PSYC469-14S2 (C) Semester Two 2014

Special Topic

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2014
End Date: Sunday, 16 November 2014
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 25 July 2014
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 10 October 2014

Description

Special Topic

SPECIAL TOPIC: INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS

Taking a predominately social and evolutionary psychology approach, this course explores the science of intimate (or romantic) relationships.  This course aims to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the major theories, methodology, and topics in the field.  Topics to be covered include attachment, mate selection, relationship maintenance, communication/interaction and relationship dissolution.

At the end of the course students should:
1) have gained knowledge about the current standing of the field
2) be able to critically evaluate intimate relationship research
3) be able to develop research questions and design appropriate methodology to further knowledge and fill the existing gaps within the intimate relationships literature
4) be able to communicate theory and research in both written and oral formats.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing Head of Department

Emma (Psychology doctoral student) is a recent winner of a Fulbright Ministry of Science and Innovation award, that enabled her to spend all of 2013 at the University of Minnesota, USA, undertaking research towards her PhD.

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Literature Review & Presentation 60%
Final Exam 40%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $881.00

* 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.

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

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