Undergraduate Course: Emotions and Emotional Intelligence (PSYL10098)
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 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
Home subject area | Psychology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | This course will review the main topics in research on human emotions and some recent findings on individual differences in emotional dispositions and capabilities. The review of emotions research will include: definition and function of emotions, basic and complex emotions, dimensional and categorical models of emotion, emotion perception, models of emotion-processing, social aspects of emotions. The individual differences topics will centre on the relatively new construct of emotional intelligence (EI), but will also include other individual difference approaches, for example personality/affect relationships, emotion regulation, and coping. The coverage of EI will include controversies relating to its existence and measurement, for example whether it is more appropriate to view EI as part of the intelligence or the personality domain. |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | Available with the standard prerequisites for 4th year Psychology option courses: Degree 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
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Delivery period: 2014/15 Block 3 (Sem 2), Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
88 )
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Understanding of the main theories of the nature and function of emotions, and of the criticisms that have been made of these theories.
- Understanding of the main models of emotion processing.
- Understanding of the current status of the theory and measurement of EI and of the controversies that have arisen during the development of this construct.
- Understanding of how research findings on EI can be linked to other approaches to individual differences in emotional dispositions and capabilities, and to results from research on emotions.
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Assessment Information
Essay (3000 words) to be set by the course organiser and due 4pm, Thursday 5 March 2015. |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Elizabeth Austin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1305
Email: Elizabeth.Austin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Fiona Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3440
Email: F.Graham@ed.ac.uk |
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