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| PSY-30060 |
Ecopsychology |
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| Co-ordinator: |
Dr John Hegarty Room: DH1.96, Tel:33386 |
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| Level: |
3 |
Credits: |
15 |
Study Hours: |
150 |
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| School Office: |
Tel: 01782 733736 |
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Successful completion of Psychology Year 2 or equivalent.
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With climate change, concerns about food and farming, species reduction, and the need to have a healthy diet hot topics in the media, it seems important that psychologists should be involved. This module introduces the relatively new subject area of ecopsychology, which explores our attitudes, knowledge and behaviour to the world around us. The module is assessed 90% by an individual report of an action-research, small-scale project (optionally conducted in a team) on a topic of interest (for example, recycling, outdoor exercise, attitudes to organic foods) and 10% on your presentation of it to the option group. We will explore new directions in applied psychology methods (such as participatory action research) and we may even go on visits to local environmental projects.
The module will be assessed by Research report (90%) and presentation (10%)
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To develop students' awareness, knowledge, research skills and personal transferable skills in the area of ecopsychology (people's awareness of and relationship to the natural world).
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On successful completion of this module students will have been enabled to: Acquire systematic understanding of key aspects of ecopsychology. Initiate and carried out a project, using primary sources, and involving a critical awareness of current research in ecopsychology. Show the ability to critically evaluate current issues, arguments, concepts (some of which may be based on incomplete data) and research orientations, in order to make judgements, and frame questions to reach a solution or identify a range of solutions to a problem. Demonstrate the ability to communicate ideas, problems and solutions in their research of a topic in ecopsychology, appropriate to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
ContentOrigins and nature of ecopsychology, core concepts, social and therapeutic horticulture, care farms, attitudes towards sustainability and recycling, wilderness and nature therapy, animal assisted therapy. Principles of professional consultation. Systemic thinking. Action and evaluation research methods (qualitative and quantitative). Research dissemination strategies. Initiation and completion of small-scale project in an area of ecopsychology (individually, or in a small team).
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20 hours seminars, 130 hours private study
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| 001: Research Report weighted 90% |
Individually written report of small scale research project
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| 002: Presentation weighted 10% |
presentation of research project to special option group
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Title:
Green Nature/Human Nature: The Meaning Of Plants In Our Lives. Urbana: University Of Illinois Press (ISBN:0252065107)
Author: LEWIS, C.A. (1996)
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Title:
Ecopsychology: Restoring The Earth, Healing The Mind. San Francisco: Sierra Brook Clubs (ISBN:0871564068)
Author: GOMES, M.E., KANNER, A.D. & ROSZAK, T. (1995)(ED)
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Version: (1.03) Created: 08/Mar/2010
This document is the definitive current source of information about this module and supersedes any other information. |