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Mission Statement: To create brand ambassadors who are competent professionals, responsible citizens and the torchbearers of the ethos of the institution. 

About the Department: The Department of Arts & Humanities at CAIAS affiliated to Bangalore University offers you the opportunity to explore the fields of Psychology, English and Journalism to earn an honors in BA (4-year course) under the NEP 2020 scheme that can extend to you pursuing a Masters in English Literature or Psychology. If you love literature, are a Media enthusiast, or want to understand the way the human mind works, look no further.

Our focus: Nurturing students to achieve high grades in Academics as well as well as engage in Extra and Co-curricular activities to ensure holistic development and making students industry ready/ pick up a career of their choice or prepare them for higher studies in India or abroad.

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The Department of Arts & Humanities (established: 2017)

The Department of Arts & Humanities offers multidisciplinary courses under the NEP 2020 scheme that offers a 4 years BA honors program in Psychology-Journalism & Psychology-English as the core subjects. Students can further choose to specialize in Psychology or English Literature at the postgraduate level. Other subjects include AECC (Languages); an Open Elective course and Skill Development course in the 1^st 2 years.

For UG PROGRAM - Academic details on Discipline Specific Core Courses under NEP 2020:

For UG II- and III-year B.A.JPE under CBCS course:

For overall BU syllabus:

All the three streams also provide opportunities and encourages students to intern at various Media houses, NGOs, Rehabilitation Centres, Schools, Colleges. Apart from this the college offers various Certificate, Add on Programs and Workshops in Communicative English, Short Film Making, Film Appreciation, guest lectures and industrial visits to Print and A-V Media houses, theatres.

For PG PROGRAM - Academic details:

• M.A. in English (Master of Arts in English)

About the Course: M.A. English or Master of Arts in English is a Postgraduate Academic Degree program. The course includes:

• British Literature
• Linguistics
• Communicative English
• English Language Teaching
• Gender Studies
• Cultural Studies
• Post-colonial Studies
• Literary Criticisms
• Submission of a Project

which provides a diverse flavor to it. The curriculum consists of poetry, prose, drama, fiction, non-fiction and critical theories in English. The students are encouraged to undertake UGC NET preparation, Add On courses in Research Methodology and Critical Theories as well as Research Paper Writing. They are encouraged and guided to take certificate courses such as TEFL, TESOL, CELTA etc. In addition, an open elective paper in a non-English subject gives students a chance to expand their multidisciplinary skills.

• MSc in Psychology

About the Course: Master of Science in Psychology is a Postgraduate Academic Degree program. The first-year curriculum prescribed by Bangalore University includes both theory and practical papers: Theory papers consist of essential papers and subjects that provide an opportunity to acquire knowledge in more novel subjects. It includes Foundational papers in Psychology and Research Methods (Quantitative & Qualitative) and Statistics.

Practical papers instruct in conducting:

Psychological Assessments,

Developing modules & delivering training for different psychological skills to others as well as research work to develop an assessment scale.

In the second year, students can choose specializations from Clinical Psychology, Child Guidance or Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Availability of the specializations is subject to enrollment of minimum number of students. Some common theory papers address issues currently relevant to all professionals in the field. In addition, an open elective paper in a non-psychology subject gives students a chance to widen their horizons.

Specialization-specific papers provide comprehensive knowledge as well as practical training in assessments & interventions. Students are also required to complete a compulsory internship and submit a dissertation in their respective specialization.

MSc Psychology at CAIAS is a rigorous, but rewarding program. Students receive the highest standard of instruction and research guidance from faculty members with varied and substantial industry and research experience. Additionally, the department conducts regular guest lectures and industrial visits that are relevant to the field. The in-house counselling cell, Solace, also conducts multiple activities in collaboration with students which provides a unique opportunity for experiential learning.

Please click on the following link for the Open Elective (Psychology and Life) syllabus prescribed by Bangalore University offered to the non-Psychology students by the department: