Studyinfo subject PSYK1320 2019 HØST
PSYK1320 General Psychology Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Generell psykologi
- Study programme
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Bachelorstudium i psykologi med vekt på atferdsanalyse
- Weight
- 10.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2019/2020
- Schedule
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
The course provides an introduction to key topics emphasised in psychology, such as heredity and environment, individual differences, different states of consciousness, life-long development, motivation and emotions. The course will also look at various studies on these topics.
Required preliminary courses
Admission to the programme.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:
Knowledge
The student has
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broad knowledge of key topics in the field of psychology
Skills
The student is capable of
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describing and discussing key topics in the psychology discipline
Competence
The student is capable of
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presenting subject matter to and sharing opinions with fellow students
Teaching and learning methods
Work and teaching methods used in the course are lectures, self-study and student-initiated group work. Seminars will also be held that focus on the presentation of psychology literature. Participation in these seminars is compulsory. Four one-hour tests will be held during the course.
Course requirements
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Participation at the seminars (80%)
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Three written texts (max. 900 words)
The required coursework must be approved before the students can take the supervised written exam.
Assessment
Portfolio exam comprising four tests and a supervised written exam lasting four hours. All four tests must be passed before the student can take the supervised written exam. All the components must be awarded a pass grade before the exam as a whole can be passed. If the student fails one test, the student can retake this test. Resits/rescheduled attempts of the four tests can be taken once before the ordinary supervised written exam. Before the resit/rescheduled supervised written exam, students will be given a third and final attempt at one or more of the tests.
Permitted exam materials and equipment
None
Grading scale
A–F. A grade will be awarded on the basis of the tests taken during the course (60%) and the result of the final written exam (40%). The student has a right to appeal the overall exam grade for the whole portfolio.
Examiners
One internal examiner.
Overlapping courses
10 ECTs overlap with the course PSYK1310 (15 ECTs).