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SX1802: THE MIND MACHINE - SIXTH CENTURY COURSE (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04


Course Overview

 • this 6th century course considers brain and mind from a variety of cross-disciplinary perspectives, with teaching delivered in an interactive and innovative manner

• the themes covered in the course include elementary brain structure and function, language, consciousness, creativity, and the power of the brain over disease

• assessments types are varied to increase the scope and diversity of the module design, and the transferable skills it delivers

• taken together this exciting course enhances curricular breadth, develops graduate attributes and widens perspectives beyond discipline boundaries in a unique and dynamic manner as we explore this fascinating subject.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 1
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Stephen N. Davies

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Programme Level 1
  • Certificate in Pre-Medical Studies
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course explores some of the most intriguing issues regarding our favourite organ, the brain. Topics include: the lessons that brain lesions tell us about how the the brain works; exploring the links between altered states of mind and creativity; the nature of consciousness and free will; how we learn, use, and lose, language; and the healing power of the mind. Students will approach these questions from biological, linguistic, historical and philosophical perspectives


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

2 Multiple Choice Questions Assesments = 20% each

Creativity Submission = 20%

Group Debate via platform Collaborate = 20%

Final Group Presentation (each group will record a video) = 20%

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionCreateDemonstrate the product of your own creative brain.
FactualRememberRecognise some of the theories regarding how we develop the ability to speak, and the symptoms and compensations adopted when people lose it.
ConceptualUnderstandRecognise the power of the brain in controlling the physical health of the body.
ProceduralEvaluateDebate current issues concerning the concept of free will.
FactualRememberRecognise that different parts of the brain are associated with specific functions.

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