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On completion of this module, you should be able to:
- Describe the discipline of evolutionary psychology and discuss the interaction between culture and biology
- Critically analyse the role of culture in thought, behaviour and language
- Discuss the impact of culture on lifespan development, personality and mental health
- Summarise and describe the main methodological approaches to cross-cultural psychological research.
Key topics in this module will include:
• Evolutionary psychology: exploring universalist and relativist positions on the role of culture in human life.
• The relationship between culture and mental health
• Lifespan development across cultures
• Variation in social behaviour and values across different cultural settings
• The impact of culture on personality development
• Culture and cognition: can cultural factors affect basic cognitive processes?
• Language: does the language you speak affect how you see the world?
• Experience and expression of emotion across cultures
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 101 |
Total | 125 |
None
Learning Recommendations:As this is a Level 3 module, it is recommended that students should have completed at least one introductory module in Psychology.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Group Work Assignment: Group project on the topic of culture and mental health. Each group will give a powerpoint presentation on their assigned topic in class and answer questions. | Week 9 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 40 |
No |
Assignment(Including Essay): 2000 word essay. Select from a choice of two titles. | Week 14 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 50 |
No |
Participation in Learning Activities: Engage in group discussions each week during class time, and record your participation. | Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 10 |
No |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
The mid-semester assessment for this module is a group presentation, the grade for which is weighted by peer evaluations. Written feedback and the overall group grade will be provided to each group via Brightspace after the presentation has been completed and peer evaluations have been received. Each student will receive their own grade confidentially via SISweb. The end-of-semester assessment is an essay. Individual written feedback will be provided via Brightspace.