Department of Counselling and Psychology Course Outline | |||||||||||||||||||
Course Title
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Personality and Individual Differences
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Course Code | PSY204 | ||||||||||||||||||
Number of Credits | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Duration of Weeks | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Contact Hours Per Week | 2 hours Lecture; 1 hour Tutorial | ||||||||||||||||||
Pre-requisite Course(s) | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
Course Aims |
This course presents major theories and research relevant to the study of personality. Students will learn different ways of conceiving individual differences and/or similarities, based on empirical research and grounded theories on human development, personality classifications, and a variety of innate and learning mechanisms involved in the formation of traits and characters. Students will also study various approaches in understanding the universality and cultural-specific aspects of personality.
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Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOS) |
After completing the course, 1. Explain the development of major theoretical perspectives of personality 2. Identify the importance of cultural influence on personality assessment 3. Critique strengths and weakness of different personality theories 4. Apply and relate personality psychology to daily issues 5. Generate ideas about personal personality development
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