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PSY 502 Research Methods and Statistics II
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims at equipping students with the necessary knowledge and skills 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 methods and statistics. They will engage in advanced topics
including regression analysis, mediation and moderation analysis, as well as longitudinal data
analysis. Contemporary trends in methodology such as latent variable framework and cross-
cultural data analysis will also be discussed

PSY 503 Lifespan Developmental Psychology
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims at providing students with an overview of developmental psychology
and helping them 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 specific topics such as social
perception, persuasion, conformity and prosocial behaviours. The course will focus on
application of theories and research findings to understand daily life phenomena. It
also encourages a critical perspective of existing research.

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
methodologies in studying brain and behaviours will also be introduced. This equips students
with the fundamental knowledge to understand the updated research in the field. Students will

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