Module details for Access to Social Science

Description

This module is part of the AHEAD suite of modules and provides an introduction to the core areas of sociological and psychological study.

Aims

The aim of this Module is to provide the student with :a broad introduction to the core areas of the disciplines of sociology and psychology and to some seminal studies

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module the student should be able to:

1.  Demonstrate a basic understanding of some of the topics falling under the core areas of Psychology as defined by the British Psychological Society.

2.  Describe some seminal studies from the core areas of Psychology

3.  Understand the implication of the findings from seminal psychology studies.

4.  Demonstrate an understanding of sociology as a mode of explanation and method of enquiry.

5.  Demonstrate a basic sociological understanding of social stratification, social institutions, Inequality and Identity.

Indicative Content

1 Introduction to Psychology

1. Thinking like a Psychologist: The Science of Human Thought and Behaviour. 2. An introduction to Cognitive Psychology: Memory 3. An introduction to Biological Psychology: The Brain 4. An introduction to Social Psychology: Social Cognition 5. An introduction to Developmental Psychology: Cognitive Development 6. An introduction to Individual Differences: Personality.

2 An introduction to Sociology

7.Sociological Imagination: Seeing the strange in the familiar by examining the processes of socialisation in everyday life; 8.Sociological Method: Discovering what we think about British social life through an examination of the UK Social Attitudes Survey. 9.Examining Social Structure 10.Social Institutions and Structures of Power: Examining institutional practices of social control; 11. Wealth, Poverty and Welfare; 12.Health, Medicine and Well-being.

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