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PS52053: Perspectives in psychology

[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Psychology
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Academic Year
Assessment Summary: CWES 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Essay (CWES 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit, you will be able to: Demonstrate your understanding of the significance of alternative epistemological positions that provide the context for theory construction, research design and the selection of appropriate analytical techniques. Demonstrate an ability to examine research principles applied to a specific topic of your own choosing.


Synopsis: This unit is your opportunity to select a psychology-based topic of your choice and explore the various methodological traditions and approaches that have been applied to it. You'll study the significance of alternative epistemological positions that provide the context for theory construction and research design, and the selection of appropriate analytical techniques in those areas. Throughout, you'll engage in a broad exploration of this area, using information from a number of sources.

Content: In this unit, you will focus on a particular topic in which you can engage with some aspect of the formulation or application of research principles. The focus will be on the relationship between the various conceptualisations of a particular psychological construct, and the way(s) this construct is investigated in psychological research

Course availability:

PS52053 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:

Department of Psychology

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