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Social and Individual Psychology

73196

  • Level 5
  • 20 Credits
  • 0.1667 EFTS
  • Course duration: 16 weeks
  • Workload - Approximately 13 hours per week
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This online course will give you an introduction to the fields of psychology that consider how the individual operates and is part of different social contexts.

It emphasises the importance of recognising culture, including indigenous cultures and especially Māori culture, as a significant social context for understanding the meaning of human behaviour.

For more information watch the course introduction video below.

Social and individual factors like personality, emotion, motivation, as well as social, cognitive and human development are key aspects influencing our behaviour within social contexts. The dynamic influence of others on behaviour are addressed through topics such as:

  • prejudice
  • interpersonal attraction
  • altruism
  • aggression
  • social influence and attitudes.

This course complements 73195 General & Applied Psychology, which teaches the remaining introductory psychology topics.

Learn more about 73195 General & Applied Psychology

Topics covered

Topics covered include:

  • cross-cultural and indigenous psychologies; An Aotearoa / New Zealand perspective
  • motivation
  • emotion
  • personality
  • physical, cognitive and social development
  • health, stress and coping
  • psychological disorders
  • psychological treatments
  • attitudes and stereotypes
  • interpersonal relationships.

Assessment

Assessment for this course is:

  • 60% internally assessed
  • 40% examination.

For more information about exams, including a full list of exam times see our examinations page.

Exam dates and venue information

Assessment for this course includes an examination

Open Polytechnic will, subject to you meeting the entry requirements for this course/programme, enrol you in this course.

Your enrolment in the course means that you should expect to complete an in-person examination.

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Textbooks

No textbooks are needed for this course.

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access the course and do your study online, which generally includes reading and doing activities, watching videos, downloading content, and writing and submitting assessments online.

For online learning you need:

  • Access to a laptop or desktop computer
  • Reliable broadband internet and a data plan

Find out more about online learning

If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access will allow you to study online please contact us.

How to apply

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Click on a tile to go the programme information, including the entry requirements and how many courses you'll need to do to complete the programme.

From there you click 'Apply now' and start your study journey.

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