Faculty of Education and Psychology
The Department of Psychology at the M. S. University of Baroda is one of the oldest and strongest departments in Western India. Since its inception the department has grown tremendously in the spheres of teaching and research. This department offers specialization in four areas: Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology, and Industrial Psychology at undergraduate and post graduate level.
Post graduate students are provided placement in corporate and service sector organizations, community guidance centers, mental hospitals, general hospitals, schools, clinics and counseling centers for on-the-job experience to facilitate the practical utility of their theoretical knowledge and give them professional training along with the academic input and training in the department.
The department is associated with number of community outreach programs, such as in the university counseling centre: MARG for counseling of students. From time to time the department organizes workshops and seminars. The department has undertaken teaching as well as research and guidance. A separate guidance and counseling centre catering to the needs of student and well community is attached to the department. The department offers three part-time post graduate diplomas: Human Resource Development (H.R.D.), Clinical and Community Psychology (C.C.P.), and Applied Hypnosis (C.A.H.). These courses were first of their kinds in the country at the time of launching.
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