Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in psychology and education : speech and language therapy | 3 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in psychology and education : general | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Object and methods of psychology; historical sketch; psychological issues presented through five major approaches: biological, psychodynamic, behaviourist, humanistic and cognitive. General overview of psychology.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Introduction to the basic concepts of scientific psychology. Acquisition of general knowledge. It will be question of considering the way some important concepts like personality, emotion, learning and memory, motivation or psychological troubles are viewed from the different psychological perspectives.
The course helps developing critical thinking relatively to psychological issues. Among the studied issues :
- Definition of psychology.
- Introduction to several psychological perspectives.
- General introduction to the main scientific investigation methods in pscychology.
- Biological basis of the behavior.
- Sensation and perception.
- Learning.
- Memory.
- Thinking and intelligence.
- Motivation and emotion.
- Stress and health.
- Mental health.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex cathedra.
Training in MCQ.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings
Required manual: K. Huffman (2009). Introduction à la psychologie. De Boeck.
PDF files through MyULg. Additional notes and illustrations to the textbook will be provided through those PDF files.
The manuel as well as the oral sessions PDF files are part of the subject matter to study.
Recommended readings:
S. Nicolas (2013). Histoire de la psychologie. DUNOD. / M. Reuchlin (2010). Histoire de la psychologie. PUF. / M. Décaudain & R. Ghiglione (2013). Les métiers de la psychologie. DUNOD.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam (MCQ).
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Ferrara André (04/366.22.32 - a.ferrara@uliege.be)