General and Applied Psychology

It examines general topics such as how people perceive the world around them, how the brain works, and how we think, feel, learn and remember. It also provides a foundation in the nature of research and how psychologists use scientific methodology.

For more information watch the course introduction video below.

What you will learn

• evaluate major theories in experimental psychology and explain how they can be applied.
• conduct and interpret psychological research.

This course looks at:

• history and perspectives in psychology
• research methods in psychology
• biological bases of behaviour
• sensation and perception
• the nature of consciousness
• learning
• remembering and forgetting
• thought and language and theories of intelligence and intelligence testing.

It complements 73196 Social & Individual Psychology, which teaches the remaining introductory psychology topics.

Learn more about 73196 Social & Individual Psychology

To study this course you will require access to a computer, the Internet and email.

Assessment

Assessment for this course is:

• 100% internally assessed 

Textbooks

No textbooks are required for this course.

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access your course material and submit assessments online. Our online courses may include reading, videos, quizzes or activities, and you may need to download content.

For online learning you need:

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

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

Find out more about online learning 

How to enrol

Before enrolling in this course you need to:

• choose the qualification you will study the course under
• check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.