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PSYC103 Psychology and Society: Current Issues

Updated: 13 December 2007
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Online level Level D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Bruce Stevenson (bstevens@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit, designed to be of interest to all undergraduate students, covers current topics in the general area of psychology and its application to society. Possible topics include the application of psychology to: early childhood and parenting, memory, interpersonal relations, crime, organisations, sport, the environment, human sexuality, addiction, and health psychology. Either two or three topics will be on offer in any particular year.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Reaching Out: Interpersonal Effectiveness and Self-Actualization
ISBN: 9780205460885
Johnson, D.W., Pearson 9th ed. 2006
The Seven Sins of Memory: How the mind forgets and remembers
ISBN: 9780618219193
Schacter, D.L., Houghton Mifflin 1st ed. 2001
Recommended Material
Optional

Text(s):

Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

An Interactive Approach to Writing Essays and Research Reports in Psychology
ISBN: 9780470811238
Burton, L.J., Wiley 2nd ed. 2006
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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