PSYC472-18S1 (C) Semester One 2018

History of Psychology

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 February 2018
End Date: Sunday, 24 June 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 2 March 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 18 May 2018

Description

The course covers the history of psychology and particularly of ideas about psychology, including ideas that originate before the beginnings of scientific psychology in the mid-nineteenth century. The course will include reading some important past work in psychology as well as a very brief introduction to historical methodology.

The course covers the history of psychology and particularly of ideas about psychology, including ideas that originate before the beginnings of scientific psychology in the mid-nineteenth century. The course will include reading some important past work in psychology as well as a very brief introduction to historical methodology.

Learning Outcomes

1) To deepen understanding of the history of psychology, and particularly of the history of theories and ideas of psychology.
2) To encourage critical thinking about the history of psychology.
3) To create an opportunity to learn about some important books written about psychology in the past.

Prerequisites

Subject to the approval of the Head of Department.

Restrictions

HAPS418

Equivalent Courses

HAPS418

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Simon Kemp

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Topic Assignments 40%
Essay 60%

Textbooks / Resources

NO SET TEXT BOOK; readings to be advised

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $982.00

* 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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