Department of Psychology

Mission

The undergraduate and graduate program in Psychology recognizes and supports the overall mission of the Jagannath University (JnU) by providing students the requisite education for entry-level employment in the field of psychology. The Department also recognizes and supports the mission of the Bangladesh Psychological Association (BPA). Further, in recognition of the diversity of the field itself as well as the diversity of the students and their needs, psychology majors are afforded the option of designing a psychology curriculum that will prepare them for specialized knowledge in Psychology (more specifically in Clinical and Counselling Psychology, Educational and Developmental Psychology, and Organizational and Management Psychology) which will again guided them for higher study in psychology or a related field.

Vision Statement

In order to maintain and improve the quality of the program, the Department of Psychology, JnU recognizes that periodic assessment of its goals and curriculum is both necessary and desirable. The department is vigilant to monitor pedagogical and curricular developments in higher education in general and Psychology in particular in order to maintain and improve the quality of the program.