This course is one of two offered at first year level in a program of study accredited by Australian Psychological Accreditation Council (APAC) and will introduce you to four areas of psychology. These areas include individual differences, psychopathology, social psychology and cross-cultural psychology. Specific topics covered in this course will provide an introduction to psychology and its scientific nature; the theories of personality; the theories of psychological abnormality and classification of disorders; social psychological areas of social influence and pro-social behaviour; and the consideration of cultural differences as it applies to psychological theory and practice.

Within this course, you will also be introduced to the basic elements of research methods.