{"id":525,"date":"2018-11-05T21:49:16","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T21:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/irmp101\/?page_id=525"},"modified":"2018-11-05T21:49:16","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T21:49:16","slug":"course-aims-and-objectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/irmp101\/course-guide\/course-aims-and-objectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Aims and Objectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<p>This course is the starting point for an exploration into studying psychology. 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