Pursuing a suitable MA in Psychology in distance education mode gives you a better idea of what type of career in psychology will suit your further interests.
Let’s review the available options for the best institutions offering good online MA psychology programs, including admission requirements, fees, and more.
Do stick around if you are also trying to find answers to the few additional questions many of our readers have.
An MA in Psychology in distance education mode is a two-to-four-year postgraduate program.
Some trusted institutions in India and abroad offer MA psychology online degrees with various specialisations.
Think of IGNOU, DU-SOL, Arizona State University, University of Canterbury, Chandigarh University Online, etc.
Specialisations a few of these universities offer are in
Other than that, there are general and comprehensive MA psychology degrees in the distance education mode.
Have a look at the syllabus, fees, and eligibility before enrolling in these programs.
The School of Social Sciences department of IGNOU offers this MA in psychology in the distance mode.
It includes practicals, internship, and project, spanning over 36 modules of learning in two years. You can also complete this psychology degree in four years.
The modules follow a credit based system. Here is the syllabus.
First Year | |
Course Name | Credits |
Cognitive Psychology, Learning and Memory | 4 |
Life Span Psychology | 4 |
Personality: Theories and Assessment | 4 |
Advanced Social Psychology | 4 |
Research Methods in Psychology | 4 |
Statistics in Psychology | 4 |
Practicals: Experimental Psychology and Psychological Testing | 8 |
Second Year | |
Course Name | Credits |
Psychopathology | 4 |
Psychodiagnostics | 4 |
Psychotherapeutic methods | 4 |
Practicum in Clinical Psychology | 6 |
Internship | 8 |
Project/Applied Positive Psychology | 6 |
Counseling Psychology | 4 |
Assessment in Counselling and Guidance | 4 |
Interventions in counseling | 4 |
Practicum in Counselling Psychology | 6 |
Internship | 8 |
Project/Applied Positive Psychology | 6 |
Organisational Behaviour (OBY) | 4 |
Human Resource Development (HRD) | 4 |
Organisational Development (OD) | 4 |
Practicum: Industrial and Organisational Psychology | 6 |
Internship | 8 |
Project/Applied Positive Psychology | 6 |
You just need a bachelor’s degree from a recognised university. There is also no age limit to enrol in this course.
The revised fee for this program in 2024 is INR 19,200. The per year fee is INR 9600.
Yes, UGC recognises this program.
This is an interesting interdisciplinary degree, suitable for those who are interested in how psychology and politics go together.
With curriculum designed and delivered by The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences of ASU, you learn the interrelationship among cognition, emotion, biology, personality and intergroup relationships with politics.
There are core and elective courses with a capstone project towards the end.
Here is the syllabus.
Core Subjects | Electives | Capstone Included (Y/N) |
Attitudes and Persuasion | Advances in Media Effects | Yes |
Biopolitics | Campaigns and Elections | |
Cognition and Emotions in Political Thinking | Elite Decision Making | |
Experimental Design | Political Polarization | |
Fundamentals of Political Psychology | Public Opinion | |
Prejudice, Stereotypes and Intergroup Relations |
English proficiency for non-native speakers is a must, preferably with a letter of recommendation from a previous academic institution or employer.
A bachelor’s or master’s degree from a regionally recognised institution is a must, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00.
You will have to contact the university for it.
The Higher Learning Commission accredits this.
You can expect an interactive learning experience with the university’s video conferencing tools and online discussion forums.
The application dates, as shown to be available, are until July 15, 2024.
The syllabus includes the following.
Subjects | Research Project (Y/N) |
Organisational Psychology | Yes |
Recruitment and Selection | |
Psychology of Stress | |
Health and Wellbeing at Work | |
Training and Development | |
Performance Management and Appraisal | |
Leadership in Organisations | |
Organisational Change: Directions for Organisational Psychology Practice | |
Contemporary Issues in Organisational Psychology | |
Research Methods for Organisational Psychology |
The minimum requirement of this master’s course in psychology is a bachelor’s degree with psychology as a subject or having work experience in human resources or psychology.
While the fees for international students outside New Zealand in $63,300, there are student loans and scholarships available based on defined eligibility criteria.
This program is not accredited to enable a student to become a psychologist.
CU’s online education centre – Chandigarh University Online offers this two-year program divided into four semesters.
Here is the syllabus for the distance MA psychology program.
Semesters | Subjects | Credits |
Semester 1 | Systems and Theories | 4 |
Experimental Psychology | 4 | |
Physiological Bases of Behavior | 4 | |
Social Psychology | 4 | |
Advanced Counseling Skills – I | 4 | |
Practicum –I | 1 | |
Semester 2 | Life Span Development Psychology | 4 |
Cognitive Psychology | 4 | |
Clinical Psychology : Psycho Diagnostics | 4 | |
Advanced Counseling Skills – II | 4 | |
Research Methods and Statistics – I | 4 | |
Practicum –II | 1 | |
Semester 3 | Clinical Disorders I | 4 |
Child Psychopathology-I | 4 | |
Psychotherapies | 4 | |
Organizational Psychology | 4 | |
Formulation of Two Case Studies of Different Mental Disorder | 1 | |
Elective— Positive Psychology and Well Being | 2 | |
Semester 4 | Clinical Disorders II | 4 |
Child Psychopathology-II | 4 | |
Health Psychology | 4 | |
Research Methods and Statistics – II | 4 | |
Dissertation | 1 | |
Elective – Psychology of Disaster Management | 2 |
You just need a bachelor’s degree in any subject with passing marks to pursue this online MA in psychology degree from Chandigarh University Online.
The total fees is INR 49,900.
It has the A+ grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
This two-year master’s degree in psychology from DU SOL comes from the Department of Psychology, School of Open Learning. It is also a flexible one where you can conveniently complete within four years.
The syllabus is offered from the website after connecting with the online counsellor, which you can get after consultation.
The student must have a bachelor’s degree in psychology from a recognised institute with 60% marks.
The total fee is around INR 20,000.
It is accredited by UGC and DEB
These are among the best universities offering MA in psychology in the online mode. Pick anyone of them, this year in fall, or check the undisclosed admission dates on the official websites after filling up some forms to enrol right away.
