Undergraduate USA-BEHL2020-2023

Social and Community Psychology

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Duration

10 weeks

Study method

100% Online

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Assessments

Subjects may require attendance

Prior study

Not required

Start dates

18 Sep 2023

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Subject details

What you'll learn

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.

Topics covered

- 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

Entry requirements

No eligibility requirements

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Description

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.

Assessments

Portfolio (40%)
Examination (60%)

Textbooks

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