Overview

The unit introduces students to basic and applied principles, concepts, theories and research in social psychology, and to explore how this knowledge can be applied in real-world contexts such as the law, health, sports, the environment, education, and work.

Requisites

Prerequisites
PSY30014 Applied Social Psychology

Rules

Assumed Knowledge
Students are assumed to have basic knowledge about psychology and research methods.

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Teaching Period 1
Location
Online
Start and end dates
11-March-2024
09-June-2024
Last self-enrolment date
24-March-2024
Census date
05-April-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
26-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Teaching Period 3
Location
Online
Start and end dates
04-November-2024
09-February-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-November-2024
Census date
29-November-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
27-December-2024
Results released date
04-March-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Critique methods used in social psychology for the development of basic and applied knowledge
  • Explain how social psychology theories apply to social issues and contexts
  • Apply social psychological knowledge critically to real world problems
  • Analyse social problems with the use of concepts and theories from social psychology
  • Identify cultural and cross-cultural differences in the understanding of social issues

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class
2.00 12 weeks 24
Specified Activities
Various
1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL150

Swinburne Online

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Live Online
Class
3.00 12 weeks 36
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning
9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Assignment 1Individual 35% 1,2,3,4,5 
Online Discussion ThreadsIndividual 15% 3,4,5 
ProjectIndividual 50% 2,3,4 

Content

  • Introduction to Applied Social Psychology
  • Theories and methods in social psychology
  • How social psychology applies to a range of contemporary and applied topics such as work, health, consumerism, crime, sport etc
  • Intervention design based on social psychological research and theory

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.