Certified Professional Psychologist Program

Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior, focusing on exploring all aspects of human behavior, including thoughts, brain functions, emotions, personality, and human development

Last Updated : 2 November، 2024

Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior, focusing on exploring all aspects of human behavior, including thoughts, brain functions, emotions, personality, and human development. This program aims to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of psychology, enabling them to scientifically and systematically interpret and understand mental processes and human behavior.

Program Objectives:

1. Understanding Behavior and Mental Processes:
The program provides students with an overview of key concepts and theories in psychology, helping them understand and interpret human behavior.

2. Exploring Human Development:
The program covers biological, cognitive, and social development from childhood to adulthood, focusing on how these aspects influence human behavior.

3. Identifying Psychological Disorders:
The program focuses on explaining various psychological disorders as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), including their causes, treatments, and prevention methods.

4. Gaining Research Skills:
Students will learn the basics of behavioral research methodologies through research projects that include design, implementation, and scientific analysis.

Program Modules:

1. Industrial and Organizational Psychology:
Study of human behavior in the workplace and how psychological principles can be applied to increase productivity and improve employee well-being.

2. Anthropology:
Exploration of human cultures and how social and cultural factors influence behavior.

3. Social Psychology:
Understanding how individuals influence each other in different social settings and how social factors shape behavior.

4. Clinical Psychology:
Study of the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders, including providing psychological care to patients.

5. Educational Psychology:
Exploration of how psychological factors affect education and learning, and how these concepts can be applied to improve the learning process.


6. Developmental Psychology:
Understanding how human behavior evolves over time and how genetics and environment impact growth and development.


7. Introduction to Psychology:
An overview of the basics of psychology, including the study of the human mind and behavior.


8. Cognitive Psychology:
Study of mental processes such as thinking, memory, perception, and problem-solving.


9. Personality Psychology:
Analysis of different personality theories and the factors that shape human personality.


10. Psychopathology:
Study of psychological disorders, their causes, diagnosis, and treatment.



Program Outcomes:

Upon completion of this program, students will be qualified to work as certified professional psychologists, capable of applying psychological theories in various practical contexts, with the skills needed to provide effective psychological counseling and treatment for mental disorders.