Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Health & Behavioural Sciences

Schools

Education School, Psychology School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Attendance mode

External

Class hours

General contact hours 1 Hour/ Week
1C

Assessment methods

Online Quizzes, Video Presentation, Scientific Report

Course enquiries

Professor Ross Cunnington (Semester 2, Remote)

Professor Ross Cunnington

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) External External Profile unavailable

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course description

This course covers key topics in psychology, understanding the biological and mental processes for human behaviour, including function of the brain, cognitive development, consciousness, perception, memory, and learning. The course has a scientific focus covering core research skills in psychology for studying human behaviour, including research design and analysis, and critical evaluation of research evidence. As a core course for the Psychology Education field-of-study, the course covers theoretical background and research skills in line with the QCAA (QCE) Psychology curriculum. More broadly, this course provides a thorough overview of psychology, in terms of the brain and cognition, as the scientific study of human behaviour.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) External External Course Profile