PSY244 Social, Health and Environmental Psychology (20 credits)

Year Running: 2015/2016

Credit level: F5

Pre-requisites		PSY101 PSY106 PSY108 PSY110
		PSY101, PSY103, PSY104, PSY106, PSY110 and PSY159
Pre-requisites for		PSY319 (when the module is running)
Additional Information		Limited to Psychology students. Human Communication students may also take this unit by special arrangement.

Description

This unit presents key concepts and issues in social, health and environmental psychology. Social cognitive approaches to social judgement and categorisation are discussed. The nature of attitudes and their role in information processing and behaviour is examined. Conceptions of social influence and basic group processes are covered. Prejudice and intergroup relations research traces progress from personality approaches to contemporary social identity theory perspectives. Finally, the role of psychological processes in health are described. Thus, the course emphasises the role psychology in our understanding of social, health and environmental issues.

Reading List

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type	Hours
Independent	178.0
Lab	4.0
Lecture	16.0

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type	Duration	% of formal assessment	Semester
Exam	2.0	100 %	S2

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2024-25.