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Appreciate the historical roots of contemporary social psychology. Develop the ability to apply social psychological models to the understanding of modern social issues, including racism and 'modern' racism, materialism, relative deprivation, socio-cultural influence and psychological aspects of health. Appreciate the biological influences on complex human behaviours. Recognise the variety of perspectives made by differing 'schools' of social psychological thought.
Indicative Module Content:1/ Dynamics within Groups (themes include the development of groups, their dynamics, their group leadership, and optimising group performance).
(3 LECTURES)
2/ Dynamics between Groups (themes include the prejudiced personality, relative group deprivation, modern racism and stereotyping).
(4 LECTURES)
3/ Well-being and Society (themes include the post-materialist society, affluence and happiness, and the role of social equality).
(3 LECTURES)
4/ Applying Social Psychology to Physical and Mental Health (areas covered include the potential and limits of public health models, stress, and Positive Psychology, ‘Nudging’). (4 LECTURES)
5/ The Biological Foundations of Social Psychology (areas covered are Evolutionary Social Psychology, Terror Management, Sex and Gender Differences, Human Sexuality). (4 LECTURES)
6/ Power, Culture and Violence (areas covered include status, the impact of power, the effect of subordination, levels of violence across human history, and the way in which culture shapes people).
(3 LECTURES)
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Tutorial | 2 |
Specified Learning Activities | 21 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 80 |
Total | 125 |
Should have some background courses taken in psychology or sociology.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: 2,000 word essay | Week 8 | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 40 |
Essay: Essay of 2,500 words. List of six titles offered, one from each of the six sections of the course. Students' two essays must not be from the same section of the course. | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 60 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Essay 1 is submitted in week 8. Each student will be individually emailed, by week 12, with a provisional grade, and a brief explanation justifying the awarding of that grade. Essay 2 is submitted at the end of the trimester 2. Feedback will be given with release of the overall module grade, as an individual email.