A Review of Environmental Psychology
Miljöpsykologisk orientering

AAM001F, 7.5 credits

Valid from: Autumn 2013
Decided by: FN3/Per Tunestål
Date of establishment: 2014-01-14

General Information

Division: Architecture
Course type: Third-cycle course
Teaching language: English

Aim

The course aims - To provide general knowledge of current research in the field of environmental psychology and related fields of research. - To provide in-depth knowledge from previous environmental psychological research relevant to the student's doctoral work. - To strengthen the doctoral student's understanding of the relationship between their doctoral work and other environmental psychology research.

Goals

Knowledge and Understanding

For a passing grade the doctoral student must

• - demonstrate an understanding of other researchers' studies in terms of theoretical foundations, methods and results.
• - demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the student's doctoral work and (other) environmental psychology research.
• - show a general over-view understanding of research in environmental psychology research field.
• - demonstrate a thorough knowledge of one or more aspects of environmental psychology research that is relevant to the student's doctoral work.

Competences and Skills

For a passing grade the doctoral student must

• - Be able to discuss others and own research from a scientific approach in an academic setting.
• - Be able to present their own research or research in an interdisciplinary context with a well-defined theoretical basis.
• - Be able to describe published research within environmental psychology from established theories and concepts.

Judgement and Approach

For a passing grade the doctoral student must

• - Reflect on own and others' research on the basis of environmental psychology fundamental concepts.
• - Be able to critically examine and weigh research results from published environmental psychology studies.

Course Contents

The course includes two parts: the seminar series and a reading course. Current research in environmental psychology and related fields is presented by invited or participating students and discussed in seminars. The student chooses the basis of the literature list and in consultation with the examiner literature on approximately 1000 pages for self-study. The student should - attend at least five seminars. - be responsible for a seminar by presenting own research alternatively a theoretical and methodological overview in relation to the relevant scope. - exam 1000 pages of literature chosen in collaboration with the examiner from either the Environmental Psychology reading list or according to the student's own preferences.

Course Literature

• Gifford, R.: Environmental Psychology. Principle and practice, 4th ed.. Optimal Books, 2007.
• Baroni, M.R.: Psicologia Ambientale. Bologna, Il Mulino, 1998.
• Bechtel, C., R. & A.: Handbook of Environmental Psychology.. Wiley & Sons, New York, 2002.
• Winter, D., D. & Koger, S. M.: The Psychology of Environmental Problems (2nd ed.).. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, New York, 2004.
• Preiser, E., W. F. & Vischer, J. C.: Assessing Building Performance. Elsevier, Oxford, 2005.
• Steg, L., Berg, v., A.E., Groot, d. & J.I.M: Environmental Psychology: An Introduction. Wiley & Blackwell, 2012.

Instruction Details

Types of instruction: Seminars, self-study literature review

Examination Details

Examination formats: Oral exam, seminars given by participants. The student should - attend at least five seminars. - be responsible for a seminar by presenting own research alternatively a theoretical and methodological overview in relation to the relevant scope. - exam 1000 pages of literature chosen in collaboration with the examiner from either the Environmental Psychology reading list or according to the student's own preferences.
Grading scale: Failed, pass
Examiner:

Admission Details

Admission requirements: Ph D student or similar
Assumed prior knowledge: MSc

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