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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

311590 (v.1) Individual Differences 311

Area: School of Psychology and Speech Pathology
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Computer Laboratory: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):     13019 (v.2) Psychology 123 or any previous version
    OR
    313392 (v.2) Introduction to Psychology 100 or any previous version
AND
    13020 (v.2) Psychology 124 or any previous version
    OR
    313460 (v.1) Foundations of Psychology 124 or any previous version
AND
    311589 (v.1) Psychological Science 220 or any previous version
    OR
    2701 (v.4) Psychology 210 (Personality) or any previous version
    OR
    9844 (v.5) Psychology 321 (Abilities) or any previous version
    OR
    8512 (v.5) Research Methods 225 or any previous version
Syllabus: This unit introduces students to the major themes and issues underpinning the study of individual differences. It covers influential philosophical, theoretical and empirical approaches to understanding personality and mental abilities.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 090701 Psychology
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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