Social Psychology
PSS320
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Warning: Mature Content
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Level of study: What does Undergraduate Level 3 mean?
Undergraduate Level 3
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Availability: What is a Study period?
For enrolment (2012): For forward planning* (2013): What is Forward Planning?- SP1
- -
- SP3
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Duration:
13 weeks
Fee: Fees (current and planned)
- Domestic student fee:
- $795.00 (AUD)
- HECS student fee:
- $706.00 (AUD)
- International student fee:
- $1,020.00 (AUD)
Description
The unit covers the history, methods and ethics of social psychology, the areas of social cognition, attributions, attitudes, prejudice and stereotypes, social influence, attraction, relationships and group processes. Some areas to which social psychological knowledge is often applied, such as culture, health and law, are also covered.
Please note: Assessment values are indicative only; details will be advised at the start of the unit.
Prerequisites
Mandatory prerequisites
You must have successfully completed the following unit(s) before starting this unit:
- PSS110 — Introduction to Psychology 1
- PSS120 — Introduction to Psychology 2
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One of the following two units:
- STA102 — Foundations of Statistics (Previously STA15)
- STA210 — Analysis of Variance
- STA310 — Multivariate Statistics
If you have completed equivalent study at another university, please contact a Student Advisor for advice.
Assessment
- Assignments — (40%-50%)
- Group Project — (10%-20%)
- Invigilated Exam — (40%-50%)
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will have developed:
- analytical and problem solving skills
- an understanding of research methodology, including ethics
- the ability to write in a clear, scientific manner, and the critical evaluation of research
- the ability to work independently
- the ability to tackle unfamiliar problems.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Social Psychology & social psychological theory |
| 2 | Research methods in Social Psychology |
| 3 | Applied Social Psychology |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Instructional Methods
- Chat rooms
- Discussion Forum/Discussion Board
- Online Quizzes/Tests
- Online assignment submission
- Standard Media
- Web links
Print based materials
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Printable format materials
Textbooks are subject to change within the academic year. Students are advised to purchase their books no earlier than one to two months before the start of a unit.
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Required textbooks
Introduction to Social Psychology + MyPsychLab6
By:Vaughan Graham
ISBN: -
Format:Print
Supplier:Go to Unibooks
Recommended textbooks
There are no recommended textbooks for this unit.
Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
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