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Shue Yan University Prospectus 2018-19

PSY 502 Research Methods and Statistics II
1 Term; 3 Credits

This course aims at equipping students with the necessary knowledge and skill to
complete independent research. Throughout the course, conceptual, methodological and
design considerations are integrated with statistical techniques. Students are trained to be
consumers and users of research method and statistics. They will engage in advanced topics
including regression analysis, mediation and moderation analysis, as well as intensive
longitudinal study. Contemporary issues such as the open science framework and “new
statistics” will also be introduced.

PSY 503 Lifespan Developmental Psychology
1 Term; 3 Credits

This course aims at providing students with an overview of developmental psychology
and helping them to understand how individuals change using a lifespan approach. Different
theoretical perspectives and research methods used in the study of human development will
be introduced. In addition, students are encouraged to conduct field research related to
developmental psychology.

PSY 504 Personality and Individual Differences
1 Term; 3 Credits

This course offers students an introduction to the major psychological perspectives of
personality development. Students will learn different ways of understanding individual
differences and/or similarities based on empirical research and grounded theories on human
development, personality classifications, and a variety of innate and learned mechanisms
involved in the formation of traits and characters.

PSY 505 Social Psychology
1 Term; 3 Credits

This course introduces key social psychological theories and research relating to the
societal context, their relevance to daily life, and how to acquire social psychological
knowledge through scientific investigation. The course begins with a general introduction to
social psychology and its methodology, and then proceeds to interesting psychological
phenomena on the social self, social perception, social relations such as persuasion,
conformity and prejudice, and applications to the real world. The course will provide practical
experience in carrying out social research and encourage a critical awareness of the topic.

PSY 506 Biological Bases of Behaviour
1 Term; 3 Credits

This course introduces the physiology and anatomy of the human nervous system and
explores how different biological systems regulate human behaviours. Research methodolo-
gies in studying brain and behaviours will also be introduced. This equips students with
fundamental knowledge to understand research articles in the field. Students will have

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