FSS:PSY701 Introduction to psychology - Course Information
PSY701 Introduction to psychology
Faculty of Social StudiesAutumn 2014
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kamila Dufková (assistant)
Mgr. Lenka Maruniaková (assistant)
Mgr. Zuzana Šilhanová (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 - 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 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- This course is taught at Bachelor's degree program. It represents an introduction to psychology as both an academic and practical discipline. The main objectives can be sumerized as follows:
- to understand the style, forms and principles of academic study of psychology;
- to acquire basic orientation in psychological disciplines;
- to introduce students to current ways of thinking in psychology;
- to characterize main concepts and approaches of current psychology (including historical roots);
- to acquire basic psychological terminology;
- to introduce students to questions and practice of self-reflection and to offer ways of self-cognition and understanding other people. - Syllabus
- LECTURES
- Introduction to studying psychology
- Introduction to scientific investigation of psyche, working with literature
- Introduction to the history of psychology
- Literature
- required literature
- HUNT, Morton. Dějiny psychologie. Translated by Ivo Müller - Renáta Mlíkovská. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2000, 708 s. ISBN 80-7178-386-2. info
- Úvod do metodologie psychologického výzkumu :jak zkoumat lidskou duši. Edited by Ján Ferjenčík - Petr Bakalář. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2000, 255 s. ISBN 80-7178-367-6. info
- NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Lexikon psychologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Vodnář, 1995, 397 s., ta. ISBN 80-85255-74-X. info
- recommended literature
- HARTL, Pavel and Helena HARTLOVÁ. Psychologický slovník. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2000, 774 stran. ISBN 807178303X. info
- Teaching methods
- Theoretical lectures, reading, semestral paper.
- Assessment methods
- Form: lectures (selected topics), literature study.
Requirements: semester paper.
Exam: written test. - Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 3 konzultace v průběhu semestru. - Teacher's information
- http://www.fss.muni.cz/psych/studium.html
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
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