TISS MA Psychology Syllabus and Fee Structure

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, often called TISS located in Mumbai is a very prestigious institute in the field of social sciences. The institute has many campuses in Tuljapur, Hyderabad, and Guwahati. TISS offers various undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral programs including Psychology.

TISS offers 2 years Master’s in Psychology program under School of Human Ecology. This specific course is titled as MA Applied Psychology (Clinical and Counselling Practice).

Clinical Psychology is one of the branches of psychology that concentrates assessing, diagnosing, treating, and preventing, mental illness, distress in individuals. Counselling Psychology focuses on assisting individuals to overcome various psychological and emotional challenges.

MA Applied Psychology is available at Mumbai Campus only. TISS has a total of 50 available seats for MA Applied Psychology program.

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MA Applied Psychology

The goal of the suggested M.A. in Applied Psychology (Clinical and Counseling Practice) program is to teach students how to help people by improving their connection with their surroundings. This involves boosting resilience for better handling of challenges and enhancing overall well-being and quality of life.

The program emphasizes creating professionals who are both skilled in hands-on practice and have a solid understanding of research, following the approach outlined in the Boulder Model for clinical psychology training (Frank, 1984).

TISS Admission 2024

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Earlier, TISS had its own entrance exam called TISS-NET, but admission in TISS will be based on CUET PG 2024 Score and Interview.

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Here are details about the syllabus and distribution of credit hours.

Distribution of Credit Hours

Year	Detail	Credit
First year (Semester I -II)	Foundation Courses	7
	CBCS	4
	Applied psychology courses	19
	Fieldwork practicum	6
	Research methodology courses	4
Research project		1
Second year (Semester III -IV)	Applied psychology courses	10
	Disciplinary elective courses	4
	Field work practicum	10
	Research project	5
TOTAL CREDITS		70

Semester-wise Courses

Semester	Course No.	Course Title	MA Applied Psychology (Clinical and counseling practice)
I	FC	Foundation Courses	7
	AP1	Counselling process &Micro- skills- I	2
	AP2	Counselling process &Micro- skills- II	2
	AP3	Approaches to psychotherapy and counseling-i	2
	AP4	Introduction to Research Methodology	2
	AP5	Understanding Psychological Problems –I	2
	AP6	Human growth and development	3
	AP7	Preparation for clinical and counselling field practice	2
Total semester I credits			22
II	AP8	Understanding Psychological Problems –II	2
	AP9	Approaches to Psychotherapy and counselling-II	2
	AP10	Statistics and Data Analysis	2
	AP11	Psychological assessment and diagnostics- I	4 (Two credits for classroom teaching and two credits for Tutorial)
	AP12.1	Research Project	1 (for proposal presentation)
	AP13	Field Practicum – I	4 (2 credits for field visits, 2 credits FW in hospitals for observations, case histories – linked with UPP AP8 course)
	CBCS (School of Human Ecology offers one of the Foundation elective CBCS titled, ‘Socio-cultural contexts of counseling’		4
Total semester II credits			19
III	AP14	Psychological Assessment and Diagnostics- II	4 (Two credits for classroom teaching and two credits for Tutorial)
	AP15	Approaches to Psychotherapy and Counseling –III	2
	AP16	Community Mental Health	2
	AP17	Qualitative Data Analysis	2
	AP18	Ethics in clinical and counseling 2 practice	2
	AP19	Disciplinary Electives	2 AP19.1 Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy AP 19.2 Couple and Family therapy AP 19.3 Therapy for substance use and addiction issues
	AP20	Field Practicum – II	4 (Field work is linked with the disciplinary electives)
	AP12.2	Research Project (contd.)	4 (Field work is linked with the disciplinary electives)
	Total Sem III credits		20
IV	AP 21	Disciplinary elective	2 AP 21.1 School counselling AP 21.2 counselling older adults AP 21.3 Advanced assessment and therapeutic techniques in clinical practice AP 21.4Trauma Therapy
	AP12.3	Research Project (contd.)	3 (Analysis presentation, Viva Voce and Final Submission of thesis)
	AP22	Field Practicum III	4 (Linked to the Disciplinary elective)
	AP23	Internship (Compulsory, non-credit course)
	Total Sem IV credits		9
Total Credits (Sem I+II+III+IV)			70

Note: The total number of credits, list of CBCS courses, and semester-wise listing of courses is provisional, and may undergo some changes

Fee Structure of MA Psychology at TISS

Components		M.A. In Applied Psychology (Clinical & Counselling Practice)_(Mumbai)
Fees		Sem I	Sem II	Sem III	Sem IV
FEE	Tuition Fee	16,000	16,000	16,000	16,000
FEE	Examination Fee	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000
CHARGES	Field Education / Internship / Experiential Learning Charges	6,000	6,000	6,000	6,000
	IT Charges	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000
	Library Charges	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500
	Other Charges (ID Card, Convocation & Misc.) *	2,500	0	0	0
FUNDS	Students’ Competency Fund	0	0	0	0
	Lab / Studio Fund	3,500	3,500	3,500	3,500
	Development Fund	10,000	0	10,000	0
	Students’ Union Fund *	500	500	500	500
	Alumni Fund *	0	500	0	0
	Health Care Fund*	2,000	0	2,000	0
DEPOSITS	Caution Deposits (Refundable at the time of exit from program on submission of No Dues Certificate)	10,000	0
	Semester-wise Course Fee	55,000	31,000	42,500	30,500
	Yearly Fees	86,000		73,000
	Total Course Fee	1,59,000
Institute reserves the right to revise the Fee Structure of programs if necessary.
Expenses related to Practicum / Study tour / Rural fieldwork / Urban fieldwork/Winter Institute, if any, will have to be met by the students themselves at the time of the activity.
No fee concession is available for self-financed programs.
Components		M.A. In Applied Psychology (Clinical & Counselling Practice)_(Mumbai)
Fees		Sem I	Sem II	Sem III	Sem IV
FEE	Tuition Fee	16,000	16,000	16,000	16,000
FEE	Examination Fee	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000
CHARGES	Field Education / Internship / Experiential Learning Charges	6,000	6,000	6,000	6,000
	IT Charges	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000
	Library Charges	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500
	Other Charges (ID Card, Convocation & Misc.) *	2,500	0	0	0
FUNDS	Students’ Competency Fund	0	0	0	0
	Lab / Studio Fund	3,500	3,500	3,500	3,500
	Development Fund	10,000	0	10,000	0
	Students’ Union Fund *	500	500	500	500
	Alumni Fund *	0	500	0	0
	Health Care Fund*	2,000	0	2,000	0
DEPOSITS	Caution Deposits (Refundable at the time of exit from programme on submission of No Dues Certificate)	10,000	0
	Semester wise Course Fee	55,000	31,000	42,500	30,500
	Yearly Fees	86,000		73,000
	Total Course Fee	1,59,000
Institute reserves the right to revise the Fee Structure of programmes if necessary.
Expenses related to Practicum / Study tour / Rural field work / Urban field work/Winter Institute, if any, will have to be met by the students themselves at the time of the activity.
No fee concession is available for self-financed programmes.