Psychology (PSYC) 375
History of Psychology (Revision 4)

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Delivery Mode: Individualized study online or grouped study
Credits: 3
Area of Study: Social Science
Prerequisite: A 200-level psychology course. It is recommended that this course be taken by students who have successfully completed several psychology courses and are in their third or fourth year of undergraduate studies.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
PSYC 375 has a Challenge for Credit option.
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.
Activity | Weighting |
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Unit Quizzes (6 @ 6%) | 36% |
Midterm Exam | 32% |
Final Exam | 32% |
Total | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbook
Tracy B. Henley (2017) Hergenhahn’s An introduction to the history of psychology (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage.
Other Materials
All other materials are available online.
Challenge for Credit Course 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 for 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
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 4, January 9, 2018.
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Updated January 11 2019 by Student & Academic Services