- Course Code
- PS 3014
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr D Sutherland
Pre-requisites
PS 1009, PS 1010, PS 1509, PS 1510, PS 2015, PS 2016, PS 2515 and PS 2516.
Co-requisites
PS 3012 and PS 3011 for Behaviorial Studies.
PS 3012, PS 3011, PS 3009 for Psychology.
PS 3012 for Joint Honours and Neuroscience with Psychology.
Overview
The lectures on psychopharmacology will provide accounts of the neural mechanisms underlying the effects of common psychotropic medicines (including drugs used to treat schizophrenia, depression and anxiety) and recreational drugs (including alcohol, cocaine and ecstasy). The lectures on neuropsychology and biological psychology will provide accounts of how brain damage, genes and hormones can affect behaviour and cognition.
Structure
12 week course - 1 one-hour lecture per week and 1 two-hour tutorials during the course.
Assessment
1st Attempt: One 90 minute written examination (75%), in-course written assignment of no more than 2,000 words (20%), activities during tutorials (5%).
Resit: One 90 minute written examination (75%), in-course written assignment of no more than 2,000 words (20%), activities during tutorials (5%).
Formative Assessment
Feedback on tutorial activities and on written assigments. Example exam questions in lectures.
Feedback
Oral feedback on tutorial activities by the supervising tutor. Written feedback on written assignment within 3 weeks after assignment has been handed in.