Universität Wien

200146 SE Seminar in Applied Psychology: Mind and Brain (2023W)

Environmental Psychology

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 20 - Psychologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Dieses Anwendungsseminar kann für alle Schwerpunkte absolviert werden!

Anwendungsseminare können nur fürs Pflichtmodul B verwendet werden! Eine Verwendung fürs Modul A4 Freie Fächer ist nicht möglich.
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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The first meeting will be held on 10.10

  • Tuesday 10.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610
  • Tuesday 17.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610
  • Tuesday 24.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610
  • Tuesday 31.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610
  • Tuesday 07.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610
  • Tuesday 14.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610
  • Tuesday 21.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610
  • Tuesday 28.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610
  • Tuesday 05.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610
  • Tuesday 12.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610
  • Tuesday 09.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610
  • Tuesday 16.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610
    Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Tuesday 23.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610
  • Tuesday 30.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal B Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0610

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

After following this course:
a) You have an overview of current topics in Environmental Psychology
b) Within one specific topic in Environmental Psychology, you can explain different ways of operationalizing a research question into a specific research method
c) You can summarize and critically evaluate the current state of research on a topic in Environmental Psychology

During this course you will get to know the field of Environmental Psychology. We will talk about different topics in this exciting field of research, such as: environmental literacy, psychological distance, (political) identity, nature and health, and biodiversity. At the start of the course, you will pick a topic within Environmental Psychology. An overview of the different topics will be provided, but students are also welcome to come up with their own topic. Throughout the seminar, you will dive deeper into this topic by (a) writing a short reflection on a relevant journal article, (b) giving an in-depth presentation on the same journal article (plus additional literature), and (c) writing an essay in which you critically evaluate the current state of research on your topic of choice. Given that this is an applied seminar, you will be asked in each assignment to reflect specifically (and critically) on the method(s) that are used to study your topic of choice. Altogether, this seminar prepares you to write a Master thesis in the domain of Environmental Psychology.

Note: The first meeting will be held on 14.10

Assessment and permitted materials

There are two elements that make up the final grade.
Element 1: Presentation (25%). Students are expected to design a session to introduce the current state of research for their topic, combining presentation and interactive elements.
Element 2: Essay (75%). For the *essay*, the chosen focus will be the same as the focus of the presentation, the title being "Critically evaluate the current state of research on [focus]"

Additionally, you will have to complete a short task at the start of the course in which you will write a short reflection on a relevant journal article. Without submitting this task, the other two assessments will not be graded.

The total sum of above assessments will constitute the final grade. Passing grade (4) = 60%.

100 - 90%: Grade 1
89,9 - 80%: Grade 2
79,9 - 70%: Grade 3
69,9 - 60%: Grade 4
59,9 - 0%: Grade 5

By registering for this course, you agree that the written papers you submit can be examined with the plagiarism examination software "Turnitin".

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

1) get a 'pass' or higher for the essay
2) get a 'pass' or higher for the presentation
3) attend at least 10 meetings
4) submit first assignment

If you do not attend the first class (without contacting me before class start), I reserve the right to give your spot to another student on the waiting list.

Examination topics

Literature relevant to the seminar.

Reading list

A list of suggested articles will be provided in the first session. General recommend reading is the following textbook on Environmental Psychology:
Steg, L. & de Groot, J.I.M. (2019). Environmental Psychology: An Introduction. Wiley: BPS Textbooks.

Check current research and publications of the Environmental Psychology Group here: https://env-psy.univie.ac.at/

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Tu 16.01.2024 15:26