Psychology (PSYC) 375

Overview

This course examines the history of psychology from the time of the early Greeks until the present.

Outline

• Unit 1: Origins of Philosophy, Religion, & Science
• Unit 2: Grand Philosophical Positions
• Unit 3: Beginnings of Psychology
• Unit 4: Structuralism, Functionalism and Behaviorism
• Unit 5: Gestalt Psychology, Mental Illness, & Psychoanalysis
• Unit 6: Contemporary Psychology

Evaluation

To receive credit for PSYC 375, you must achieve a composite course grade of at least D (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on the final examination. You must complete six unit quizzes, a midterm exam after the third unit quiz and a final exam. The final grade Psychology 375: History of Psychology will be determined by your performance on the quizzes and exams according to the table below.

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbook

Other Materials

All other materials are available online.

Challenge for Credit Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, and intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.

Full information about the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the PSYC 375 challenge registration, you must write the combination of the midterm exam and final exam worth 100% of your final grade and you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 per cent or more on the examination).

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form