Psychology is a sub-discipline of Social Sciences; it is the scientific study of the human mind and how it affects his health and behaviour. It studies the conscious and unconscious human phenomena and also one's feelings and thoughts. The study curriculum covers topics like human development, social behaviour, cognitive processes, biopsychology, counselling psychology and clinical behaviour. The main goals of psychology are to describe, explain, predict and change human behaviour and mental processes.

Psychology is considered to be multi-disciplinary as it draws from a number of other disciplines like Sociology and Biology and its principles and concepts can be applied to a large number of fields. The discipline provides a variety of explanations to account for human behaviour and the potential to apply this knowledge to real-world situations. Students pursuing a degree in Psychology will gain both theoretical pieces of knowledge as well as practical work experience. They are also trained to deal with issues like trauma, depression, anxiety, mental disorders, addiction and therapy. A Psychology degree helps students gain useful transferable skills like critical and analytical thinking, leadership and teamwork, abstract reasoning, general research and academic writing and presentation skills. Most Universities also provide students with the opportunity to earn practical job skills and experience to increase their employability.