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PSY-10046 - Module Specification
School of Psychology
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 27 April 2024

PSY-10046 - Exploring Psychology topics I
Coordinator: Lucy James Room: DH0.33 Tel: +44 1782 7 34263
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733736

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
This module aims to develop students' understanding of key topics and issues in developmental and social psychology beyond the core topics covered in the module Introduction to developmental and social Psychology as well as introducing topics in health psychology. For example, topics which might be covered include social cognition, intergroup relations, interpersonal relationships, newborn and adolescent development, and the role of culture in children's development. It also encourages students to think about the applied nature of the topics and to develop their literature searching skills in finding research relevant to the topics introduced.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/psy-10046/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Concisely communicate key issues in developmental, social and health psychology demonstrating knowledge of the applied nature of these topics: 1,2
Describe how different subdisciplines of psychology interact to inform key topics in developmental, social and health psychology: 1,2
Synthesise research relevant to key issues in developmental, social and health psychology: 1,2

Study hours

- 16.5 hours synchronous large class interactive taught sessions (11 weeks x 90 minute sessions)
- 16.5 hours guided asynchronous learning (11 weeks x 90 minutes)
- 33 hours independent study e.g. wider reading
- 84 hours preparing for and working on the assessments

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Coursework weighted 50%
Short answer questions
For each weekly teaching session, a key question relevant to the session content will be posed and students will be required to address the question in 250 words by utilising and evaluating relevant psychological research/theory. Students will select three answers from topics across the first half of the module. The three answers will be submitted together in one document for this assessment mid-way through the module. This will allow for students to receive feedback prior to the end of the module before the second assessment.

2: Coursework weighted 50%
Short answer questions
For each weekly teaching session, a key question relevant to the session content will be posed and students will be required to address the question in 250 words by utilising and evaluating relevant psychological research/theory. Students will select three answers from topics across the second half of the module. The three answers will be submitted together in one document at the end of the module.

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Last Updated: 27 April 2024