Undergraduate Course: Psychology 1 (PSYL08001)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | An introduction to the main areas of contemporary scientific psychology, with lectures covering: biological, differential, developmental, social, memory, perception, language and research methods, . |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 335 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 66,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 8,
Summative Assessment Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
306 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
15 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
A 2 hour degree exam at the end of each Semester (each 30%)
Two 1200 word essays (each 12.5%)
(One in Semester 1, one in Semester 2)
Tutorial contributions (4%)
(2 x 150 word pieces for each tutorial)
Lab contributions (8%)
(Appropriate exercises and reports for each of the 8 labs)
Research participation (3%)
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| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Psychology 1 | 2:00 | | | Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Psychology 1 | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Psychology 1 | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
LEARNING OUTCOMES
On completion of each section of the lecture course, students should be able to:
-Define key psychological concepts and illustrate them with relevant examples.
-Understand basic theoretical questions and arguments.
-Outline the types of research methods used in addressing these questions.
-Summarise some classic and some recent findings.
-Discuss how these findings relate to theoretical questions and arguments.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
A quota of 325 students: students with degrees including Psychology will be seeded and so have priority access. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Tutorials and lab contributions and research participation.
Students are required to attend 8 tutorials and to contribute 8 hours as participant via the Research Participation Scheme. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Richard Shillcock
Tel: (0131 6)50 4425
Email: R.Shillcock@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Fiona Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3440
Email: F.Graham@ed.ac.uk |
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