To make education more interactive and to increase the conceptual clarity of the students, formal teaching is supplemented with scientifically designed classroom activities, workshops, seminars, extension lectures, and the use of audio-visual aids. The Department has academic links with numerous organizations including hospitals and Institutes of Special Education for internships and research collaboration.

 

Departmental Library

 

The Seminar Library of the Department has the latest books on all important fields of study. The departmental library is equipped with national and international research journals, more than 4,000 books and about 3,000 research articles compiled by the department. To facilitate research activities of both faculty members and students, a Psychology database, “PsycINFO”, consisting of thousands of research abstracts, has been installed on the Library's computers. Soft copies of MPhil dissertations are also available.

 

On-line access to full-text articles of the American Psychological Association:

 

On-line access to the APA Database “PsycARTICLE 2007” is now available and is based on APA’s full-text journal articles database. Researchers can search thousands of articles from hundreds of peer-reviewed journals since 1894. Access to the materials of more than 100 tests relevant to the fields of Clinical, Social, Developmental, Counselling and Cognitive Psychology are available, with purpose-built furniture, the testing room is a comfortable place for studying and administering tests to clients properly.

 

Research

 

Conducting research offers the exciting opportunity of working in one's area of interest under the supervision of relevant faculty member for a period of two semesters.

 

The objectives are to ensure regular guidance, thorough support and ensure a timetable with realistic but strictly followed deadlines, specified for the completion of students' empirical work. Our aim is to equip students with knowledge and research skills necessary to address wider intellectual problems faced by the community in academic and professional settings. To achieve this, we continue to develop a number of strategies and facilities. Dissertations are put to plagiarism check before submission.

 

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Departmental Publications

 

a. Research journal

 

The Department of Psychology is publishing an HEC recognized research journal namely “Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology” (PJSCP) which provides a forum for dissemination of findings related to social and clinical areas of psychology. In addition to other fields, the journal aims to enhance the understanding of social, environmental and cultural factors in the etiology and outcomes of mental health problems as they affect individuals and society. This is biannual publication which is also indexed in the American Psychological Association’s database PsycINFO.

 

b. GCU PsycABSTRACT

 

GCU PsycABSTRACT is another publication of Department of Psychology. Its purpose is to provide abstracts of research theses undertaken and completed at the department, articles by faculty and students published in professional journals, articles presented in conferences/ seminars and brief reviews of books authored/ edited by faculty at the department.

 

c. Newsletter

 

The Department of Psychology is also publishing PsyNews on biannual basis.

 

Seminars/Workshops/Conferences

 

The department offers its students ample opportunities to interact with the international scientific community. The students and faculty members are encouraged to participate and attend the seminars/workshops and listen to the guest speakers (national and international) for meaningful exposure. The department organizes national and international conference every year.

 

Academic/ Professional Links

 

The PhD and MPhil faculty of the department has international exposures, diverse specializations and research interests. The department has links with numerous hospitals and organizations for academic and research purposes. Apart from that, two international links with University of Birmingham and University of Warwick had been established for capacity building and research development along with many research links with University of Vienna, University of Connecticut and University of ULM Germany.

 

Future Prospects

 

Students who graduate with BSc (Hons) in Psychology have a number of job options. Their consumption in different fields is very quick. They can work at hospital as clinical psychologists and educational institutes as teachers. They are also hired by the Armed Forces of Pakistan, the Federal and the Punjab Public Service Commissions. Psychologists are also in demand at human rights' organizations and NGOs.

 

Academic Programme

 

At present, the Department offers:

• BSc (Hons.)

• MPhil

• PhD