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2024 unit information
Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Community Based Delivery (CBD)*, Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), OnlineTrimester 3: Online
Introduction to Psychology: Fundamentals of Human Behaviour
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Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.
1 x 2 hour on-campus seminar per week1 x 1 hour online lecture per week
1 x 2 hour online seminar per week1 x 1 hour online lecture per week
*National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute students only.
Drop-in Q&A online sessions will be scheduled throughout the trimester; see the unit cloud site for more details.
This introductory unit explores the fundamental principles underpinning the study of human psychology. As such, it will cover the definition and scope of the discipline of psychology; the primitive roots of our behaviour; the neurological structures and processes that are responsible for our mental life; and the important elements in our adapting to the world as individuals such as learning and intelligence.
This unit will provide an integrated and challenging introduction to psychology as a science, while also providing training in important skills for tertiary education as a whole through the seminar series. In completing this unit, students will gain new insights into the science of behaviour, a mastery of important research and writing skills, and a strong platform for learning advanced topics in psychology.
Students may do the two introductory psychology units in either order or do either unit individually.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO8: Global citizenship
Develop an evidence-based position on an issue pertinent to psychology.
GLO2: CommunicationGLO3: Digital literacyGLO5: Problem solving
GLO3: Digital literacyGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solvingGLO6: Self-management
GLO3: Digital literacyGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solving
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO3: Digital literacyGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solvingGLO6: Self-managementGLO8: Global citizenship
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HPS111 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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