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Undergraduate TAS-PSY112-2021

Brain and Behaviour

Enrolments for this year have closed. Keep exploring subjects.

Duration

12 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

  • HECS-HELP
  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

Subjects may require attendance

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

  • 22 Feb 2021
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Australia’s fourth oldest university, the University of Tasmania, is highly regarded internationally for teaching and academic excellence. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate degrees and more than 50 postgraduate programs across a range of disciplines. The university offers students a diverse range of opportunities, the chance to learn from leading experts, and excellent preparation for their future careers.

QS RANKING 2021

19

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

25

Subject details

What you'll learn

Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

  1. Explain key theories and concepts in biological psychology, sensation and perception, learning, motivation and emotion, development, language, and states of consciousness
  2. Describe how biological processes inform psychological function and the techniques employed to study such relationships
  3. Demonstrate practical skills related to scientific research, including sourcing, critically analysing, and communicating scientific information
Topics covered
    • Introduction
    • Biological Psychology 1: Nervous System Organisation and Neurotransmission
    • Critical Thinking
    • Biological Psychology 2: Functional Neuroanatomy and Lateralisation
    • Data collection for research report
    • What are academic sources
    • Biological Psychology 3: Evolution, Genetics and Neuroscientific Methods
    • Locating and reading academic resources
    • Sensation & Perception I: Basic principles, Hearing, Smell, Taste, Body senses
    • Sensation & Perception 2: Visual sensation and perception
    • Language
    • Emotion
    • Motivation
    • Learning
    • Human Development
    • Consciousness
Entry requirements

No eligibility requirements

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

Brain and Behaviour is intended for students of Psychology, Medicine, Pharmacy, and allied science, medical and health professions and introduces major theoretical and empirical areas in psychology, biological basis of behaviour, and their associated practical applications. Lecture topics include nervous system physiology, sensation and perception, learning, motivation, emotion, psychological development, language, and states of consciousness. In tutorial sessions, students will engage with neuroscientific research and related theory through demonstrations and activities in areas related to the lecture topics. Critical thinking and analysis are emphasised in discussions of contemporary research and debates in the field of neuroscience and the biology of behaviour.

Assessments

  • x10 Online Quizzes (20%%)
  • Research Report (25%%)
  • Research Reflection (5%%)
  • Final Exam (50%%)
Textbooks

Current study term: 21 Feb 21 to 30 May 21)

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

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