Social Psychology

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion you will be able to:

  1. Explain and apply key concepts of social psychology to describing and interpreting social psychological phenomena, including significant cultural differences.
  2. Describe, apply, and evaluate the research methods used to address a variety of social psychological questions.
  3. Use database, access journal articles and web-links to identify and evaluate information relevant to the topic of inquiry.
  4. Use spreadsheet and data-analysis software to organise, manage, analyse, and communicate information.

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• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About La Trobe University

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

• LTU-PSY1SFP-Scientific Foundations of Psychology

• LTU-PSY1PAC-Introductory Psychology: People and Culture

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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