Introduction to Psychology

ldroi1220  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Introduction to Psychology
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
3 credits
45.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Bouchat Pierre; Zech Emmanuelle (coordinator);
Language
French
Main themes
Without pretending to be exhaustive, the course focuses on the following issues: 1st Part: General psychology. 1. Definition, object, history, and methods of psychology; 2.Perception; 3. Memory and learning; 4. Motivation; 5. Emotions; 6. Personality; 7. Psychopathology. 2nd Part: Social psychology. 1. The relation to others: the social dimension of the individual; 2. The impression formation: a) social categorization, b) implicit theories of personality, c) social judgment; 3. Attributions of causality; 4. Social norms; 5. Compliance and submissiveness; 6. Resistance and innovation. The traditional way of teaching may be complemented by other teaching methods according to the course needs. The course material has to be provided to students in the beginning of the semester, at the latest the second year following the designation of the professor.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 The goal of this course is to introduce the future lawyers to principal theories and methods of general psychology and social psychology, and more precisely to: 1. Introduce in a representative way the principal theories and methods in general psychology and social psychology; 2. Provide a framework of analysis for future readings in psychology; 3. Illustrate the pertinence of each set of psychological concepts for the work of lawyer in the variety of its dimensions (penal, family relations, work relations, ...).
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Faculty or entity
BUDR


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in Law

Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology

Master [120] in Public Health