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Level 7
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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
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Prerequisites
- 20 Credits or more at Level 6 and Above in Psychology.
This course examines the concept of personality, and compares different theoretical approaches (ranging from Freud to Eysenck) that attempt to explain differences in personality and abilities.
Personality has often been defined as the collection of attitudes, emotions, feelings, and behaviours that distinguishes one individual from another over time and different situations. The behaviours, abilities, and attitudes of our friends and families are not only similar to ours but also different.
This course will allow you to gain insight into how personality may be subjectively and objectively measured. It will provide both theoretical and practical insights into personality and individual differences.
Topics covered include:
- definitions of personality
- major theories of personality, such as the psychoanalytic, cognitive and humanistic approaches
- objective and projective tests of personality and their use in, for example, therapeutic and organisational settings
- interviewing; and
- issues in measurement, such as reliability and validity.
Assessment
100% internal assessment.
Textbooks
No textbooks are required for this course
If you study this course, 73326 Personality and Individual Differences, and 73325 Psychological Assessment, and purchase tests as part of your employment, you can be considered for test user registration with the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). This may give you access to mental health and behavioural tests used in specialised fields.
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.