Undergraduate Course: Psychology 2: Mind and Brain (VS1) (PSYL08006)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Part-year visiting students only |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Psychology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A one-semester course aimed to develop students' understanding of the interplay between research evidence and theoretical approaches in contemporary scientific psychology, as well as making links to relevant historical background in the following core areas: perception and cognition; language; historical and conceptual issues in psychology; research design, methodology and statistics in psychology. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should usually have at least 1 introductory level Psychology course at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
3 hour(s) per week for 5 week(s). Laboratory space restricts total class size. Allocation of students to particular days will be done in light of their outside courses. Monday 1400-1700, Tuesday 1400-1700 or Wednesday 1000-1300 or 1400-1700. |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 33,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
148 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Psychology 2: Mind and Brain (VS1) | 3:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| By the end of the course, students should have an understanding of the different approaches used to investigate psychological issues and the means by which psychologists obtain and evaluate evidence and draw conclusions in various areas of psychology. They should know how to perform psychological experiments, how to carry out non-experimental research in psychology, how to interpret and draw quantitative conclusions from psychological data and how to present psychological results and summarise theoretical knowledge relevant to a particular topic in a clear, well-organised manner. |
Assessment Information
30% for practical reports and 70% degree exam.
To fulfill the course requirements requires: participation in the 5 fortnightly laboratory course practicals and submission of 1 practical report (3500 words), in addition to the semester examination.
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Special Arrangements
| Laboratory space limits practical class sizes: enrolment is contingent on availability of a place in one of the 4 scheduled practical sessions. |
Additional Information
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Julia Simner
Tel: (0131 6)50 3450
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Course secretary | Mr Simon Cann
Tel: 0131 650 9870
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