March 20, 2015

"PSYCHOLOGY DEGREE @ PATHE ACADEMY SECURES
2 YEARS EXEMPTION IN MEDICINE”



The Lyceum of the Philippines University(LPU) has joined hands in offering a BS Degree in Psychology at PATHE Academy Campus wwww.patheacademy.org in Wallawatte Col 6.The programme was launched officially Jan 2015.The programme is delivered on full time basis weekdays. This is a great opportunity for those who are in the industry and those who plan to migrate or pursue further studies.

Dr. Sanjayadeve de Silva Munasinghe, Chairman, Pathe Academy, said that this road to study medicine is open after following a degree programme in Psychology offered by the Academy, through its principals LPU. “This degree in Psychology provided by LPU through Pathe automatically opens the doors to study medicine at Medical Universities across the globe. Especially in Philippines with 2 years exemption where you can finish your medical degree in exactly 4 years,” he said.

This would make a total of six years, ie from entering PATHE at 18 years after finishing the A/Ls, to follow a two year Psychology degree programme offered by LPU as a first step, and lastly, an automatic admission to Philippines medical schools upon completing the Psychology degree programme to complete one’s Doctor of Medicine degree in a four year degree programme.

The medium of instruction is in English. LPU which was founded by Dr. Jose P. Laurel, a former president of the Philippines, is an internationally recognized university, said Munasinghe. He further said that there is demand, both here and abroad, not only for doctors, but for psychologists as well.

Munasinghe said that the minimum entry requirement for the Psychology degree is five credits in the GCE O/L, inclusive of a credit in mathematics. The total programme is 2 years for those with GCE AL and 3 years for those with GCE OL. We also have other degree programmes in Psychology offered by Russian Universities where It’s not compulsory to have a pass in English to follow this degree programme. “English will be taught to students at Pathe itself, ie for those who find it difficult to understand the language, that opportunity is also there for such,” said Munasinghe.
Students are encouraged to apply for exemptions with Prior learning experience. We also have Psychology degree programmes which are delivered online added Dr.Munasinghe. He said that the course fee for the psychology programme is approximately Rs 800,000; while for the medical degree, US$ 20,000 paid in installments every 6 months, under a special payment agreement ONLY for PATHE students enrolled for the January batch. Pathe has in its roll, a lecture panel in relation to the psychology degree programme. Professors from LPU, will, from time to time also visit Pathe, to ensure that their standards are adhered to The degree programme conducted by Pathe on behalf of LPU and LPU per se, is also recognized by the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka, in addition to the international recognition that such degree programmes do carry.

Psychology is a modern field; And, those who only want to be psychologists, there is plenty of scope in the West and even in Sri Lanka for such professionals at various disciplines, be it in the industry, schools or in the “HR” departments in companies-graduates find work in a wide range of fields including healthcare, education, the legal system, business and management, sports training, workplace practice and the media. The students can be transferred to the overseas institute to the corresponding stage in psychology at anytime.

Clinical exposure to undergraduates is provided at Park Hospital, Colombo which has a psychiatric ward. Park Hospital is a sister company of Pathe’s. So, hurry, and enrol yourself with Pathe now! Undergraduates enrolling themselves with Pathe for this degree programme, has the option of being transferred to LPU to complete their degrees.

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