Details for Introduction to Psychology

This subject provides a basic overview of the nature, scope, models and theories of modern psychology and allows you to consider how these may impact on the worldview you currently hold.

Awards offering Introduction to Psychology

This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:

• Graduate Diploma of Applied Social Science

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Demonstrate advanced critical thinking skills in the discipline of psychology;
2. Compare and contrast the main theories and streams of contemporary psychology;
3. Reflect critically on the integration of psychological concepts and your own worldview.

Subject Content

• Developmental Psychology: Developing through the lifespan; gender & sexuality
• Cognitive Psychology: Sensation and perception; learning & memory; thinking, language, and intelligence
• Psychobiology and Neuroscience: Neuroscience and consciousness; motivation and emotion
• Clinical Psychology: Personality
• Abnormal Psychology: Psychological disorders
• Social Psychology
• Health Psychology: Stress, Health and Human Flourishing; Biological, Psychological, Social & Spiritual Models

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Onsite (on campus)
• Online (e-Learning)
• Intensive

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis College.

Assessment Methods

• Exam (20%)
• Major Essay (50%)
• Critical Reflection (30%)

Prescribed Text

• Weiten, W. (2017). Psychology: Themes and variations (10th ed). Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth.

Please consult your instructor before purchasing any textbooks.