Overview

Psychology 100 and Psychology 101 are designed to provide students with a broad introduction to the main theories and methods of psychology.

Requisites

Prerequisites
PSY10007 Brain and Behaviour
Equivalent units
PSY10007 Brain and Behaviour

Equivalent
PSY10007 Brain and Behaviour

Equivalent
HAY100 - Psychology 100; HAYG410 - Psychology 100; LSY100 - Psychology 100; PSS110(C) - Introduction to Psychology 1; SLSY100 - Psychology 100

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Explain the general methods of investigation employed in psychological research, and show an appreciation of the main issues in research ethics;
  • Explain key concepts from major content areas in psychology. These include: biological underpinnings of psychology; sensory processes, perception, and consciousness; personality; health, clinical, and abnormal psychology
  • Locate, organise and integrate information from various sources concerning topics and problems relating to psychology
  • Communicate in a logical and clear manner the results of investigating a topic or problems relating to psychology
  • Apply psychological theories, methods, and data to explain aspects of your everyday experiences and behaviours

Teaching methods

Hawthorn Online

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online Contact (Phasing out)
Collaboration		1.00 13 week 13
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various		4.00 13 week 52
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		6.54 13 week 85
TOTAL150

OUA

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture		2.00 12 weeks 24
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Tutorial		1.00 12 weeks 12
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various		2.00 12 weeks 24
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		7.50 12 weeks 90
Online Contact (Phasing out)
Collaboration		1.00 12 weeks 12
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various		5.00 12 weeks 60
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		6.50 12 weeks 78
Online Contact (Phasing out)
Collaboration		1.00 13 week 13
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various		4.00 13 week 52
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		6.54 13 week 85
TOTAL450

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Assignment 1Individual 25% 1,2,3,4,5 
Assignment 2Individual 35% 1,2,3,4,5 
ExaminationIndividual 40% 2,5 

Content

  • Sensation and perception
  • Biological aspects of psychology
  • Consciousness
  • Emotion
  • Personality
  • Abnormal, clinical, and health psychology

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.