Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

School

Psychology School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour

Restricted

BPsySc, BSc(Hons) in Psychology, BArts(Hons) in Psychology

Assessment methods

Will change depending on topic but usually essay, oral presentation and exam.

Course enquiries

Professor Christina Lee (Sem 1), Professor Jolanda Jetten (Sem 2).

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable

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Course description

Semester 1 Topic: Health psychology is a broad field, encompassing the interactions between emotions, attitudes, social factors, behaviour and physical well-being, and is the fastest growing specialty area in psychology. Its principles include a strong interdisciplinary approach, a focus on real-world problems, and a commitment to improving people's well-being. This course explores the strengths and limitations of health psychology, particularly in its application to the public health setting. Although there is great potential for psychology to contribute to public health initiatives, health psychology in practice is often unnecessarily restricted by a focus on individualistic and politically conservative models of the human being, which fail to acknowledge the physical, social and cultural constraints within which individuals make choices. The course aims to explore some of these constraints, with a particular focus on current and emerging issues in health psychology to critically examine health psychology in practice.
Sem 2 topic: To Be Advised.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) External External Profile unavailable
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) St Lucia External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) St Lucia Internal Course Profile