
26 GE-SS-1201 Social Sciences 2
27 GC-CCE-1202 Civics and Community Engagement 2
Total Credit hours 17 GE=6
PSY=11
Year III (Semester V)
28 PSY-3106 Cross-Cultural Psychology 3
29 PSY-3107 Psychology of Gender 3
30 PSY-4110 Sports Psychology 3
31 PSY-4201 Neuroscience and psychopathology 3
32 PSY-2205 Psychopathology 3
33 PSY-3207 IDC-I Data Analysis 3(2-1) IDC=3
Total Credit hours 18 PSY=15
Year IV (Semester VI)
34 PSY-4202 Positive Psychology 3
35 PSY-4103 Counseling Psychology 3(2-1)
36 PSY-4207 Human Resource Management 3
37 PSY-3204 Clinical Psychology 3
38 PSY-4116 IDC- II Academic Writing & Research Methods 3 IDC=3
39 PSY-4298 Internships 3
Total Credit hours 18 PSY=15
Year IV (Semester VII)
40 PSY-4105 Forensic Psychology 3
41 PSY-4219 Interpersonal Violence 3
42 PSY-4115 Chronic Illness and Pain Management 3
43 PSY-4117 IDC-III
Introduction to Media Psychology
3 IDC=3
44 IDC-IV
Introduction to Environmental Studies
3 IDC=3=6
45 PSY-4206 Educational Psychology in Practice (M) 3
Total Credit hours 18 PSY=12
Year IV (Semester VIII)
46 PSY-4214 Psychology & Emerging Technologies 3
47 PSY-4215 Forensic Assessment & Evaluation 3
48 PSY-4216 Police Psychology 3
49 PSY-4217 Theories of crime 3
50 PSY-4209 Islamic Perspective in Psychology 3
51 PSY-4299 Capstone 3
Total Credit hours 18 PSY=15
Optional Courses (Year IV)
1 PSY-3208 Language Processing & Brain 3
2 PSY-4201 Neuroscience and Psychopathology 3
3 PSY-4207 Human Resource Management 3
4 PSY-4218 Criminal Profiling & Crime Linkage 3
5 PSY-4215 Forensic Assessment & Evaluation 3
6 PSY-4216 Police Psychology 3
7 PSY-4115 Chronic Illness and Pain Management 3
8 PSY-4217 Theories of Crime 3
9 PSY-4219 Interpersonal Violence 3 `

Total Psychology Courses = 92 Credit Hours

Total BS= 142 Credit Hours

Minimum Credit Hours= 134

General Education= 32 credit hours (13 courses)

Discipline Related Courses / Major= 84 credit hours (28 courses)

Interdisciplinary / Allied Courses= 12 credit hours (4 courses)

Internship= 3 credit hours

Capstone= 3 credit hours