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Trends in Personality& Social Psychology (PSYC30022)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Dr Luke Smillie
Overview
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This subject has two components.
Personality: discusses major contemporary issues in the study of personality, and selected areas of contemporary research. Topics will be selected from the neuroscience of personality; personality processes; the emotional and motivational correlates of personality; personality change and stability; trait and type approaches to personality; the interface between personality and abnormal psychology.
Social Psychology: extends the understandings gained in the first two levels of the undergraduate program to consider more advanced theoretical and empirical work in the areas of individual, interpersonal and group processes. Topics will be selected from advanced research in attitudes and social cognition, interpersonal, small group and sociocultural processes.
Intended learning outcomes
The subject aims to:
- provide students with an advanced understanding of the research methods, theoretical perspectives and empirical findings of personality and social psychology
- develop the student's ability to critically appraise research in these fields
- promote the capacity to design and conduct studies on individual differences and social processes
Generic skills
Students will be given appropriate opportunity and educational support to develop skills to:
- critically appraise current knowledge and its internal structure
- critically evaluate the methods used to acquire the current knowledge
- critically analyse the current knowledge within the larger socio-historical and intellectual context
- appropriately interpret empirical data in light of the current knowledge and methodological considerations
- constructively plan a theoretical and empirical research project to advance knowledge
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required for this subject
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
512360 Personality and Social Psychology 3
512311 Advanced Personality and Social Psychology
Recommended background knowledge
Prior coursework in at least two Level 2 psychology subjects, including Personality & Social Psychology, is recommended. Level 2 psychology subjects are: Biological Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, and Personality & Social Psychology
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
Written work of 2500 words (50%) to be submitted during semester. An examination of no more than two hours (50%) to be completed at the end of semester during the specified University examination period.
Each piece of assessment must be complete (hurdle requirement).
Attendance of at least 80% of the laboratory classes is a hurdle requirement. In case of failure to meet the hurdle requirement, additional work will be required before a passing grade can be awarded.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Luke Smillie Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
Dr Luke Smillie
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
No prescribed text. A reading pack will be made available.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Psychology Major Psychology Informal specialisation Science-credited subjects - new generation B-SCI and B-ENG. Major Psychology - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
subject coordinator approval required
Last updated: 11 April 2024