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| SYLLABUS |
| Introduction to Studies in Behavioural Sciences,
30 ECTS Credits |
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COURSE CATEGORY Fristående kurs
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY
SUBJECT AREA
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HINX27 |
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| AIM OF THE COURSE |
| is that students shall acquire basic knowlede in the behavioural sciences and qcquire an orientation in using behavioural concepts and methods when analysing human behaviour. |
| CONTENTS |
Basic knowledge in Behavioural Sciences, 15 p
Sociology, 5 p
This course will provide basic knowledge in different perspectives and central concepts in Sociology:
- social change and social structure in a micro and macro perspective
- social inequality
- social control
- devaiant behaviour
- social interaction
Psychology, 5 p
The course will discuss central problems in:
- perception, cognition, learning
- motivation, emotion
- personality, psycho-pathology, therapy
- test theory
Education, 5 p
The focus is of this course is on learning and human development. In Education human development and learning is studied in realtion to different contexts.
Project, 5 p
Each student is expected to write an essay on a topic concerning some aspects of a theme dealt with in the course. |
| TEACHING |
| Teaching takes the form of lectures and discussion seminars. Individual supervision is proviede for the project. Written tests are given on the literature and the project will be discussed at seminars. The course will be given in English. |
| EXAMINATION |
The lecture courses culminate in written examinators. All curses members are expected to actively participate in seminar discussions.
Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course two times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.
Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades. |
| ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS |
Only general admission requirements: Completion of an upper secondary education and skills in English, both written and oral, corresponding to the level of English required in Swedish upper secondary education (eg. a TEOFL-score of at least 500 points for paper based test, 197 points for computer based test or 61 points for internet based test; IELTS with at least 5,0 overall and no part under 4,5, or equivalent)
To be admitted to the course visiting and exchange students should have at least one year of undergraduate studies and documented knowledge of English. For Swedish residents general eligibility for higher education is required. For visiting and exchange students “documented knowledge of English B” means a TOEFL-score of at least 550/213 or equivalent test (if your native language is not English). For Swedish residents English B is required.
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| GRADING |
| The course is graded according to the ECTS grading scale A-F |
| CERTIFICATE |
| Course certificate is issued by the Faculty Board on request. The Department provides a special form which should be submitted to the Student Affairs Division. |
| COURSE LITERATURE |
| The course literature is decided upon by the department
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| OTHER INFORMATION |
Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus.
The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed. |
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Introduction to Studies in Behavioural Sciences
Introduction to Studies in Behavioural Sciences |
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Department responsible
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the course or
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IBV - Department of Behavioural Sciences |
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| Registrar No: 224/03-41 |
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Course Code: HINX27 |
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Exam codes: see Local Computer System |
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The syllabus was approved by the Board of Faculty of Arts and Science 1998-05-12
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