PSYC332-09S1 (C) Semester One 2009

Social Psychology

28 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 February 2009
End Date: Sunday, 28 June 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 8 March 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 24 May 2009

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.

Prerequisites

PSYC206. RP: 6 further points from PSYC200.

Restrictions

PSYC305, PSYC313

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Garth Fletcher

Lecturer

Lucy Johnston

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Mid-course Test 03 Apr 2009 30%
Lab Report 1 27 Apr 2009 20%
Lab Report 2 05 Jun 2009 20%
Final exam 30%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Kassin, Saul M. , Fein, Steven., Markus, Hazel; Social psychology ; 7th ed; Houghton Mifflin, 2008.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,112.00

International fee $4,853.00

* 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 .

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