Course Catalogue

Psychology

1. To introduce students to the topic of human health and ill health 2. To study human health from a multidisciplinary perspective, giving students an overview of the key issues and challenges for those working in this field 3. To prepare students to take a scientific approach to health and ill health

Outline Syllabus:Lectures will cover three main topic areas. Topic one will introduce students to the science of attitudes to health and behaviour change. Indicative topics include attitude formation, maintenance and chance, relationship between attitude and behaviour, personality and attitudes, attitudes towards healthy behaviours. Topic 2 will cover the social psychology of sports and exercise. Indicative topics include motivation, group dynamics and teams, and communication. Topic 3 will look at the scientific study of ill-health, injury and death. Indicative topic include coping with injury and ill health, the overlap between physical and mental health, dying and bereavement.

Module Overview:
This module introduces you to the topic of human health and ill health. You will study human health from a multidisciplinary perspective, giving an overview of the key issues and challenges for those working in this field, which will prepare you to take a scientific approach to health and ill health.

Additional Information:The module takes a multidisciplinary perspective on health and ill-health in humans.