How good is IGNOU for B.A.Psychology?

IGNOU offers an outstanding distance learning BA (Hon.) degree in Psychology. Being a part of the fourteen core courses, the degree encapsulates the academically demanding framework of a Clinical Psychology degree.

As with all IGNOU degrees, a BA in Psychology is heterogeneous in nature, serving the needs of students wishing to gather as much educational ammunition as possible for a successful career ahead.

Credit System:

• Each course offers 6 credits, spread over 6 semesters.

• The practical and tutorial courses have two credits, along with 4 Discipline Specific Elective Courses, dispatched in the fifth and sixth semesters.

Curriculum:

• The core courses offer a discipline-specific elective, based on perspective, behavior, and individual differences.

• The course is split into Generic Elective Courses and Discipline Specific Elective Courses.

• The Generic Elective Courses can opt in the first four semesters.

• The Skill-Based Courses are offered in the third and fourth semesters.

• Ability Enhancement courses are offered in the first two semesters, which aid in developing a vocational and practical perspective of the students.

Medium of Study:

• The course work is delivered via Teleconferencing, Interactive Radio Counselling, Audio-video programs.

• The evaluation is through Assignments, Tutorials, Practical, Term-end Examinations.

Admission:

• The required eligibility is 10+2 or an equivalent. The full program fee is INR 5,250/-.

• B.A Psychology in IGNOU takes a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 6 years duration to be completed. Just like any other course, there is no maximum or minimum age bar for one to take admission in the course.

Faculty:

IGNOU runs through the collaborative effort of 800 faculty members, in addition to 33,000 independent academic counselors.

Facilities:

• The university operates through a chain of 57 regional offices, with 2667 learners support centers.

• University websites store books and study modules with easy accessibility to every student enrolled.

Placements:

• IGNOU hosts placements through the Campus Placement Cell (CPC). It conducts various Campus Placement Drives, Recruitment Drives, Job Fairs in the IGNOU Headquarters, Regional Centers, Study Centers, and Company premises.

• The CPC arranges recruitment drives each year for eligible students. Companies such as British Telecom, HDFC Argo, Shoppers Stop, Infosys, Mahindra & Mahindra are amongst the latest batch of recruiters pooling talent from IGNOU’s class of graduates.

Students will find a worthy investment in the Psychology course of IGNOU. Through the coursework, students developed deep learning about the many aspects of human behavior. The course is designed to be low-cost, as it serves people who couldn’t achieve the conventional way of education.