Department of Psychology

Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

Undergraduate Programme

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Special Degree in Psychology offered by the Department of Psychology is well known both locally and globally. In a given academic year, over 1000 undergraduates of the university including both Special Degree and General Degree students follow the courses offered by the Department.

Students graduate with 21st Century learning skills and global trends in psychology education catering the current requirements of the country. Each academic year, around 35 second year students are selected for the Special Degree programme. In addition, many students following the General Degree Programme choose Psychology as one of their main disciplines. Students intending to read for the Special Degree in Psychology, or to follow Psychology as one of the main disciplines of their General Degree, are required to follow Introduction to Psychology (PSY 1003), Psychology of Personality (PSY 1004) and English during the first year. Selection for the Special Degree is based on their performance in these subjects.

Undergraduate Programme-Psychology (New Syllabus)

Semester

Course code and Title

Status

Credits

Normal Hours

1000:1

PSY 1003:Introduction to Psychology

C

3

150

1000:2

PSY 1004:Psychology of Personality

C

3

150

2000:1

PSY 2009: Social Psychology

C

3

150

 

PSY 2010: Biological Psychology 

C

3

150

 

PSY 2004: Motivation and Emotion

C

3

150

 

PSY 2011: Introduction to Psychological Test 

C

3

150

 

PSY 2012: Understanding Psychology (for students who have not taken psychology in their first year)

O

3

150

2000:2

PSY 2013: Research methodology in Psychology

C

3

150

 

PSY 2014: Introduction to Buddhist Psychology

C

3

150

 

PSY 2003: Cognitive Psychology I

C

3

150

 

PSY 2016: Application of Psychological tests

C

3

150

 

PSY 2017: Psychological Applications for communities (for students who have not taken psychology in their first year)

O

3

150

 

PSY 2018: Military Psychology 

C

3

150

3000:1

PSY 3007 Buddhist Psychotherapy and counseling

C

3

150

 

PSY 3009: Cognitive Psychology II 

C

3

150

 

PSY 3011: Data Analysis for Behavioral Sciences 

C

3

150

 

PSY 3012: Clinical Psychology I: Introduction to Abnormality 

C

3

150

 

PSY 3013: Introduction to Child Psychology

C

3

150

 

PSY 3010: Positive Psychology 

C

3

150

3000:2

PSY 3005: Industrial/ Organizational Psychology

C

3

150

 

PSY 3015: Developmental Psychology – Middle childhood, Adolescence and Adulthood

C

3

150

 

PSY 3016: Cross-Cultural Psychology  

O

3

150

 

PSY 3014: Health Psychology

O

3

150

 

PSY 3017:Clinical Psychology II: Psychopathology

C

3

150

4000:1

PSY 4010: Introduction to Counseling Psychology

C

3

150

 

PSY 4008: Introduction to Gerontology 

O

3

150

 

PSY 4005: Seminar in Advanced Personality

O

3

150

 

PSY 4010: Consumer Psychology

O

3

150

4000:2

PSY 4011: Counseling Psychology Skills

C

3

150

 

PSY 4012: School Counseling 

O

3

150

 

PSY 4013: Sport Psychology

O

3

150

 

PSY 4014: Community Psychology

O

3

150

 

PSY 4099: Dissertation

C

8

800

 

PSY 4995: Internship 

C

3

300


* Students are required to complete an independent study/guided project after completion of examinations of both the semesters with the supervision of the lecturer they engaged in with, the Post Graduate Diploma course,.

Undergraduate Programme-Psychology (Old Syllabus)

Semester

Course code and Title

Status

Credits

Normal Hours

100:1

PSY 101:History of Psychology

C

3

150

100:2

PSY 102: Biological Foundations of
Human Behavior

C

3

150

200:1

PSY 201: Methodology I

C

3

150

 

PSY 202: Test & Measurements I

C

3

150

 

PSY 203: Cognitive Psychology

C

3

150

 

PSY 204: Motivation & Emotion

C

3

150

200:2

PSY 205: Methodology II

C

3

150

 

PSY 206: Test & Measurements II

C

3

150

 

PSY 207: Cognitive Psychology II

C

3

150

 

PSY 208: Psychology of Personality

C

3

150

300:1

PSY 301 – Buddhist Psychology I

C

3

150

 

PSY 302 – Developmental Psychology

C

3

150

 

PSY 303 – Social Psychology

C

3

150

 

PSY 304 – Abnormal Psychology I

C

3

150

300:2

PSY 305 - Organizational Psychology 

C

3

150

 

PSY 306 - Developmental Psychology- Transition to Childhood II 

C

3

150

 

PSY 307 - Buddhist Psychology 

C

3

150

 

PSY 308 - Abnormal Psychology II

C

3

150

400:1

PSY 401 – Transition to Adolescence
Development  Psychology

C

3

150

 

PSY 402 – Counseling Psychology I

C

3

150

 

PSY 403 – Applied Psychology

C

3

150

400:2

PSY 405 - Advanced Studies in
Personality 

C

3

150

 

PSY 406- Counseling Psychology II 

C

3

150

 

PSY 407- Applied Psychology II -In The Social Context

C

3

150

 

PSY 499 - Dissertation

C

3

150


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