FSS:PSYb1010 Introduction to psychology - Course Information
PSYb1010 Introduction to psychology
Faculty of Social StudiesAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Ondřej Fajstavr (lecturer)
Mgr. Adam Klocek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Kratochvíl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Petr Macek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Masopustová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Radka Neužilová Michalčáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Pátková Daňsová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Andrea Stašek (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Martin Vaculík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Hubatka (assistant)
Mgr. Laura Jakalová (assistant)
Bc. Anna Literová (assistant)
Mgr. Pavla Palkovičová (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies - Timetable
- Mon 18:00–19:40 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy
- Prerequisites
- This is an introductory course and does not have any prerequisites.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 38 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The course has two goals: (1) to introduce students to the forms, levels, and structure of psychology studies and to acquaint them with the general study requirements and (2) to introduce students to various areas of psychology applications.
- Learning outcomes
- On successful completion of the course student will be able to:
- orient oneself in the structure, forms and rules of academic study of psychology;
- search for resources in scientific databases;
- orient oneself in the text of scientific studies and cite them correctly in one's own texts (semester papers and Bachelor's thesis);
- be knowledgeable about the main application areas of psychology - Syllabus
- 3. Counseling and school psychology
- 4. Clinical psychology and psychotherapy
- 5. Work psychology
- 6. Research in psychology 1. Introduction to psychology studies
- 2. Working with literature (searching, citing)
- 3. Clinical psychology
- 4. Psychotherapy
- 5. Psychological counseling
- 6. Work psychology
- 7. Educational and school psychology
- 8. Research in psychology and the importance of scientific knowledge
- Literature
- required literature
- Bayne, R., Horton, I. (Eds.). (2003). Applied psychology: Current issues and new directions. London: Sage.
- MAREŠ, Jan. Stát se psychologem: příběh vysokoškolského studia (Becoming a psychologist: the story of Psychology Master's Study). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova unverzita, 2013. ISBN 978-80-210-6385-3. URL info
- Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Sixth edition. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2010, xviii, 272. ISBN 9781433805622. info
- recommended literature
- Psychologie. Edited by Rita L. Atkinsonová. 2. aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2003, xxiii, 751. ISBN 80-7178-640-3. info
- Teaching methods
- Theoretical lectures, class discussions, experiential exercises, reading.
- Assessment methods
- Students are evaluated on the basis of their semestral paper.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Teacher's information
- https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/fss/podzim2020/PSYb1010/index.qwarp
For detailed information, see the interactive syllabus.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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