- Platform
- FutureLearn
- Provider
- Monash University
- Effort
- 6 hours/week
- Length
- 2 weeks
- Language
- English
- Credentials
- Paid Certificate Available
- Part of
-
Introduction to Psychology program
- Course Link
Overview
Learn about the origins of modern psychology and improve your science skills
Contemporary psychology is a well established scientific field, but where did it start?
On this course, you’ll explore the origins of psychology. Starting with the breakaway from philosophy, you’ll investigate the early schools of thought, look into some of the key individuals who shaped the field, and then discover how it emerged as the discipline we know it today.
You’ll also examine what it means for a discipline to be a science, find out how modern psychology evolved, and then master the basic principles of the scientific method that you can apply in your academic or professional career.
This introductory course is for anyone interested in psychology - you don’t need any past experience.
It might be of particular use to learners who have already completed a Bachelor degree in other disciplines who are interested in expanding their science and research skills.
Complete this course, then the program
This course is part of the Introduction to Psychology Program, based on the first unit of Monash University’s fully online Graduate Diploma of Psychology (GDP).
Learners who successfully complete the seven courses in the Program and who are accepted into the Graduate Diploma of Psychology will receive one unit of academic credit.
Taught by
Assoc Prof Matthew Mundy
Learn about the origins of modern psychology and improve your science skills
Contemporary psychology is a well established scientific field, but where did it start?
On this course, you’ll explore the origins of psychology. Starting with the breakaway from philosophy, you’ll investigate the early schools of thought, look into some of the key individuals who shaped the field, and then discover how it emerged as the discipline we know it today.
You’ll also examine what it means for a discipline to be a science, find out how modern psychology evolved, and then master the basic principles of the scientific method that you can apply in your academic or professional career.
This introductory course is for anyone interested in psychology - you don’t need any past experience.
It might be of particular use to learners who have already completed a Bachelor degree in other disciplines who are interested in expanding their science and research skills.
Complete this course, then the program
This course is part of the Introduction to Psychology Program, based on the first unit of Monash University’s fully online Graduate Diploma of Psychology (GDP).
Learners who successfully complete the seven courses in the Program and who are accepted into the Graduate Diploma of Psychology will receive one unit of academic credit.
What topics will you cover?
- The science of psychology
- The origins of psychology
- Early behavioural psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Clinical psychology
Taught by
Assoc Prof Matthew Mundy