CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Courses

Ph.D. (Psychology)

Eligibility

• A pass with 55% marks in Postgraduation and M.Phil. in the relevant subject from any recognized university.

• A research proposal (Maximum 1500 words) has to be submitted along with the application.

• Those who complete M.Phil by July 2009 are also eligible to apply.

Course Detail

Areas of Specialisation

• Clinical Psychology
• Counselling psychology and
• Organisational Psychology

Cognition and Cognitive Psychology:

• Sensation, Attention, Perception, Memory and Learning.
• Approaches to study: Representation and Information Processing.

 Developmental Psychology which includes infancy, childhood, adolescence to adulthood.

• Cognitive development: approaches to study: Jean Piaget and representation.
• Social cognition, emotion and development
• Developmental disability as in visual or auditory handicap
• Developmental psychopathology as in autism and pervasive developmental disorders.

Experimental Neuropsychology: Consciouness and lateralization of behavior such as hand (handedness) or foot preferences in performance of actions and implications.

• Visual handicap/ disability
• Blindness and tactile cognition
• Space without vision