ONE-YEAR COURSE IN PSYCHOLOGY
(Årsstudium i psykologi/Introduksjonsstudiet i psykologi)
The one-year course aims to introduce students to the basic concepts
of psychology as a scientific discipline. The course surveys the recent
history of psychology, and discusses important research findings in general
psychology as well as specific theoretical topics and applications.
The course can be completed in two different ways:
Structure
The one-year course in psychology including ex.phil. and ex.fac.consists of five modules, each of which yields 10-15 ECTS credits. The course is normally taken over two semesters, i.e. full-time study for an academic year.
EXPHIL-PS: Examen philosophicum 10 ECTS
EXFAC03P: Examen facultatum 10 ECTS
PSYK100: Introduction to Psychology
10 ECTS
PSYK101: Biological, Cognitive and Developmental psychology 15 ECTS
PSYK102: Social, Personality and Research Methods of Psychology
15 ECTS
Teaching
Teaching takes the form of lectures (approx. 220 hours) and seminars (70 - 80 hours), which may not cover the whole curriculum. The lectures are primarily intended to help students absorb curriculum material by covering central topics in greater detail. Students should therefore individually prepare a reading plan as well as attending lectures. Attendance, however, is not obligatory.
The seminars introduce first-semester students to psychology and offers guidance in writing assignments. The seminars are open only to students who have been accepted to the course. Students auditing the course may follow lectures and take the exams.
Language of teaching is Norwegian.
Topics
Topics usually covered in the curriculum and teaching programme:
| History of psychology: | Main directions within the development of the science of psychology |
| Method: | Statistics, experimental methods, differential methods, naturalistic observations and clinical methods |
| Personality: | Theories of personality, attraction theory/situationism and personality mapping |
| Cognitive psychology: | The senses and perception, thinking and problem-solving, memory and forgetting, intelligence |
| Developmental psychology: | Development of physical/motor, cognitive and social/emotional functions |
| Biological psychology: | General physiology, emotions, motivation, stress and coping |
| Learning: | Theories of learning and behaviour |
| Social psychology: | Attitudes, norms, conformity, groups, network and communication. |
Curriculum
The curriculum, mainly in English, consists of recently published books relevant to the topics in terms of level and volume. Students attending the One-year course in psychology will read approximately 2500 pages.
The reading list is available at the Studentportal.uib.no or at the information centre at the Faculty of Psychology.
Examination
Exams are set after each module and consists for each of the modules a written exam including essays and possibly multiple-choice, thus yielding separate grades. There is no oral examination.
Students may use Norwegian, Danish, Swedish or English in examination
situations.
Admission
Ordinary students are accepted for lower level courses at the University of Bergen in the autumn semester with deadline for applications April 15th. Application forms and regulations concerning admission are available from www.samordnaopptak.no, the Student Office and the Faculty of Psychology.
Exchange students may apply for admission respecting the deadlines of
their exchange network.
Further Information
Further information concerning the course, registration and examinations
can be found on the following webpage:
studentportal.uib.no which
is only available in Norwegian as all the courses are taught in Norwegian.
Faculty Information Centre
Christiesgate 13
N-5020 Bergen
Telephone: +47 55 58 27 10
Telefax: +47 55 58 98 71
E-mail: advice.psyfa@uib.no