Introduction to Psychology: Developmental, Social & Clinical Psychology (PSYC1030)
Information valid for Summer Semester, 2016
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Psychology School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
PY101 or PY102 or PY130
Assessment methods
Research participation, on-line quizz, tutorial worksheets, Laboratory Report.
Course enquiries
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
The School of Psychology recommends only two of the three first year courses is undertaken in the first semester of study.
Psychology is the scientific study of how people behave, think and feel. This course spans a variety of topics including the development of thought, language and personality as well as issues in clinical psychology. The course also covers social issues including communication, aggression, and altruism, Students will be given the opportunity to participate in both classic and state-of-the-art psychological research and to demonstrate their understanding of the research process.
Summer Semester 2015
Summer Contact Hours: 4L2T This course will be taught using the accelerated teaching mode of two x two hour lectures and a one two hour tutorial held on the same day. You must attend both lectures on the same day. Thus there will be four hours of lecture contact and two hours of tutorial contact per week . This course may not be offered over Summer if enrolment is less than 15 students