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

Undergraduate Course: Mind, Body and Consciousness (PSYL10025)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaPsychology Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course introduces the hard problem of human consciousness and its context within contemporary psychology. It examines the role of the ¿ghost in the machine¿ and related concepts including the Homunculus Fallacy, Cartesian Theatre, Chinese Room, and Inverted Spectrum. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with phenomenological psychology and to debate and explore its ramifications. The course provides the opportunity to explore literature on embodiment, lived experience, 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.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Psychology Methodology 1 (PSYL10034) AND Psychology Methodology 2 (PSYL10035)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesDegree major in Psychology and passes in Psychology courses at least to the equivalent of Junior Honours level in Edinburgh. Prior agreement with the 4th Year Honours Course Organiser
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2014/15 Block 1 (Sem 1), Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 15/09/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 10, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 86 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 75 %, Coursework 25 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)1:30
Delivery period: 2014/15 Block 1 (Sem 1), Part-year visiting students only (VV1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 15/09/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 88 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended 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 and be able to:

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

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

formulate applications of phenomenological psychology and be able to give a coherent account of psychological phenomena in phenomenological terms.
Assessment Information
Assessment is by a final exam (75%) and five coursework assignments (25%). To pass the final examination students will need to identify the key features of phenomenological psychology, and formulate a phenomenological account of an everyday experience selected at the examination. A coursework assignment based on each lecture must be submitted within two weeks of that lecture. This will be a 500 word reflection on the participant's lived experience, relating this to their learning from the lecture and practicum.

Visiting Student Variant Assessment (100%)
Essay (3000 words) to be set by the course organiser and due 4pm, Thursday 11 December.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Billy Lee
Tel: (0131 6)50 3342
Email: B.Lee@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Fiona Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3440
Email: F.Graham@ed.ac.uk
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