Psychology in context

This online course will introduce participants to the discipline of psychology by taking a context based approach. Participants will be introduced to the history of psychology in week 1 and will then see how various psychological approaches help our understanding of human behaviour in the following weeks. The course will introduce various fields within psychology:- Environmental, Social, Developmental and Health psychology. Within each of these fields particular topic areas will be explored.

Aims of the course:

1. To introduce participants to the field of psychology.
2. To show how psychology can be applied to the understanding of everyday life settings.
3. To show how various psychological approaches contribute to our understanding of everyday life settings.

Course content overview:

• This course will begin with an introduction to psychology by taking a context based approach.
• Participants will be introduced to the history of psychology in week 1 and will then see how various psychological approaches help our understanding and contribute to explaining human behaviour in the following weeks.
• Participants will learn about the application of psychology in contexts such as child development, the environment, and health care.
• There will be a different focus each week on one particular field, to enable a greater depth of learning.
• Participants will be expected to recognise the multiple psychological perspectives that help our understanding of human behaviour in context.

Schedule:

Induction Week: 3-9 June 2013

Teaching Weeks: 10 June-14 July 2013

Feedback Week: 15-21 July 2013

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A Certificate of Participation will be awarded to participants who contribute constructively to weekly discussions and exercises/assignments for the duration of the course.