96648 Advanced Topics in Psychology
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Credit points: 6 cp
Result type: Grade and marks
Requisite(s): 96644 Advanced Research Methods and Data Analysis AND 96645 Applied Psychological Assessment and Intervention
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Description
Students develop advanced theoretical and empirical knowledge in selected psychology subfields. Students collaborate effectively within a group to critically evaluate key theories and empirical evidence in a psychology subfield, and to provide an engaging and professional presentation of their findings. This lays the groundwork for crafting an individual research proposal that applies psychological principles to address an issue of global concern (e.g., poverty, health, migration, human rights, international conflict, sustainability). Students are required to justify ethical principles in research, practice, and everyday life, and in doing so demonstrate advanced knowledge of replicability, open science, and research transparency.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
| 012. | Justify ethical principles in research, practice, and academic contexts as well as everyday life. |
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| 030. | Collaborate effectively on team-based projects. |
| 055. | Critically evaluate key theories and empirical evidence in a psychology subfield. |
| 056. | Use advanced features of technology to create engaging, effective, and professional documents and presentations. |
| 057. | Apply psychological principles to address issues of global concern (e.g., poverty, health, migration, human rights, international conflict, sustainability). |
| 058. | Craft a research proposal to confirm or disconfirm a testable hypothesis. |
| 059. | Appraise why psychologists are concerned about replicability, open science, and research transparency. |