Undergraduate Course: Causes and Consequences of Personality (PSYL10064)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Psychology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course will give you powerful frameworks to understand and human behaviour: We cover the major domains: What functions does personality serve?; Facets: What is buried inside the 5 domains?; Values as the immediate causes of behavior; Well-being: How does being happy differ from living a good life?; How can individual differences help us understanding the world: education, relationships, work, abnormal psychology.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Degree major in Psychology and passes in Psychology courses at least to the equivalent of Junior Honours level in Edinburgh. Prior agreement with the 4th Year Honours Course Organiser |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should know, and be able to apply:
1. Personality models and measures
2. Wellbeing models and measures
3. Models of values and attitudes
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Assessment Information
100% exam
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Long essay (3000 words) to be sent to course organiser and due Friday 4pm, Week 13 |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Keywords | Normal personality; life outcomes; personality disorder; psychopathy; well-being |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Timothy Bates
Tel: (0131 6)51 1945
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Course secretary | Ms Fiona Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3440
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