Undergraduate USA-BEHL2020-2022
Social and Community Psychology
$2,050 $2,875
Your upfront cost: $0
Duration
10 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
Subjects may require attendance
Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 19 Sep 2022
QS RANKING 2022
20
Times Higher Education Ranking 2022
23
Subject details
By the end of this 10-week course, you’ll be able to:
- Analyse a range of social psychological theories and their implications.
- Demonstrate a critical, empirical approach to the analysis of social and community behaviour.
- Apply the knowledge of social and community psychology to the analysis of social situations.
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- An Introduction to Social Contextual Analysis
- Resources, Social Relationships, and Exchanges – The foundational analytical tools in Social Contextual Analysis
- More complex strategic Contexts for Resource-Social Relationship Links: Social exchanges, secrecy, monitoring and trust
- How Social Context shapes social and community behaviours: Kin, Family, Friends, and Strangers
- How economic Context shapes social and community behaviours: Capitalism, Subsistence, and Barter
- How Environmental and Opportunities Contexts shape social and community behaviours: People’s positions in society
- How Historical and Cultural contexts shape social and community behaviours: Contexts changing over time
- Social Contextual Analysis in Use: Important considerations in the practical application of analysis in community research and clinical cases
- Social Contextual Analysis in Use: Mental Health – Problems of Living, blocks and constraints, and bad life situations
No eligibility requirements
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Gain practical and professional skills to work with communities and within individuals’ social lives. Develop your knowledge of the concepts, theories, and methods for understanding social behaviour and the relationship between people and their social environment.
UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree.
Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.
This is a second-year course from UniSA Online’s Psychology degree. Please note: you are responsible for completing any relevant prerequisite courses before enrolling in this course.
Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.
- Portfolio (40%)
- Examination (60%)
Current study term: 18 Sep 22 to 25 Nov 22
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