PSYC332-16S2 (C) Semester Two 2016

Social Psychology

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2016
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2016
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 24 July 2016
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 9 October 2016

Description

This course is designed as an introductory overview of classical and contemporary social psychology. The lectures cover a wide range of core topics in social psychology, from the individual (e.g. the self concept and self presentation) to social groups (e.g. intergroup conflict). The course also considers wider applications of social psychology (e.g. social psychology in the courtroom). The course also contains a laboratory class in which students work in small groups conducting social psychology research projects.

Learning Outcomes

The first goal in this course is to have you broadly learn about social psychological theories and empirical evidence on the impact of social context on human behaviour.

The second goal is to help you learn how theories are translated into research questions and tested empirically inside and outside the laboratory using varied methodologies; and how resulting findings help illuminate social phenomena in everyday life while sometimes helping in the creation of interventions.

The final goal of the course is to help you think independently and develop your own research ideas that build on existing work.

Prerequisites

PSYC206. RP: 15 further points from PSYC200.

Recommended Preparation

15 further points from PSYC200.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Kumar Yogeeswaran

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
In-class activities 5%
Lab Report & Participation 10%
Research Proposal 20%
Mid-semester test 17 Aug 2016 25%
Final Exam 40%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Kassin, S. et al; Social Psychology: Australia & New Zealand Edition ; 1st Ed; Cengage Learning Australia, 2015.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,603.00

International fee $6,900.00

* 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 Psychology .

All PSYC332 Occurrences

  • PSYC332-16S2 (C) Semester Two 2016