Development of Psychological Thought

By Dr. Pallavi Kasande | Savitribai Phule Pune University

Learners enrolled: 109

This online course has been designed to help students to get a basic understanding about the field of psychology. The online mode of this course will allow interested students to learn about psychology at their own pace and as per their convenience. The course will make use of videos, simple activities, case studies and discussions so that students are able to relate to this field and will develop the interest to explore this field further.

Objectives of this course are:

1. This course provides a basic introduction to the development of the discipline both from the Indian as well as western perspective.

2. Review the development of psychological thought and introduce the issues and debates in contemporary psychology.

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit Points :	5
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	14 Jul 2025
End Date :	31 Oct 2025
Enrollment Ends :	31 Aug 2025
Exam Date :
NCrF Level	6.0
Industry Details :	Health, Education and Research Sector

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Course layout

Week 01 and Week 02 - Understanding Psyche: Debates and Issues

Week 03 and Week 04 - Early Schools of Psychology

Week 05, Week 06 and Week 07 - Psychoanalytic and Humanistic-Existential Orientation

Week 08 and Week 09 - Contemporary Developments

Week 10, Week 11 and Week 12 - Positivist Orientation

Instructor bio

Dr. Pallavi Kasande

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Dr. Pallavi Kasande has done masters in clinical psychology and in marketing management. Currently she is working as Counselling Head in Baya Karve Women’s Study Centre’s Counselling Centre.

She has done PhD in children’s consumer Behaviour. She has 16 years of experience of teaching and 24 years of experience of counselling in Clinical, Relationship and Career Counselling. She has written two books and hundreds of articles in Marathi newspapers and magazines. She has also delivered many lectures on stress management, Parenting, and related area. She has also participated in Webinars as Guest speaker during Covid 19 lockdown.

Course certificate

- Internal Assessment - Weekly assessments released in the course shall be considered for Internal Marks and will carry 30% for the Overall Result. Out of all weekly assignments, the best/top five scores will be considered for the final Internal Assessment marks.

- End-term Assessment - The final exam shall be conducted by NTA, and will carry 70% for the overall Result.

- All students who obtain 40% marks in the internal assessment and 40% marks in the end-term proctored exam separately will be eligible for the SWAYAM Credit Certificate.

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