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PS4062: LAB TO LIFE (2024-2025)

Last modified: 07 Aug 2024 12:46


Course Overview

This course seeks to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical applications in the field of psychology. This course explores the diverse ways in which psychological principles are employed to address real-world challenges across a variety of areas such as clinical, health and education.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • School Administrator Kaye Taylor

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Psychology (PS)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme
  • Programme Level 4

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course seeks to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical applications in the field of psychology. This course explores the diverse ways in which psychological principles are employed to address real-world challenges across a variety of areas such as clinical, health and education.

Through a series of lectures, students will engage with a wide spectrum of applied psychology topics, gaining valuable insights into how psychological theories and research findings can be used in applied settings. During the course students will have the opportunity to see how psychology can contribute to the understanding of and inform practice in contemporary societal challenges.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Online Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
Assessment Weeks 19,20 Feedback Weeks 25

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Feedback

Written Exam – answer 3 from 4 short answer questions (approx. 600 words each).

Exam will be online and open book. Students will be asked to apply theory to an applied context to make assessment authentic.

General feedback available on request, however, as this is an exam, students will not receive detailed individual feedback on their scripts

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualApplyApply key psychological theories to real world contexts.
ConceptualEvaluateCritically evaluate key psychological theories with respect to their utility in practice.
FactualUnderstandUnderstand key psychological theories in relation to real world contexts.

Case Study

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
Assessment Weeks 14 Feedback Weeks 17

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Feedback

Length: 1,200 words

Individual feedback will be provided via MyAberdeen.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualApplyApply key psychological theories to real world contexts.
ConceptualEvaluateCritically evaluate key psychological theories with respect to their utility in practice.
FactualUnderstandUnderstand key psychological theories in relation to real world contexts.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Resit failed element in same format

Assessment Type Summative Weighting
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualUnderstandUnderstand key psychological theories in relation to real world contexts.
ConceptualApplyApply key psychological theories to real world contexts.
ConceptualEvaluateCritically evaluate key psychological theories with respect to their utility in practice.

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