Course Title: Environmental Psychology

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Environmental Psychology

Credit Points: 12.00

Important Information:

 

 


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

BESC1509

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 1 2021

BESC1510

City Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 1 2021,
Sem 1 2022

BESC1540

RMIT University Vietnam

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

Viet3 2021,
Viet3 2022

BESC1549

RMIT Vietnam Hanoi Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

Viet3 2022

Course Coordinator: Dr Wendell Cockshaw

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7067

Course Coordinator Email: wendell.cockshaw@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 202.04.063


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

This course focuses on the application of science and theory to the understanding of various topics in human-environment interactions. Topics include: the meaning of space from philosophical, historical, personal, and societal perspectives; exploring innovative measures of the environment; understanding the theories and models that attempt to explain human-environmental interactions; individual differences that interact with environments; the positive and negative influences of the environment on human behaviour and the social dilemma associated with human impact. The remaining content focuses on special topics that include: environmental design; pro-environmental behaviour, and social issues such as homelessness and the prevention of crime.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for BP154 Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology):

  • PLO 1: Understand appropriate and relevant fundamental and applied evidence based knowledge and undertake life long learning to improve personal and professional practice
  • PLO 2: Demonstrate a capacity to employ a variety of approaches and procedure to research to permit judgements and decisions to be supported by appropriate evidence that places practice within a global and local context
  • PLO 3: Applied knowledge to diagnose and solve problems in a wide range of diverse situation, with an ability to work independently or with others and incorporate the analysis of evidence based scientific literature to solve psychological problems


On successful completion of this course you should be able to:

  1. Critically examine the rational and scientific approaches to the application of psychology to the environment
  2. Describe the human factors that influence environmental behaviours
  3. Describe the environmental influences on human factors
  4. Demonstrate pro-environmental behaviour


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.

A Library Subject Guide is available at http://rmit.libguides.com/psychology


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Environment Project proposal
Weighting 40%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3 & 4

Assessment Task 2: Project task
Weighting 45%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3 & 4

Assessment Task 3: Online quizzes
Weighting 15%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2 & 3

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.