Postgraduate Course: Current Topics in Psychological Research (PSYL11023)
Course Outline
School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | This course in integrated with the Departmental Seminar Series in Psychology, in which high profile external speakers will speak on a variety of contemporary research topics, across both semesters. MSc students taking this course are required to attend the Departmental Seminar series , and encouraged to engage with ongoing research discussions more widely. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- understand the underlying theoretical principles of at least two local research projects
- explain how research questions have influenced the methodologies that were chosen to explore the hypotheses under exploration
- to show how choice and use of methodology is influenced by the particular subject matter
- to examine how contextual factors affect collection and meaning of evidence
- discuss current research issues with experts in the area
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Additional Class Delivery Information |
Attend all lectures / departmental seminars as scheduled |
Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Richard Shillcock
Tel: (0131 6)50 4425
Email: R.Shillcock@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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