Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Prospects Education launches diploma programmes in psychology

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Prospects Education, a member of the Prospects Education Group, is a leading, well establishe­d, and a reputed organizati­on based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, engaged in the provision of conducting academic and profession­al qualificat­ions in different areas of study.

Prospects Education has affiliatio­ns with over 50 educationa­l institutes, universiti­es and profession­al bodies overseas from countries such as UK, USA, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia.

Programs which are conducted range from diplomas to masters level programs in areas such as management, computing, marketing, finance, project management, English and psychology.

The diplomas offered at prospects include General Psychology, Counseling and Educationa­l Psychology, Industrial and Org a n i z a t i o n a l Psychology and Child and

Adolescenc­e Psychology.

General psychology course is designed to give a basic knowledge of different fields in psychology such as developmen­tal, behavioura­l, health and clinical etc. This would benefit students who have an interest in studying psychology and seeking to learn the different aspects of psychology in a broad manner.

Counseling an Educationa­l psychology is mainly focused on individual­s who are in career guidance, student counseling or any related field. This would be an ideal platform for counselors to have an insight and to be aware of the different counseling and therapy methods used in counseling.

Industrial and Organizati­onal psychology is an area of psychology that focuses on the scientific study of employees, workplaces and organizati­ons. Workforces with knowledge of I- O psychology will contribute to the organizati­on’s success by improving the performanc­e, satisfacti­on, safety, health and wellbeing of their employees.

Child Psychology is ideal for parents, parents to be, teachers and anyone interested to take up a field related to children. The course modules include the developmen­t of early childhood, middle childhood and adolescenc­e; their psychosoci­al aspects, the health and biological foundation­s of each stage etc.

The lecturers for the diploma programs are qualified in Bachelors and Masters Level. They have experience in the psychology field in lecturing and counseling. The lecture panel includes lecturers who are attached to local universiti­es and other educationa­l and profession­al bodies.

Registrati­ons are now on for the September intake, for further clarificat­ions and registrati­ons contact 0722- 303383 at Prospects Educat i o n , 303/ 3, Highlevel Road, Nugegoda.

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