PSYC452-15S1 (C) Semester One 2015

Family Psychology

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 February 2015
End Date: Sunday, 28 June 2015
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 6 March 2015
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 22 May 2015

Description

A comprehensive examination of adult development within a family context.

This course will consider a number of topics in Family Psychology, with an emphasis on theoretical advances and current research findings in the field. There will be a focus on the relevance of research in Family Psychology to critical issues in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Goals of the Course:
1.   To introduce students to current research and theory in Family Psychology.
2.   To explore the relevance of this research to the New Zealand context.
3.   To introduce students to the professional work of psychologists in the Child & Family area.

LIMITED ENTRY COURSE OF 15 STUDENTS

Learning Outcomes

A graduate of the course will be expected to be able to:
Personal Attributes:
1. Identify several major areas of contemporary research in family psychology.
2. Relate these to the New Zealand context.
3. Understand the implications of research for policy/interventions.
4. Present research and theory to audiences in a variety of formats, including lectures, tutorials, poster presentation, and essays.
Interactive Attributes:
1. Be able to work collaboratively on presentation of ideas and information.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Jacki Henderson

Lecturer

Neville Blampied

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Class Presentation 25%
Poster Presentation 26 May 2015 25%
Review 02 Jun 2015 45%
Class Participation 5%

Textbooks / Resources

NO SET TEXT BOOK; readings to be advised

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $917.00

* 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.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 15

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

All PSYC452 Occurrences

  • PSYC452-15S1 (C) Semester One 2015
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