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| Module Availability |
| Available to final year PSY/APS students in semester one. |
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| Assessment Pattern |
1) one 2000 word coursework essay [25%]
2) one 90 minute examination [75%]
Every encouragement is given to students to conduct a small piece of environmental psychological research for their essay. |
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| Module Overview |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| All Level 2 Psychology/APS Psychology modules |
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| Module Aims |
The final year option in environmental psychology of the built environment will introduce students to some of the key questions which have guided research and practice in environmental psychology through to the present day. The course will begin by discussing the development of environmental psychology focussing in particular on a) its multidisciplinary origins, especially the early interactions with architecture, and b) of the changing philosophical and theoretical positions which have informed environmental psychological research. By the end of the course students should have an advanced understanding of the nature and scope of some of the principal theoretical and methodological developments in environmental psychology and an understanding of the application of psychological theory and concepts to an important area of everyday life. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
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1. To expose students to a range of environmental research in order to provide a conceptual underpinning to inform their understanding of the major theoretical formulations and models used to investigate environment-behaviour settings in practice.
2. To provide students with an advanced knowledge and understanding of methods, theory and practice of environment-behaviour research.
3. To train students in environmental problem analysis and formulation, intervention, assessment and evaluation as appropriate to environment-behaviour settings in order to enable them to conduct empirical research of their own.
4. To train students in understanding and applying a range of psychological and environment-behaviour research methods, techniques and tools.
5. To expose students to a range of enviromental research in order to provide a conceptual underpinning to inform their understanding of the major theoretical formulations and models used to investigate enviroment-behaviour settings in practice.
6. To provide students with an advanced knowledge and understanding of methods, theory and practice of environment-behaviour research.
7. To train students in enviromental problem analysis and formulation, intervention, assessment and evaluation as appropriate to environment-behaviour settings in order to enable them to conduct empirical research of their own.
8. To train students in understanding and applying a range of psychological and enviroment-behaviour research methods, techniques and tools.
9. To facilitate self-reflection in support of personal and professional development via constructive feedback.
10. To enable students to link theoretical and empirical questions to socio-environmental issues with a view to understanding the practical applications of environmental psychological theories and empirical findings.
11. To communicate result to others within the social sciences and the professional world of architecture, planning and environmental science.
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| Module Content |
Topics covered:
Key questions in environmental psychology Environmental perception
Environmental stress
Personal space, territoriality and crowding Cognitive mapping
Architecture and urban planning Issues Introduction to architectural psychology Assessing the visual impact of buildings
Post occupancy evaluation |
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
| A combination of lectures, question and answer sessions and workshops |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Bell,P., Greene,T., Fisher,Z.,& Bann,A.(2001). Environmental Psychology. Harcourt.
Evans, G., & Mitchell McCoy, J. (1998). When buildings don’t work: the role of architecture in human health. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 18, 85-94.
Gifford, R. (2002). Environmental Psychology, Principles and Practice. Optimal Books.
Journals:
Journal of Environmental Psychology
Environment and Behavior
Journal of Architecture and Planning Research
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| Last Updated |
01.10.10
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