PSYC106-22SU1 (D) Summer Jan 2022 start (Distance)

Introductory Psychology - Social, Personality and Developmental

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 10 January 2022
End Date: Sunday, 13 February 2022
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 16 January 2022
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 30 January 2022

Description

An introduction to social psychology, developmental psychology, personality and individual differences, and abnormal psychology.

Psychology is a diverse and thriving science devoted to understanding behaviour and the human mind. In PSYC106 you will receive an introduction to five major domains: personality, abnormal, social, developmental, and organisational psychology. You will also learn about the different research methods used in each of these domains.

Learning Outcomes

  • On successfully passing this course, students will:
  • Have learned some of the key terms used in the study of developmental, social, abnormal, and applied psychology.
  • Have gained an understanding of key concepts and theories in development, social, abnormal and applied psychology.
  • Have practiced some of the research techniques in the labs that are used to gain scientific knowledge in psychology.
  • Have demonstrated elementary abilities in handling quantitative data is psychology.
  • Have demonstrated abilities to write clearly about research procedures and data in research assignments.

Restrictions

PSYC103, PSYC104

Course Coordinator

Fleur Pawsey

Course Administrators

Kate Williams and Sophia Dawson

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Schacter, D., Gilbert, D., Wegner, D., & Hood, B; Psychology ; 3rd European Edition; London: Palgrave, 2020.

NOTE: Required readings will be assigned and/or supplied on Learn in each weeks’ section.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $892.00

International fee $4,563.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

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