Current Issues in Psychology II (PSYC4982)
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 |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
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 |