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What is a mind? And who has one? In this course, we will use a multidisciplinary approach to understanding human, animal, and artificial minds. Drawing on research and methodologies in the cognitive sciences of psychology, biology, and computer scien...

Cognitive Science is the interdisciplinary study of mind. In this course, we cover foundational topics in cognitive science from the perspectives of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy, and computation. Topics may include how ...

This course provides preparation for thesis research in Cross-cultural Psychology, including review of literature, research proposal and presentation.

Thesis in cross-cultural psychology (includes cultural and indigenous psychology).

PhD course.

This course provides students with an opportunity to complete a special project or take part in the day to day operations of a workplace or agency, undertaking forensic psychology-relevant work. The student will be jointly supervised by university st...

This course provides students with an opportunity to complete a special project or take part in the day to day operations of a workplace or agency, undertaking forensic psychology-relevant work. The student will be jointly supervised by university st...

This course provides students with an understanding of the conceptual, empirical and practical issues associated with assessment. Topics covered include: clinical assessment and reasoning, ethics, mood disorders, psychosis, personality disorders, sub...

A supervised programme of study tailored to the particular student and approved by the Programme Director. It may include an introduction to clinical assessment and formulation, through participation in relevant sections of PSYC 451/452, or an opport...

This is a practical course in which students will acquire the key skills needed to undertake postgraduate level research in some aspect of Forensic Psychology. These skills will be acquired via class-based seminars, discussions and practical exercise...

Master's thesis in Forensic Psychology.

PhD course.

PSYC 121 introduces core concepts in psychology with a focus on research methods, social psychology, social development, and mental health. Students will consider how psychology can be used in applied contexts and the importance of bicultural and cro...

PSYC 122 introduces students to theory and research in the biological basis of behaviour, learning and memory, cognition and perception, and applied psychology in the context of Aotearoa. In the lab programme, students develop skills that form the fo...

This course explores the relationships between human thought, behaviour and the brain. Students will learn about the different methods that can be used to study brain-behaviour relationships, and how brain measures can be used to gain insights into h...

The course broadly examines human behaviour and experience and its interdependence with cultural factors. Both comparative and indigenous approaches are applied to a range of psychological topics. The application of cultural theory and research, part...

This course explores research into the concept of well-being, its neural, cognitive and personality correlates, and how it is influenced by social relationships. Rather than taking a disease-oriented approach, the course focuses on adopting positive ...

This course introduces students to concepts of Mātauranga Māori by examining ancestral epistemological understandings and contemporary instances of Māori innovation in Psychology. Māori psychological frameworks are then introduced which allow student...

This course provides a grounding in the application of psychology to the area of criminal justice. The course will cover topics such as exploring psychological theories about the development of and desistance from criminal behaviour, principles of r...

This course examines how people's thoughts, feelings, and actions depend on (and influence) their social contexts and personalities. Students will be presented with a broad overview of contemporary and historic topics and establishes the background f...

Psychology researchers need to be able to collect and analyse data about people’s behaviours and beliefs in everyday life. In this course, students will learn research design and data analysis as applied to survey, qualitative, Kaupapa Māori, and nat...

Experiments in psychology allow researchers to discover the causes of behaviour. In this course, students will learn how to design ethically and culturally responsive psychology experiments in the context of New Zealand Aotearoa. Students will learn ...

This course introduces students to the scientific study of clinical psychological problems. Students will be encouraged to think critically about the theoretical explanations that have been offered for different problems and to evaluate these in the ...

This course explores how cognitive and behavioural neuroscience can be applied in clinical settings. It examines the ways in which neurological illness can affect functions such as attention, memory, speech, decision making and emotion regulation. St...

Based on human and animal research this course explores the interaction between a person’s cultural context, their past experiences, and their behaviour. The course reviews theoretical developments in the experimental analysis of behaviour and the pr...

The course examines how social psychology applies to several domains, including clinical psychology, health, wellbeing and happiness, inter-cultural and inter-group issues, work and sport. We also cover the psychology of risk and hazards and links to...

This course covers research approaches to crime, criminal behaviour and the legal and criminal justice system as well as practical applications. Topics may include: violent and sexual offending; youth and crime; psychopathy; offending and mental heal...

The course broadly examines human behaviour and experience and its interdependence with cultural factors. Both comparative and indigenous approaches are applied to a range of psychological topics. The application of cultural theory and research, part...

This course covers advanced topics from areas such as sensation, perception, attention, consciousness, memory, language, and decision making. The topics focus on behavioural or neuroscience methods and results, and critical thought is given to theori...

This course deals with historical developments in the discipline of psychology as well as the philosophical and conceptual influences that have shaped the various approaches taken by psychologists.

The overall aim of this course is to introduce students to a range of current issues in the scientific study of selected psychological disorders experienced by adults. Emphasis is placed on the ability to approach these issues from a critical perspec...

The sense of being conscious - both of ourselves and of the world around us - is a central aspect of our psychological makeup. However, a great deal of perceptual and cognitive processing can be accomplished non-consciously. So what neural activity d...

Want to turn your mind to a real-world behaviour-change problem? PSYC 411 centres on a consultancy project with a government, university, or community partner. Partners provide a behaviour-change goal in their professional context. You will develop a...

This course covers basic concepts in criminal justice and the study of crime, and examines the nature of offending from sociological and psychiatric, as well as psychological, perspectives. The major psychological theories will be critically examined...

This course explores the effects of brain damage from a cognitive point of view. Theories from cognitive psychology are used as a framework for understanding the behaviour of brain-impaired individuals, and studies of impaired individuals are used as...

This course will explore the major theoretical perspectives and research methods applied to our understanding of emotional processes. We will focus on cognitive and neurological approaches to an understanding of emotion.

This course will examine how drugs affect brain functioning. Through lectures, discussions and debates we will explore how drugs are developed and how they can be used or misused. We will focus on major issues and controversies that are currently dis...

This course examines social psychology from a cross-cultural perspective. To what extent is social behaviour different or the same across the world? What theories can we use to understand the thoughts, feelings, actions, and beliefs of people across ...

Topics covered in this course might include heuristics and voting behaviour, rational versus symbolic models of political preference, the role of values and attitudes in candidate and party evaluation and political rhetoric. Course material will draw...

This course will focus on theoretical and practical challenges for conducting research involving individuals from more than one cultural background or ethnicity. Topics are likely to include defining and measuring culture; developing culture-sensitiv...

This course covers several types of human memory errors and emphasises the importance of such errors in understanding memory function. It includes factors in production and avoidance of the errors, phenomenological experiences associated with the err...

A supervised programme of study approved by the Head of School.

This course focuses on the application of theory and research to practice. Our topics usually include theories and rehabilitation with various types of offenders, psychopathy, rehabilitation topics and forensic assessment.

The course examines the current role nature (genes) and nurture (environmental factors) play in shaping our brain and behaviour with a focus on the interaction between nature and nurture and the role of epigenetics. Topics covered will include molecu...

This course uses face processing as a model to illustrate modern research in cognitive neuroscience. It combines theories and methods from psychology, vision science, and neuroscience to explore the workings of face processing in humans and non-human...

This is a discussion-based course focusing on theoretical and empirical work on social cognition in infancy and early childhood, with critical integration of perspectives from comparative psychology.

The Moana—Pacific ocean, is home to a fertile and rich history of human cultural development. How does psychological science sit within a Tangata o le Moana indigenous context? This course will examine Pasifika cultural values, beliefs, and behaviou...

This course presents students with a basic understanding of the conceptual, empirical, and practical issues associated with the assessment of adults. Topics covered include: models of assessment and clinical reasoning, ethics, values and clinical ass...

This course focuses on the ethical, conceptual, empirical and practice issues in assessment and intervention with children, adolescents, and families in clinical contexts. The specific content will be: theoretical framework; developmental psychopatho...

This course consolidates and extends knowledge and skills in research methodology and statistics, focusing in particular on multivariate statistical methods (e.g. structural equation modelling). Topics may include mediation, moderation, psychometric ...

This is a discussion-based course focusing on psychological theory and research relating to indigenous communities, with a particular emphasis on working alongside whānau Māori in New Zealand. The course will be organised around three interrelated th...

This course examines intimate relationships from a social psychological and socio-cognitive perspective. It also draws on concepts and evidence from evolutionary, developmental and clinical psychology. Content includes: attachment, mate-selection, lo...

This course provides an introduction to methods used in cognitive and behavioural neuroscience to explore the relationship between brain, cognition, and behaviour. Topics covered may include experimental design and stimulus preparation, eyetracking, ...

This practicum course extends the theoretical and practical skills gained in the probationary year of the program. The course consists of supervised practice in our psychology clinic for approximately 100 half days throughout the year and is compleme...

Placements are either paid or unpaid internships. Students may apply for internship employment which will be for either six months or a year. Unpaid placements are also available. To do an internship, students must register with the New Zealand Psych...

This course addresses skills for advanced psychological interventions and therapies for adult, child and family problems, building on the core cognitive and behavioural treatment techniques covered in PSYC 561. This course focuses on theoretical topi...

MSc or MA thesis in Psychology.

PhD course.