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Overview
You'll learn how psychologists have studied both practical and theoretical issues, such as nationalism or sexuality, with a particular emphasis on understanding and solving problems that directly affect people’s lives.
You'll explore core academic areas of psychology as set out by the British Psychological Society (e.g. social, cognitive, developmental) and applied aspects of professional practice (e.g. clinical, forensic, counselling). You'll also develop your understanding of psychological research methods, along with other useful academic and employability skills.
You will learn during Living Psychology - From The Everyday To The Extraordinary module at The Open University UK
You will learn about:
- academic and applied areas of psychology, including aspects of cognitive, developmental, social, clinical, counselling and forensic psychology
- the interaction between real-world issues and psychological theories and research.
You will develop skills in:
- accessing, interpreting and critically evaluating information from a variety of sources
- presenting information and arguments in response to academic and applied questions.
Programme Structure
The module is structured into five blocks, with four topics in each.- Block 1 explores the theme of ‘understanding minds’. In this block you'll learn how people are able to understand each other’s thoughts and feelings, whether this ability is shared by other animals, what happens when people have difficulty understanding each other
- Block 2 moves on from the individual focus of the first block to consider how people relate to others as social beings.
- Block 3 shifts the focus from the social worlds people inhabit to covering topics of sex and relationships. you'll learn about how psychologists study the role people’s experience of sex in their lives.
- Block 4 considers how people make sense of the world around them.
- Block 5 focuses on interaction and collaboration using four important, and contemporary, issues that psychologists have explored and the problems that they have tried to help solve.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 8 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
Credits
60 alternative credits
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Psychology Neuroscience Counselling Psychology View 141 other Short Courses in Psychology in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- This is an OU level 2 module and you need to have the study skills needed for both higher education and distance learning, obtained either through OU level 1 study, or by doing equivalent work at another university. You are not expected to have any special knowledge of psychology.
Tuition Fee
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International
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