Understanding Individual Differences
Course dates: Thursday 29 April - Thursday 08 July 2027
Class timetable: 11 sessions (View class timetable for Thursday 29 April 2027 to Thursday 08 July 2027)
Timetable data for Thursday 29 April 2027 to Thursday 08 July 2027
| Day of class | Date of class | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 29-Apr-2027 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 06-May-2027 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 13-May-2027 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 20-May-2027 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 27-May-2027 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 03-Jun-2027 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 10-Jun-2027 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 17-Jun-2027 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 24-Jun-2027 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 01-Jul-2027 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 08-Jul-2027 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Hyflex |
Location: Hyflex
Fees: £650.00
RegisterCourse dates: Thursday 29 April - Thursday 08 July 2027
Class timetable: 11 sessions (View class timetable for Thursday 29 April 2027 to Thursday 08 July 2027)
Timetable data for Thursday 29 April 2027 to Thursday 08 July 2027
| Day of class | Date of class | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 29-Apr-2027 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 06-May-2027 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 13-May-2027 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 20-May-2027 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 27-May-2027 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 03-Jun-2027 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 10-Jun-2027 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 17-Jun-2027 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 24-Jun-2027 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 01-Jul-2027 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Hyflex |
| Thursday | 08-Jul-2027 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Hyflex |
Location: Hyflex
Fees: £650.00
RegisterCourse Overview
This Understanding Individual Differences short course will introduce you to those aspects of individual differences that tend to be of interest to psychology students: intelligence, motivation, personality and models of psychopathology. You will explore the degree to which these matter to an individual's life, opportunities and successes. You will be encouraged to question the impact culture might have in shaping concepts of mental health.
The course will also encourage you to explore the relevance of each of the topics to your studying practices.
We will cover the following:
- Does intelligence matter at university?
- How much does motivation affect learning at university?
- What is personality and how does it affect your learning?
- Anxiety, the role of the environment and its impact on learning
- Depression, the role of the environment and its impact on learning
- What is 'normal'?
- Models of psychopathology
- Critical issues in diagnoses, classification and treatment
- What impact does culture have on the way in which we understand individual differences?
- Critiquing theories of learning styles
Assessment is via a 10-minute presentation (40%) and in-class written essay (60%).
There may be multiple instances of the class starting on the same date and at the same time. This allows us to offer additional places and you can enrol on any that have availability.
As a student on this course, you will study alongside Birkbeck students enrolled on one of our undergraduate or postgraduate courses, giving you the opportunity to network with a range of Birkbeck current students whilst you learn.
This can be taken as a standalone short course or as part of:
Fees
Students are charged a tuition fee for each short course on registering. Please view details for this course, including dates, location and fees at the top of this page. Short course fees may be subject to annual inflationary increases. For more information, please see our Fees Policy.
Birkbeck's Lifelong Learning Guarantee
If you've studied at Birkbeck before and successfully completed an award with us, take advantage of our Lifelong Learning Guarantee to gain a reduction on the tuition fee of this course.
Entry Requirements
Most of our short courses have no formal entry requirements and are open to all students.
This short course has no prerequisites.
As part of the registration process, you may be required to submit a copy of a suitable form of ID.
International students who wish to come to the UK to study a short course can apply for a Visitor visa. Please note that it is not possible to obtain a Student visa to study a short course.
How to Register
You register directly onto the classes you would like to take. Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis - so register early.
If you want to take more than one short course, you can select each one separately and then register onto them together via our online application portal. There is usually no formal selection process, although some modules may have prerequisites and/or other requirements, which will be specified where relevant.