ADVANCED PSYCHOLOGY B: CONCEPTS AND THEORY

ADVANCED PSYCHOLOGY B: CONCEPTS AND THEORY
Course Code
PS 2515
Credit Points
15
Course Coordinator
Dr R Allen

Pre-requisites

PS 1009 Introductory Psychology I: Concepts and Theory.
PS 1509 Introductory Psychology II: Concepts and Theory.

Notes

Although this course has no co-requisites, it will be a co-requisite for PS 2516

Overview

Topics will include: Perception, developmental psychology, social psychology and clinical psychology.

Structure

The course will consist of 3 one-hour lectures/week and 2 one-hour workshops/semester.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (70%); continuous assessment (20%) - essay (no more than 2,000 words), workshop (10%).

Resit: 1 two-hour examination (70%). Continuous assessment marks will remain unchanged.

Formative Assessment

There are formative assessments associated with the lecture programme.

Feedback

Students will receive written feedback during continuous assessment.