History of Psychology

PSYC 3018AED

Course Guide

PSYC 3018AED

Course Guide

History of Psychology

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Fees ($) (including lab fees)

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Course Coordinator:

Dr Kenchi Wong, BSocSc (Lingnan); PgD (CityU); MEd (Simon Fraser); MSc (Hull); PhD (Waikato); CPsychol (BPS); RAPPS (BPS); RIOP (HKPS)

Course Developers:

Dr Elaine Yeung, Consultant (Unit 1)
Dr Cici Lam, Consultant (Units 2–10)

Advisory Prerequisite(s)

PSYC 2028AED

Aims

This course intends to introduce the development of psychology as an academic and applied discipline. It broadly covers the philosophical and physiological precursors to modern psychology, the founding of psychology as a science, and the historical development of major approaches to psychology.

Contents

Introduction to the history of psychology
Philosophical foundations of modern psychology
Physiological foundations of modern psychology
Formal founding of psychology I: The German scene
Formal founding of psychology II: The American scene
Development of the American scene: Applied psychology
Revolution against early psychology I: The American scene
Revolution against early psychology II: The German scene
Psychoanalysis and humanistic movement
The cognitive revolution

Learning support

PSYC 3018AED will be delivered in a custom-textbook format, supplemented by a study guide and face-to-face learning support sessions. There will be nine two-hour tutorials and one three-hour tutorial.

Assessment

There are three assignments for this course. Each of these assignments is worth 30%. The best two scores out of the three assignments will be counted towards the course grade, with a total weighting of 60%.

Assignment 1 is worth 30% and evaluates materials covered in Units 1 to 3, achieving LOs 1 and 4.
Assignment 2 is worth 30% and evaluates materials covered in Units 4 to 6, achieving LOs 2 to 4.
Assignment 3 is worth 30% and evaluates materials covered in Units 7 to 10, achieving LOs 2 to 4.

Examination
The end-of-course examination is a two-hour assessment that constitutes 40% of the total course grade.

Online requirement

Students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Set Book(s)

Nil.