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Delhi University to Launch ‘Negotiating Intimate Relationships’ Elective for Next Academic Year

The psychology-backed elective teaches students to recognize toxic patterns through interactive exercises that build emotional resilience for healthier connections.

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‘Negotiating Intimate Relationships’: Delhi University’s Bold New Subject for Emotional Education
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Overview

  • The four-credit course offered by the Department of Psychology will run three lectures and one tutorial weekly during the 2025–26 session.
  • It covers foundations of friendships, theories of love, red-flag identification, and strategies for fostering respectful relationships.
  • Interactive components include film analysis, group debates on dating culture, social media network deconstruction and emotional self-awareness exercises.
  • The programme responds to recent youth homicides in Delhi that highlighted the lethal impact of toxic jealousy and unchecked emotional conflicts.
  • Undergraduates across all streams who have passed Class 12 and possess basic psychology knowledge are eligible to enroll.