How to ensure you choose the right course in advance psychological studies.

How to ensure you choose the right course in advance psychological studies.


Clinical Psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses on integration of comprehensive theoretical and clinical knowledge and development of evidence based skills for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychological distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development.


Amity University is the best University in Lucknow, offers different level of programs in Clinical Psychology i.e., MA in Clinical Psychology,M. Phil in Clinical Psychology and Professional Diploma in Clinical Psychology.


1.    MA Clinical Psychology is a 2-year post-graduate degree programthat focuses the basic understanding of mental health issues across life span and psychopathology, assessment and theoretical knowledge of primary intervention considerations.

Eligibility criteria of this course aregraduation in Psychology and Applied Psychology. After completing this course one can be a psychologist.

The goal of this course is to equip the learners to work with the general population with the focus of primary level of assessment, prevention and mental health promotion.


Psychologistsdeal with their discipline relevant topics for promotion of subjective well-being of general people and are not authorizedto give any type of therapy or deal with clinical patients.


2.    M. Phil in Clinical Psychology is a RCI approved 2 year degree program after post graduation, that focuses on comprehensive theoretical and clinical knowledge of mental and behavioural health care for individuals and families; consultation to agencies and communities; rigorous clinical training, education and supervision; and research-based practice.

Eligibility criteria for this course are post graduation in Psychology and clinical psychology with minimum 55% of marks.

After completion of this course one can be registered with RCI under the category of Clinical Psychologist. Along with the promotion of subjective well-being and personal development to those who needs Clinical Psychologist also deals with wide range of clinical disorders, conduct  diagnostic Assessment take up cases for  therapeutic interventions. They can also provide services to individuals and families across the lifespan and from all ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as groups and communities. They can also go for the academic and research field.


3.    Professional Diploma in Clinical Psychology a RCI approved 1 year program after post graduation, that provides  comprehensive theoretical and clinical knowledge of mental and behavioral health care for individuals and families; consultation to agencies and communities; rigorous clinical training, education and supervision; and research-based practice.

Eligibility criteria for this course are post graduation in Psychology and clinical psychology with minimum 55% of marks.

After completion of this course one can be registered in RCI under Clinical Psychologist Associate.

Clinical Psychologist Associates also deal with wide range of clinical disordersgive  diagnostic therapeutic interventions support. They can also provide services to individuals and families across the lifespan and from all ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as groups and communities. But they cannot also go for the academic and research field.




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