Three-year BSc Psychology endeavours the students to prepare their professional journey in dynamic, diverse and in an ever-growing field. Students can learn about the history of the discipline, theoretical foundations, branches including Counselling, child development, Bio-psychology, human resource
Three-year BSc Psychology endeavours the students to prepare their professional journey in dynamic, diverse and in an ever-growing field. Students can learn about the history of the discipline, theoretical foundations, branches including Counselling, child development, Bio-psychology, human resources management. A great emphasis is placed on fostering students that need to be competent and socially sensitive psychologists that include a self-reflexive attitude, critical thinking, empathy and respect for individual differences.
Department encourages an atmosphere of debate and discussion that nurtures the young minds, appreciates new and varied perspectives that interact to shape human psyche. The integral part that forms the backbone of the discipline are the classic and contemporary psychological researches. The curriculum of Bsc Psychology has field visits, case study analyses, extensive use of audio-visual mediums.
After the graduate students go on to pursuing various kinds of careers, that includes counselling, psychotherapy, work in schools, clinics, non-government organizations. Several former students enjoy careers in the corporate world while others move into teaching, advertising, law etc.
History:
A Modest Beginning
St.Teresa’s College, a pioneering institution in the field of Higher Education in India, was established on 15th June in the year 1925, as the first Women’s College of the erstwhile Cochin State and the second in the whole of Kerala by the Congregation of the Carmelite Sisters of St.Teresa.
The College started with Sr.Beatrice as its first Principal and Mother Veronica as the first Manager and a student strength of just 41.
While high academic standards were maintained in the college from the very start, students were also taught the value and dignity of labour, good social relationship and above all, lasting spiritual values.
College was a second grade Arts College affiliated to the Madras University and offered the Intermediate Course with Ancient History, Modern History and Logic under Part lll.
Pioneering the democratization of University Education
During World War ll, the College buildings were commandeered by the Army and converted into a military hospital and was reoccupied by the College only by 1946.
With the dawn of Independence of the country in 1947, there was tremendous rise in the enrollment in our institutions of higher education; and St. Teresa’s College generously took its share in the process of democratization of University education.
The growth of the institution during the post independence era was tremendous both in quality and quantity
Spreading Wings in the Home Ground
In the beginning of the academic year 1957-58, the affiliation of the college was transferred from Madras University to the Travancore University, which was renamed in August 1957 as Kerala University.
The College has always been rendering help to deserving and financially handicapped students and towards this end the Students Aid Fund was started in the year 1959, which still continues.
Branching out
National Service Scheme was introduced in 1969. A book bank was introduced in 1971 with UGC assistance for the benefit of financially backward students. It has not been all work and no play for the Teresians.
St. Teresa’s College formed the first women’s basketball team in the University and the State in 1961.
Awards and Recognitions
A Sports Hostel came into existence in 1986. When the Principal Sr. Marie Cecile retired in February 1986, Sr. Emeline became the new Principal. Women’s Cell was organized in the college in 1991.
The AWARD ERA of St. Teresa’s College started in 1994, when the College received the prestigious and highly coveted first R. SANKAR AWARD instituted by the Government of Kerala given to the Best College of the State for all-round excellence.
The college was awarded the R SANKAR AWARD three times after that for the Best Non-Special Grade Private College in the years1995, 1998 and 2000.St.Teresa’s College celebrated its Platinum Jubilee on 4th December 2000.
In the pursuit of excellence there have been many creditable achievements the latest being that it has been raised to the status of “FIVE STARS” in 1999 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council [NAAC], Bangalore.
Autonomy
St. Teresa’s College was conferred Autonomous status on 13th June 2014. The college has the distinction of being accredited thrice by NAAC with A grade. Its on its 4th cycle and has got an extension of 2 years till April 2019.
Vision
Empowering women through Innovation and Entrepreneurship
MISSION
To encourage students, faculty, staff, alumni and women in general to engage in innovation and entrepreneurship related activities. • To create a robust innovation and Start up ecosystem in the campus and society
This undergraduate program B.A. (Hons.) Applied Psychology is directed to the study of cognitive processes and behavioural functions of human beings and how the socio-psychological atmosphere affects it.
B.A Psychology course is offered by Modern Education Society. Our vision is to impart higher education of the global standard to our young generations of students and to instill in them the true Wadian exemplified by the phrase “Sportsmanship on and off the field”.
B.Sc. Psychology course is offered by Government Arts College (Autonomous). This diverse research environment of the Department of Psychology provides post graduate students with a stimulating setting in which to study the science of psychology and human communication.
To have broad career choices, Psychology programme includes courses which focuses on Fundamentals of Psychology, Biological Process of Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Health Psychology and Social Psychology.
The study of human behavior is of paramount importance in understanding how a human being behaves in a given situation, under the influence of varying external and internal factors.
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