ATS2400 Personality: Beyond the persona
Faculty of Arts
ATS2400 Personality: Beyond the persona is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2400
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2400
No unit lists ATS2400 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: ATS3400, GSC2711, GSC3711, PSS2711, ATS2819
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units. It is highly recommended that students only take this unit after they have completed two gateway units in Behavioural studies.
Overview
This unit will introduce you to the development of personality theory from the late 19th century to the present time. It will examine a range of theories reflecting dominant paradigms and the ways in which they shaped contemporary thinking across a number of disciplinary areas including abnormal psychology, psychiatry, sociology and criminology. Each theory will be explored in relation to the historical, cultural and social context from which it emerged and the personal history of the originating theorist.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Major PaperEssay40%
- Individual ReflectionOther20%
- TestOther40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Familiarity with the major theoretical approaches to personality and individual differences
- 2
An understanding of the historical, cultural and social contexts in which these theoretical approaches emerged
- 3
An in-depth knowledge of one of the major theoretical approaches to personality and its connections to other disciplines.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachOnline learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Students will actively and critically engage with materials in the activities scheduled during tutorials, online activities and on assessments.
During tutorial activities, students will collaborate with their peers to apply the materials in solving real-world problems.
Students will be exploring the unit material, asking questions and sharing ideas through tutorial activities and online activities.
Students will be presented with weekly online materials and activities to supplement their learning.
Where it fits
ATS2400 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2021 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Zachary Russell
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Kerry O'Brien
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2400?
ATS2400 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2400 offered?
In 2021, ATS2400 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS2400?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2400 have an exam?
No. ATS2400 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2400?
ATS2400 is part of Behavioural studies and Politics.