Course - Environmental Psychology - PSY2103
PSY2103 - Environmental Psychology
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School exam | 100/100 | 4 hours | E |
Course content
The course introduces environmental psychology as a research-based, applied sub-discipline in psychology. It will be focused on the relation between humans and the physical environment through methods and theories which are used in environmental psychology. This includes the effects of the physical environment on people and their health and well-being (e.g., nature like forests or the oceans, but also cities and buildings). It will also be analyzed how people have an effect on the physical environment (e.g., how people make environmentally relevant decisions in relation to transport, energy use, or purchase of products). The application of environmental psychological findings, theories and research methods will be addressed with respect to environmental and climate protection in the context of companies, authorities, environmental campaigns and local societies, and to how to plan and prepare cities that foster the quality of living of their citizens.
Learning outcome
Knowledge
• The student has a broad knowledge about the ways humans and the physical environment affect each other.
• The student has knowledge about the basic terms, theories and the most important findings from environmental psychological research with respect to how humans are affected by different types of physical environments and their stress-inducing or -reducing effects.
• The student has in addition basic knowledge about how people take decisions that affect the environment, and how this knowledge can be used on companies and by authorities.
Skills
• The student is able to describe the most important environmental psychological theories with precise scientific language and can apply these to analyze relevant problems within environmental psychology.
• The student is able to evaluate scientific papers in environmental psychology and judge their central conclusions.
General competence
• The student has insight into some of the most pressing societal challenges within quality of life, climate and environment, and is able to exchange their perspectives with others based on a background within environmental psychology.
• The student is able to reflect critically in written form about issues within this discipline and use scientific literature from environmental psychology to underpin their arguments.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures 2 hours per week.
Recommended previous knowledge
None
Required previous knowledge
None
No
Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Intermediate course, level II
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2024
Language of instruction: English
Location: Trondheim
- Psychology
- Social Sciences and Psychology
Examination
Examination arrangement: School exam
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Autumn ORD School exam 100/100 E 2024-12-04 09:00 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates SL410 blå sone Sluppenvegen 14 51 SL120 Sluppenvegen 14 4 SL410 orange sone Sluppenvegen 14 56 - Spring ORD School exam 100/100 E 2025-06-04 15:00 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates SL110 lilla sone Sluppenvegen 14 10
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"