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An introduction to Environmental Psychology, an integrative area of psychology which places particular emphasis on people-environment interrelationships and transactions, including environment-behaviour relationships, environmental perception and cognition, environmental stress and adaptive responding, cultural values, disaster preparedness and response, conservation behaviour and sustainability initiatives, and the effects of climate, ergonomics and behavioural design.
At the completion of this course, students will be able to:Demonstrate understanding of the key theories in environmental psychology.Demonstrate the ability to apply those theories to human behaviour in the environment. Demonstrate the ability to critically challenge the different environmental psychology theories.Demonstrate the ability to conduct environmental psychology research.Demonstrate the ability to report environmental psychology research.
PSYC206, OR 30 points of 100-level Psychology PLUS 15 points of relevant advanced courses approved by the Head of Department. RP: Any of BIOL112, GEOG106, GEOG107, GEOG108
Any of BIOL112, GEOG106, GEOG107, GEOG108
Megan Blakely
Bell, P.A., Greene, T., Fisher, J., & Baum, A; Environmental Psychology ; 5th Ed; Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005.
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Domestic fee $817.00
International fee $3,525.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.
For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .