National College to launch two-year Master of Psychology programme
Summary
National College is launching a two-year Master of Psychology programme affiliated with Kathmandu University and developed with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The first-of-its-kind course in Nepal will offer six specialisations and focus on practice-oriented training, research, and supervised professional experience.
Key Points
- National College will launch a two-year Master of Psychology (MPsych) programme affiliated with Kathmandu University on October 8 in Kathmandu.
- The four-semester postgraduate course will offer six specialisations, including clinical, counselling, forensic, child and adolescent, and community/disaster/trauma psychology.
- The programme is being developed in collaboration with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and will combine lectures, fieldwork, research and supervised professional experience.
- College officials say the course is designed to meet Nepal’s growing need for trained psychology professionals and strengthen evidence-based practice.
