Undergraduate Course: Psychology Tutorial Course (PSYL10090)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will develop the students' ability to think critically
about psychology, and to integrate their knowledge across the range of
psychological topics. Teaching will be in small groups, and students
will be given the opportunity to present their work, and to obtain
immediate feedback from the tutor and from their peers. |
| Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | 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 |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2018/19, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Blocks 2-3 (Sem 1-2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
88 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One piece of written work (of a maximum 1000 words), a presentation or a poster per Block, to be weighted equally.
Marks for Tutorial Attendance and Participation (5% per block) and Oral or Written Assessment (45% per block) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
After following this course, students will be able to:
1. Think critically about psychology
2. Appreciate the relevance of psychology to other domains, such as
current affairs
3. Construct an argument using knowledge from a wide range of
psychological topics.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alexander Weiss
Tel: (0131 6)50 3456
Email: alex.weiss@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Stephanie Fong
Tel: (0131 6)51 3733
Email: S.Fong@ed.ac.uk |
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