PY1101 - Exploring Psychology 1
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Arts & Social Sciences |
A general introduction to the theories, methods, findings and applications of modern scientific psychology. Topics covered include history, methods, the nervous system, memory, cognition, intelligence, motivation and emotion, development, health psychology, personality and psychological disorders. In order to gain a comprehensive appreciation of the content and methodology of psychology as a whole, students are strongly encouraged to enrol also in PY1102.
Learning Outcomes
- a preliminary grounding in the intellectual history of the discipline;
- an appreciation of the way in which research findings in psychology might be applied to the understanding and solution of human problems;
- an introduction to the content, concepts and methods of selected sub-fields within psychology.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | PY1001 PY1003 PY1104 PY1105 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2011 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr David Mitchell |
| Lecturers: | Dr Michele Surbey, Dr Beryl Buckby, Dr Stephen Moston, Dr David Mitchell, Dr Peter Raggatt. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); quizzes or tests (20%); essay/assignment/laboratory reports (35%); research participation (5%) (40%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2011 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Agnes Au |
| Lecturers: | Dr David Cottrell, Assoc. Professor Deborah Graham, Assoc. Professor Marie Caltabiano. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); quizzes or tests (20%); essay/assignment/laboratory reports (35%); research participation (5%); (40%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 21-Jul-2011 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr David Mitchell |
| Lecturers: | Ms Senthu Jeyaraj, Mr Patrick Lin. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); quizzes or tests (20%); essay/assignment/lab reports (35%); research participation (5%) (40%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2011 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr David Mitchell |
| Lecturer: | Dr Keith Harris. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); quizzes or tests (20%); essay/assignment/lab reports (35%); research participation (5%) (40%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 17-Nov-2011 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr David Mitchell |
| Lecturer: | Ms Senthu Jeyaraj. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); quizzes or tests (20%); essay/assignment/lab reports (35%); research participation (5%) (40%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.