EPN-V2

PSYK3200 Social Psychology Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Sosialpsykologi 
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2026/2027
Course history
Programme description

  • Introduction

    This course will examine relational skills and group processes both from a social psychological and behaviour analytic perspective. Counselling/supervision skills in practical training will be emphasized. The course will cover behaviour phenomena that are the focus in social psychology.

  • 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 can

    • describe key behavioral phenomena in social psychology
    • describe specific research areas and experiments in social psychology
    • discuss ethics related to social psychological experiments

    Skills

    The student can

    • describe key behavioral phenomena in social psychology
    • describe specific research areas and experiments in social psychology
    • discuss ethics related to social psychological experiments

    General competence

    The student can

    • describe research from both social psychology and behavior analysis in analyzing social behavior

  • Teaching and learning methods

    Work and teaching methods in which are included in course are lectures, interteaching seminars, group work and self study.

  • Course requirements

    To prepare for the examination must the following obtain approved:

    • Completing 11 minor tests (80% of the answers per test must be correct

  • Assessment

    Supervised written examination with invilgation, 3 hours

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    None

  • Grading scale

    Grade scale A-F

  • Examiners

    All answers are assessed by one examiner.

    An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.