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Level 5
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20 Credits
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0.1667 EFTS
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Delivery type:Online
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Course duration: 16 weeks
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Course cost:$890 NZ Domestic$3,670 NZ International
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Workload - Approximately 13 hours per week
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.
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.
For more information, watch the course introduction video below.
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:
- 100% internally assessed
Textbooks
No textbooks are needed 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.
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.