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PSYCHOL 2008 - Big Picture Psychology: Global Challenges, Psychological Perspectives

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 4120
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: 1 hour per week
Restriction: Available to B Psych Science students only
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: No
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Pre-Requisite: 6 units of Level I Psychology from PSYCHOL 1000, 1001, 1005, 1006
Assessment: Seminar participation; group presentation; online and written assessment
Syllabus:

This course will encourage students to critically consider the contribution that psychology can make to understanding, predicting and influencing human behaviour with respect to contemporary global challenges. How do different perspectives in psychology approach these challenges, what are their limitations? How can psychology contribute to cross-disciplinary approaches to solving problems? Specific topics covered will vary, but will be drawn from a pool that includes climate change and threats to the natural environment; global movements of people; global violence and conflict resolution; Fake news and social media; social and criminal justice; health habits and quality of life, and combating extremism.

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Units
 EFTSL
Amount
3
 0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4120 Mon 09/08/2021 Wed 18/08/2021 Fri 17/09/2021 Fri 29/10/2021


Class Details

Enrolment Class:
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
22114 SG06 16 FULL 26 Jul - 13 Sep Monday 10am - 11am MyUni, OL, Online Class
4 Oct - 25 Oct Monday 10am - 11am MyUni, OL, Online Class
22115 SG05 15 3 29 Jul - 16 Sep Thursday 9am - 10am Helen Mayo Sth, S416, Teaching Room
7 Oct - 28 Oct Thursday 9am - 10am Helen Mayo Sth, S416, Teaching Room
22116 SG04 15 FULL 29 Jul - 16 Sep Thursday 1pm - 2pm Hughes, 113, Teaching Room
7 Oct - 28 Oct Thursday 1pm - 2pm Hughes, 113, Teaching Room
22117 SG03 15 FULL 27 Jul - 14 Sep Tuesday 1pm - 2pm Hughes, 113, Teaching Room
5 Oct - 26 Oct Tuesday 1pm - 2pm Hughes, 113, Teaching Room
22118 SG02 15 2 27 Jul - 14 Sep Tuesday 9am - 10am Helen Mayo Sth, S412, Teaching Room
5 Oct - 26 Oct Tuesday 9am - 10am Helen Mayo Sth, S412, Teaching Room
22119 SG01 15 4 27 Jul - 14 Sep Tuesday 3pm - 4pm Helen Mayo Sth, S415, Teaching Room
5 Oct - 26 Oct Tuesday 3pm - 4pm Helen Mayo Sth, S415, Teaching Room
Related Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
26410 LEC0 91 9 This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details.
Note: This course employs a flipped classroom design. Thus, there are no scheduled lectures. ‘Lecture’ content is pre-recorded and available to view in MyUni. There are 12 weekly tutorials as scheduled above”