Unit

School Of Psychology

Motivation and EmotionWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101678.5

Discipline: BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE

Student Contribution Band: 4

Level: 3

Credit Points: 10

Assumed Knowledge
Basic understanding of core concepts of personality, learning theory, biological, social and developmental psychology.

Prerequisite
101183 Psychology: Behavioural Science AND 101184 Psychology: Human Behaviour

These pre-requisites will not apply to students enrolled in course 1630 Graduate Diploma in Psychological Studies. Enrolment in this award require graduate status; hence the students have demonstrated proficiency in tertiary studies. Each applicant in this award is assessed individually and provided with an individual study sequence by the Course Advisor.

About this Unit
The study of motivation and emotion explores the reasons behind people’s behaviours, thoughts, and feelings. This unit examines core research and theory on motivational and emotional systems, exploring how these systems function in general and how that functioning varies due to gender, culture, and other sources of difference. Concepts of motivation and emotion are central to understanding human psychology. The unit positions the topic in relation to other areas of psychological theory (such as learning theory, social psychology, personality, and cognition), investigates its role in psychological practice, and addresses its impact upon practical and philosophical debates within the discipline. Students are encouraged to explore and reflect upon the role of motivational systems in their own lives.

Courses
1500.8Bachelor of PsychologyCONTINUING
1500.9Bachelor of PsychologyCONTINUING
1630.2Graduate Diploma of Psychological StudiesCURRENT
1651.7Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary)CONTINUING
1651.8Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary)CURRENT
1655.8Bachelor of Arts (Dean's Scholars)CONTINUING
1655.9Bachelor of Arts (Dean's Scholars)CURRENT
1696.4Bachelor of CommunicationCURRENT
1705.1Bachelor of Psychological Studies (exit only)CONTINUING
1706.1Bachelor of ArtsCONTINUING
1706.2Bachelor of ArtsCONTINUING
1706.3Bachelor of ArtsCONTINUING
1706.4Bachelor of ArtsCURRENT
1708.3Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5/Birth - 12)CONTINUING
1708.5Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5/Birth - 12)CURRENT
1711.2Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)CONTINUING
1736.2Bachelor of Communication (Dean's Scholars)CURRENT
1793.3Bachelor of Science, Criminology and Psychological StudiesCONTINUING
1808.2Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social ScienceCONTINUING
1808.3Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social ScienceCURRENT
1818.2Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of BusinessCONTINUING
1818.3Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of BusinessCONTINUING
1818.4Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of BusinessCURRENT
1822.1Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean's ScholarsCONTINUING
1822.2Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean's ScholarsCONTINUING
1822.3Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean's ScholarsCURRENT
1834.1Bachelor of PsychologyCONTINUING
1835.2Bachelor of Psychological Studies (exit only)CURRENT
1842.1Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Creative IndustriesCONTINUING
1842.2Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Creative IndustriesCURRENT
1865.1Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)CONTINUING
1865.2Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)CURRENT
1886.1Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology and Criminology)CONTINUING
1906.1Bachelor of Psychological Science and CriminologyCURRENT
1910.1Bachelor of Psychological and Social SciencesCURRENT
2537.10Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of LawsCONTINUING
2537.12Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of LawsCONTINUING
2786.2Bachelor of BusinessCONTINUING
2786.3Bachelor of BusinessCURRENT
3654.3Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology/Bachelor of ArtsCURRENT
3763.1Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of ArtsCONTINUING
3763.2Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of ArtsCURRENT
6005.1Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of ArtsCONTINUING
6005.2Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of ArtsCONTINUING
6005.3Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of ArtsCURRENT
6017.3Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth-5/Birth-12)CONTINUING
6017.4Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth-5/Birth-12)CURRENT
6019.1Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary)CONTINUING
6019.2Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary)CURRENT
6037.1Diploma in Business/Bachelor of BusinessCONTINUING
6037.2Diploma in Business/Bachelor of BusinessCONTINUING
6037.3Diploma in Business/Bachelor of BusinessCURRENT

Specialisations

KT1000.1PsychologyCURRENT
M1040.1PsychologyCONTINUING
M1110.1Psychological StudiesCURRENT
SM1115.1Psychological StudiesCURRENT



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