Undergraduate Course: Psychology 1: self and society (VS1) (PSYL08007)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Part-year visiting students only |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | A one-semester introduction to contemporary scientific psychology, focussing on areas relating to self and society, namely: individual differences, social psychology, developmental psychology and research methods. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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Quota: 25 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 33,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
148 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One essay of 1200 words plus a 2 hour degree exam at the end of Semester 1. The course mark combines marks for the tutorial essay (30%), and the degree exam (70%).
To fulfil the course requirements requires: submission of 1 essay and participation in 4 tutorials, in addition to the 1 semester examination. |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Psychology 1: self and society (VS1) | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of each section of the lecture course, students should be able to:
- Define key psychological concepts and illustrate them with relevant examples.
- Understand basic theoretical questions and arguments.
- Outline the types of research methods used in addressing these questions.
- Summarise some classic and some recent findings.
- Discuss how these findings relate to theoretical questions and arguments.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Students are required to attend 4 fortnightly tutorials (4 hours in total) |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Richard Shillcock
Tel: (0131 6)50 4425
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Fiona Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3440
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