Department of Counselling and Psychology Course Outline
Course Title Psychology of Aging
Course Code PSY216
Number of Credits 3
Duration of Weeks 15
Contact Hours Per Week 2 hours Lecture; 1 hour Tutorial
Pre-requisite Course(s)
PSY100 Introductory Psychology
PSY120 Lifespan Developmental Psychology
Course Aims
This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge about normal and pathological aging from biological, psychological and societal perspectives. It helps students to appreciate aging as an inevitable course of life. The course will enable students to embrace aging with a positive and appropriate mindset and empower them with the knowledge base to facilitate the quality of life of the elderly population in the society. 
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOS)

After completing the course, students should be able to:

1. Understand the biological, neurological, and psychosocial facets of human aging as
well as their interactions;
 

2. Critically evaluate empirical evidence on aging;

3. Appreciate the socio-cultural differences in aging;

4. Appreciate aging as a continual process beginning from and influenced by earlier
periods of the life span;
5. Evaluate the implications of aging at both the individual and the societal level.
Assessment
 
Assessment Tasks
Weighting
1.
Group Presentation
25%
2.
Individual Term Paper
30%
3.
Mid-Term Quiz
15% 
4.
Final Examination 
30%
 
 
100%
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