Psychology (PSYC) 432

Overview

This course examines the transactions between people and their everyday physical environment. Topics include environmental perception and cognition, environmental stressors such as noise, spatial behaviour such as personal space and territoriality, the physical settings where we live, work, and learn, and designing for more fitting environments.

Outline

• Unit 1: Introduction
• Unit 2: Environmental Perception and Cognition
• Unit 3: Ambient Environment
• Unit 4: Personal Space and Territoriality
• Unit 5: Privacy and Crowding
• Unit 6: Our Residences
• Unit 7: Our Cities and Communities
• Unit 8: Our Schools
• Unit 9: Our Workplaces
• Unit 10: Designing More Fitting Environments

Evaluation

To receive credit for PSYC 432, 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. If you receive less than 50 percent on your final exam, your final exam mark will become your course grade. The weighting of assignments is as follows:

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

Course Materials

Textbook

Online Materials

The course materials also include an online Course Information, a Study Guide, a Student Manual, and readings accessible in the Digital Reading Room.

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

Please contact the course coordinator for the challenge process.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form