Course title:
Psychology
Primary programme:
Fizikus mérnök BSc
ECTS credits:
3
Course type:
elective
Number of lectures per week:
2
Number of practices per week:
0
Number of laboratory exercises per week:
0
Further knowledge transfer methods:
-
Grading:
Examination
Special grading methods:
-
Semester:
6
Prerequisites:
-
Responsible lecturer:
Dr. Beatrix Séllei, assistant professor, PhD
Lecturers and instructors:
Course description:
The aim of the course is for students to get acquainted with the basic concepts and processes of psychology and to gain their own experience in the psychological approach to human behaviour. The course prepares studies that require later psychological knowledge.
The course covers the main fields of psychology such as general psychology, personality psychology, social psychology and positive psychology. In addition to theoretical knowledge, the course provides an opportunity to develop students’ naive psychologist by presenting the application possibilities of basic research knowledge.
Reading materials:
Schacter, D., Gilbert, D., Wegner, D. and Hood, B., 2016. Psychology. 2nd ed. Palgrave. ISBN 978-1137406743
Atkinson et al. Introduction to Psychology. 15th ed. ISBN 978-1844807284
List of competences:
Please find the detailed list, as quoted from the Hungarian training and outcome requirements of the Physicist Engineer program, in the Hungarian version of the course description.