Deccan Education Society’s

Fergusson College (Autonomous)

Pune
Learning Outcomes-Based Curriculum
for 3 years B.A Programme

as per guidelines of

NEP-2020

for
F. Y. B. A. (Psychology)

With effect from Academic Year

2024-2025
 Program Outcomes (POs) for B.A Programme
PO1 Disciplinary Knowledge:
Demonstrate a blend of conventional discipline knowledge and its applications to the
modern world. Execute strong theoretical and practical understanding generated from the
chosen programme.
PO2 Critical Thinking and Problem solving :
Exhibit the skill of critical thinking and use higher order cognitive skills to approach
problems situated in their social environment, propose feasible solutions and help in its
implementation.
PO3 Social competence :
Express oneself clearly and precisely to build good interpersonal relationships in personal
and professional life. Make effective use of linguistic competencies to express themselves
effectively in real and virtual media. Demonstrate multicultural sensitivity in group
settings.
PO4 Research-Related Skills:
Seeks opportunity for research and higher academic achievements in the chosen field and
allied subjects and is aware about research ethics, intellectual property rights and issues of
plagiarism. Demonstrate a sense of inquiry and capability for asking relevant/appropriate
questions; ability to plan, execute and report the results of an research project be it in field
or otherwise under supervision.
PO5 Personal and professional competence:
Equip with strong work attitudes and professional skills that will enable them to work
independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
PO6 Effective Citizenship and Ethics :
Demonstrate empathetic social concern and equity centred national development; ability
to act with an informed awareness of moral and ethical issues and commit to professional
ethics and responsibility.
PO7 Environment and Sustainability :
Understand the impact of the scientific solutions in societal and environmental contexts
and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
PO8 Self-directed and Life-long learning:
Acquire the ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest
context of socio-technological changes.
 Program Specific Outcomes(PSOs) for F.Y. B.A. Psychology

PSO No. Program Specific Outcomes(PSOs)

Upon completion of this programme the student will be able to
PSO1 Academic competence:
i) Develop sound knowledge about the fundamental concepts in Psychology pertaining
to different sub fields like Positive Psychology, Health Psychology, Social
Psychology, Psychometry amongst others
ii) Develop critical thinking skills and distinguish between concepts studied in different
courses.
iii) Formulate psychology related problems and apply appropriate concepts and methods
to solve them.
PSO2 Personal and Professional Competence:
i) Develop positive attributes such as empathy, compassion, social participation, and
accountability
ii) Develop effective communication skills like listening, speaking, and observational
skills. Appreciate and tolerate different perspectives.
iii) Carry out tasks independently as well as in teams and show leadership qualities.
PSO3 Research Competence:
i) Develop strong theoretical foundations of research methodology used in Psychology
ii) Apply the knowledge to conduct research projects in an ethical way
iii) Learn the use of Statistical software to analyse the data and present the findings in an
appropriate manner
PSO4 Ethical/Social competence:
i) Display a commitment towards the health and wellbeing of different stakeholders
(Individuals, groups, society).
ii) Analyze social problems, social dynamics and create solutions to manage them
effectively.
iii) Respect intellectual property rights and is aware of the implications of engaging in
unethical means.
 Fergusson College (Autonomous), Pune
NEP 2.0 Subject Credit Distribution Structure 2024-25
Department of Psychology (Arts)

FYBA Sem -I Theory / Paper Paper Title Credits Exam type

Practical Code
Discipline Theory PSY-1001 Foundations of Psychology 4 CE +ESE
Specific Core,
DSC
Open Elective-1 Theory PSY-1021 Stress Management 2 Only CE
(For other
faculty)

FYBA Sem -II Theory / Paper Paper Title Credits Exam type
Practical Code
Discipline Theory PSY-1002 Basic concepts in Psychology 4 CE +ESE
Specific Core,
DSC-3
Open Elective-2 Theory PSY-1022 Emotional Intelligence 2 Only CE
(For other
faculty)

Head

Department of Psychology
 Fergusson College (Autonomous), Pune
NEP 2.0 Paper Weightage Distribution 2024-25
Department 0f Psychology
Class: F. Y. B. A. Sem. I

Paper Code- 1001 Paper Title: Foundations of Psychology Number of Credits: 4

Sr. No. Course Outcome Blooms Weightage

Taxonomy level in %
1 CO-1: Recall and state fundamental concepts in psychology, Remember 20
including its definition, nature, and theories
2 CO-2:Explain the biological and theoretical basis of Understand 40
behavioural phenomenon
3 CO-3:Use psychological concepts related to the scientific Apply 20
study of psychology, basic cognitive processes and
personality to interpret behaviour in real life settings
4 CO-4: Evaluate diverse psychological theories and their Analyze 20
applications in understanding and addressing issues related
to the biological basis of behaviour, sensation, attention,
perception and personality.

Title and contents CO Weightage

Unit-1 Psychology as a Science of Mind and Behaviour CO-1,3 25
1.1. Psychology: Definition, Goals and Fields of Psychology
1.2. Perspectives in Psychology – Historical and Modern
1.3. Scientific approach used in the study of psychology
1.4.DescriptiveMethods: Naturalistic Observation,
Laboratory Observation, Case Study, Survey
1.5 Correlational technique & Experimental method
1.6. Ethics of Psychological Research

Unit-2 Biological Bases of Human Behaviour CO-1,2,4 25

2.1. Neuron: Structure and Function; Neurotransmitters
2.2 Structure of the brain
2.3. Nervous system
2.3.1. Central Nervous System
2.3.2. Peripheral Nervous System
2.4. Endocrine System - Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid,
Adrenal, Gonads
2.5 Neuroimaging techniques
Unit-3 Basic Cognitive Processes CO- 1,2,3,4 25
3.1 Consciousness: definition and different levels of
consciousness
3.2. Sensation: Definition, Nature and Process
3.3. Attention
3.3.1 Definition, Types, Determinants
 3.3.2 Phenomena - Division of Attention, Span of
Attention
3.4 Perception – Definition,Perceptual Constancies &
Depth perception
3.5 Gestalt Principles
3.6 Perceptual Illusions
Unit-4 Personality CO- 1,2,3,4 25
4.1. Definition and nature
4.2. Freud’s psychoanalytic theory
4.2.1. Structure of personality and stages of
psychosexual development
4.2.2 Defense mechanisms
4.2.3 Evaluation of Freud's theory
4.3 NEO-Freudians – Jung & Adler
4.3. The Behaviourist and Social-Cognitive View and
Humanistic View of Personality
4.4. Trait Approaches to Personality
4.4.1. Allport’s Approach
4.4.2. Eysenck’s PEN Model
4.4.3. Cattell’s 16PF
4.4.4. Five Factor Model
4.5 Assessment of personality- projective techniques &
self- report inventories
Resources:

1. Abraham, A. (2011). General Psychology. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill

2. Baron, R.A. & Mishra, G. (2016) Psychology 5th ed. India: Pearson
3. Ciccarelli, S., White, J.H. & Misra, G (2022). Psychology 6th ed. India: Pearson
4. Feldman, R.S. (2008). Understanding Psychology (8th ed). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill
5. Morgan, C. T., King, R. A., Weisz, J. R. and Schopler, J. (2014). Introduction to Psychology.
NewDelhi: TATA McGraw-Hill Book Co.
6. Abhyankar, S.C., Oke, A. &Golwilkar, S.A. (2014). Manasashastra: Vartanache Shastra. New
Delhi: Peason Education
 Fergusson College (Autonomous), Pune
NEP 2.0 Paper Weightage Distribution 2024-25
Department 0f Psychology
Class: F. Y. B. A. Sem. II

Paper Code: PSY- 1002 Paper Title Basic Concepts in Psychology Number of Credits: 4

Sr. No. Course Outcome Blooms Weightage

Taxonomy level in %
1 CO-1:Recall and recognize fundamental concepts related to Remember 20
motivation, emotion, learning, memory, intelligence,
thinking, and problem-solving, demonstrating a basic
understanding of the key principles and theories.
2 CO-2:Describe how motivation, emotion, learning, Understand 40
memory, intelligence, thinking, and problem-solving
interact and influence each other within the context of
psychological processes.
3 CO-3:Apply psychological principles related to motivation, Apply 20
emotion, learning, memory, intelligence, thinking, and
problem-solving to interpret real-world scenarios, and
make informed decisions about human behavior and
cognition
4 CO-4:Evaluate diverse psychological theories and their Analyze 20
applications in understanding and addressing issues related
to motivation, emotion, learning, memory, intelligence,
thinking, and problem-solving.

Title and contents CO Weightage

Unit-1 Motivation and Emotion CO-1,2,3,4 25
4.1. Motivation: Definition
4.2 Approaches: Instinct and Evolutionary, Need and
Drives, Arousal, Incentive, Humanistic (Maslow), Self-
Determination Theory
4.3. Emotion: Definition, Elements of emotion
4.4 Theories of emotion: James-Lange, Cannon Bard,
Cognitive arousal theory and Lazarus’s Cognitive
mediational theory
4.5 Emotional Intelligence
Unit-2 Learning CO-1,2,3,4 25
2.1. Learning: Definition, and Nature
2.2. Classical Conditioning – theory and application to
behaviour
2.3 Operant Conditioning- theory and shaping and
behaviour modification
2.4. Cognitive Learning theories – Latent learning, insight
learning and learned helplessness
 2.5. Observational Learning
Unit-3 Memory CO-1,2,3,4 25
3.1. Memory: Definition and processes
3.2. Information processing model
3.3 Reconstructive nature of long-term memory
3.4. Forgetting and Causes of Forgetting
3.5 Neuroscience of forgetting
Unit-4 Intelligence, thinking and problem solving CO-1,2,3,4 25
4.1 Intelligence: Definition
4.2 Theories - Spearman, Sternberg, Gardner, Guilford
4.3 Individual Differences:
4.3.1 Intellectual Disability: Types and causes
4.3.2 Giftedness
4.4 Thinking- definition
4.4.1 Concepts & prototypes, types - convergent and
divergent thinking
4.5 Problem solving - methods and barriers to problem
solving
Resources:

1. Abraham, A. (2011). General Psychology. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill

2. Baron, R.A. & Mishra, G. (2016) Psychology 5th ed. India: Pearson
3. Ciccarelli, S., White, J.H. & Misra, G (2022). Psychology 6th ed. India: Pearson
4. Feldman, R.S. (2008). Understanding Psychology (8th ed). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill
5. Morgan, C. T., King, R. A., Weisz, J. R. and Schopler, J.( 2014). Introduction to Psychology.
NewDelhi: TATA McGraw-Hill Book Co.
6. Abhyankar, S.C., Oke, A. &Golwilkar, S.A. (2014). Manasashastra: Vartanache Shastra. New
Delhi:Peason Education