Course Catalogue

Topics in Psychology ADED11334

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: Short Courses
  • Credits: 0
  • Level: Level 1 (SCQF level 7)
  • Typically Offered: Summer
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

Psychologists have studied human behaviour for only about 150 years; this brief course will introduce students to how psychologists have approached five topics in human behaviour. Topics will include: Can watching violence make us violent? Is intelligence inherited or learned?  How can people collude in genocide?  How do children learn language? How reliable is eyewitness testimony?

Timetable

Block 4, weeks 6-10

Tuesdays, 16.00-18.00

 

Requirements of Entry

None

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

None

Course Aims

This course aims to support students to:

■ Be able to describe five popular topics in human behaviour from a psychological perspective

■ Use their knowledge of psychology to defend their own ideas

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Describe the framework used to investigate five popular topics in psychology

■ Evaluate research paradigms used in psychology

■ Locate published materials relevant to each topic

■ Describe how psychological knowledge can be applied to real-world problems

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions