Psychology: An Introduction

This is a Level 6 Module taught over a single semester. It is designed to provide students with a broad introduction to the scope and range of psychological theories and principles, and their application to life.

1. Have a broad knowledge and understanding of the historical and theoretical development of the discipline of psychology, human development, health and wellbeing, disorder and dysfunction.

2. Describe the role of psychology in various contexts and its contribution to the social and behavioural sciences, identify all behaviours as a form of communication and the psychologically informed way to view behaviours

3. Describe and discuss contemporary approaches and schools of thinking in psychology 

4. Apply basic psychological theory to understanding human behaviour and lifespan development