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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences : Psychology

Postgraduate Course: Mind, Body and Consciousness (MSc) (PSYL11047)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe course examines aspects of human consciousness and subjectivity within the context of contemporary psychology. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with phenomenological psychology and their own lived experiences and to explore their ramifications. The course provides the opportunity to explore literature on the body, subjectivity, intersubjectivity, the unconscious, and authenticity. Each two hour lecture consists of a practical and a theoretical period. In the practicum participants work together in small groups on structured tasks that offer the opportunity to experience the phenomenon under examination. In the theoretical period the course leader will introduce and summarise the topic, and some designated students will present short summaries of their readings.

Tutorials will take place after the end of the course at times negotiated between the students and the lecturer.

Feedback Events:
Weekly 500 word assessed reflection papers
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 1 (Sem 1)
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 10, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 87 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One 2500 word essay (75%) and five coursework assignments (25%)

Preparation for the essay is supported by three tutorials. To pass the final essay students will need to identify the key features of phenomenological psychology, and formulate a phenomenological account of an everyday experience agreed jointly between the course leader and student. The coursework assignments during the lectures must be submitted within two weeks of the relevant lecture. These will be 500 word reflections on the participant's lived experience, relating this to their learning from the lecture and practicum.

Week 1 Coursework Deadline: Thursday 25th September 2014, 12 noon
Return Date: 17th October 2014

Week 2 Coursework Deadline: Thursday 2nd October 2014, 12 noon
Return Date: 24th October 2014

Week 3 Coursework Deadline: Thursday 9th October 2014, 12 noon
Return Date: 31st October 2014

Week 4 Coursework Deadline: Thursday 16th October 2014, 12 noon
Return Date: 7th November 2014

Week 5 Coursework Deadline: Thursday 23rd October 2014, 12 noon
Return Date: 14th November 2014

Essay Assignment Deadline: Thursday 11th December 2014, 12 noon
Maximum Word Count: 2500
Assignment Return Date: 19th January 2015
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course participants will have both a theoretical and an experiential understanding of some distinctive features of human consciousness.

Be able to identify the distinctive features of phenomenological psychology and to critique experimental psychology and the cognitive neurosciences.

To evaluate notions of embodiment, lived experience, intersubjectivity, the unconscious, and authenticity in human experience.

To formulate applications of phenomenological psychology and be able to give a coherent account of psychological phenomena in phenomenological terms.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements Tutorials will take place after the end of the course at times negotiated between the students and the lecturer.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Billy Lee
Tel: (0131 6)50 3342
Email: B.Lee@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk
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