PSYC2017 Personality and Social Psychology (University of Sydney): rated 4.0/5 overall across 18 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
PSYC2017 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in Psychology Academic Operations. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 人格与社会心理学
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Psychology Academic Operations
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
All of us observe our social worlds and try to understand why people behave, think, and feel as they do. In this unit you will study a number of influential theories, philosophical and empirical approaches in Personality and Social Psychology.
PSYC2017 has 18 scored reviews: overall 4.0/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.0 stars); 13 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.9/5).
On Reddit: "PSYC2016 ended up being my worst mark in any uni course I had done. There were significant issues with the research report last year, which definitely didn't help. Overall, a lot of my issues with the course stemmed from genuinely just hating the content, but of course that's ju…"
On Reddit: "Im doubling majoring in neuro and Psych, I've got to agree Psych is way harsher with marks. Limited guidance too for major assignments like research reports. Some units are very interesting with very good lecturers like psyc2017 and 3017 but I personally found behavioural and co…"
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Q: Is PSYC2017 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 18 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 4.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PSYC2017, and when is it offered?
A: PSYC2017 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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