Entry requirements

The student should be admitted to the Master's programme in Psychology.

Learning outcomes

After completed module, the student should be able to:

- define and describe central subject areas within psychology

- know essential fundamental features of the most common theoretical methods within the above said subject areas

- have discussions of and make connections between theory and everyday situations,

- account for the different fields of the psychologist profession

- apply professional ethical arguments, using the ethical principles of psychologists in Scandinavia.

Content

The course presents at a general level the central subject areas of psychology, research methods and applications in society. Seminars with compulsory participation are given right after lectures and are connected to reading list. The course also contains an introduction to method and statistics and an introduction to the psychologist profession. The course is divided into three parts;

1. Psychology as a Science and Subject Area (6 credit points). The subject content at this level is introductory in nature and should among other things give an idea as to what coming studies entail.

2. Basic method and statistics parts (1.5 HE credits). This part contains basic method and descriptive statistics, such as different central measures and dispersion measures.

3. The vocational branch of the psychologist (0 credits) is studied partly through written material, partly by the students in various ways coming in contact with professional psychologists. The starting point is primarily the psychologist's traditional fields within school, work and clinical psychology. The psychologist profession and the development of the psychologist education, and their mutual dependence, will be highlighted. Both a historical and a future perspective will be discussed.

Instruction

The teaching consists of lectures and seminars. An overnight stay of two days is included, as well as interviews with professional psychologists.

Assessment

Introduction to psychology (7.5 credits) The module is examined in writing and through requirements of compulsory attendance for some parts. Each part is examined separately For examination, the grades used are passed and failed.

Other directives

Other requirements, prerequisites and conditions for participation in and the fullfilment of the course, e.g. compulsory attendance, design of own work, etc., are evident from information given at the course introduction. A student who does not meet the mandatory requirements for a passing grade is usually given the opportunity to complete remaining parts the following term and/or is given complementary assignments by the course director.