PL4S155 - Applied Social Psychology 01 Sep 2023 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 2
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | PL4S155 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Applied Social Psychology | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Psychology and Therapeutic Studies | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Psychology | ||
| Module Leader: | Rachel Taylor | ||
| Module Team: | Sarah-Anne Evans, Kirsty Richards, Alexis Jones, Dan Bowers, Leigh Attwood | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2027 | Final Year of Intake: | 2027 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100493 - applied psychology | 100497 - psychology | |
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 50 | 50 | |
Document Version Information
| Version | 2 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2023 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2028 |
Module Aims
To provide students with core coverage of social psychology necessary for BPS accreditation.
To encourage critical assessment of social psychology’s impact on local, national and global issues.
Content Summary
This module will address core topics in social psychology including the self and identity, social cognition, attribution, attitudes and attitude change, close relationships and intergroup relations. Students will be encouraged to consider social behaviour at three different levels of analysis – individual, interpersonal and intergroup – and the interrelationships between these levels.
The first section of the module will provide a foundation in these topics as well as identifying some of the domains where social psychology can be applied. These could include education, business, health, criminal justice and environmental contexts. The applied problems will then be explored critically in the second section where students will generate solutions to several problems during class sessions and select one of these to present a more detailed solution including an assessment of ethics, feasibility and outcomes. The nature of the applied issues may change from year to year and will include input from external stakeholders, current research, policy and practice.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 12 |
| Independent Study | 143 |
| Directed Study | 15 |
| Formative Assessment - Scheduled | 5 |
| Formative Assessment - Independent | 5 |
| Groupwork | 5 |
| Interdisciplinary work | 5 |
| Problem / challenge based learning | 10 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Critically assess the utility of social psychological research in applied contexts. |
| LO2 | Use social psychological frameworks to propose feasible and ethical solutions to issues with local, national or global impact. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Student Choice 1 | In addition to the report students will choose one of the following formats to disseminate their proposed solution: a pre-recorded oral presentation, a poster or a template for an information page on a website. Each dissemination should be created as if to be delivered to a group of practitioners working in the field. 5 minutes for oral assessments; 1000 words for poster or webpage assessments | 0 | N/A | 30 | No | 50 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Report 1 | A written solution to an applied problem. This should include critical appraisal of different social psychological research, an assessment of ethics and feasibility of the solution and an account of the proposed outcome measures. | 0 | 3000 | 70 | No | 50 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Student Choice 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Report 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |