Courses

A broad introduction to the field of psychology as a science. This course addresses the practical, life-oriented application of scientific principles of psychology. Other topics covered include development; learning; biological bases of behaviour, motivation and emotion; perception; measurement and fundamental statistics; personality; behavioural disorders and mental health; and group and social processes.

A broad introduction to the field of psychology as a science. This course addresses the practical, life-oriented application of scientific principles of psychology. Other topics covered include development; learning; biological bases of behaviour, motivation and emotion; perception; measurement and fundamental statistics; personality; behavioural disorders and mental health; and group and social processes.

Problems in research and experimentation in the context of sub-areas of psychology such as learning, memory, social influence, perception, and psycho-physics. Experimental, correlational, and observational methods are all considered.

The relationship between the individual and society. Motivation, interpersonal relationships, attitude formation and change, communication, effective group dynamics, and leadership.

The logic and the application of data analysis techniques suitable for the behavioural sciences. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, including measures of central tendency, variability, probability and sampling theory, correlation, regression, and non-parametric statistics.

This course addresses the physical, mental, emotional, and social growth from infancy through adolescence, adulthood, and old age, including death and bereavement.

Examines theoretical issues in the study of the basic cognitive processes, such as memory, perception, knowledge representation, language, and problem solving.

Provides an overview of the field of biological psychology. Students will be introduced to the complexity of the human nervous system with a focus on how it initiates, facilitates, and carries out specific behaviours. Topics covered include neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, sensation, hormones, sexual behavior, biological rhythms and homeostasis, learning and memory, attention, and language.

The major theories of personality, traditional and contemporary, with a view to demonstrating their usefulness in accounting for human behaviour.