Postgraduate Course: Current Topics in Psychological Research (PSYL11023)
Course Outline
School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
Home subject area | Psychology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | This course in integrated with the Departmental Seminar Series in Psychology, in which high profile external speakers will speak on a variety of contemporary research topics, across both semesters. MSc students taking this course are required to attend the Departmental Seminar series , and encouraged to engage with ongoing research discussions more widely. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Understand the underlying theoretical principles of at least two local research projects
- Be able to explain how research questions have influenced the methodologies that were chosen to explore the hypotheses under exploration
- To show how choice and use of methodology is influenced by the particular subject matter
- To examine how contextual factors affect collection and meaning of evidence
- Give students the opportunity to discuss current research issues with experts in the area |
Assessment Information
The assignment will be a 1500 word review on the topic of one of the Seminars, to explain the content of the talk, and its wider relevance, to a lay audience. |
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Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Robert Mcintosh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3444
Email: r.d.mcintosh@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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