Brain and Behaviour
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- Swinburne Online: Fully online
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2023 teaching periods
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 1 |
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 2 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Admission into Graduate Diploma of Psychology (GD-PSYS)Aims and objectives
This unit introduces students to the structure and function of the brain and how it interacts with the external world to generate thoughts, emotions and behaviour. Applications in health and mental illness are also introduced as well as ethical practice in psychological research.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
1. Explain the general methods of investigation employed in psychological research, and identify the main issues in research ethics
2. Explain key concepts from major content areas in psychology. These include: biological underpinnings of psychology; sensory processes, perception, and consciousness; motivation, emotion, health, and abnormal psychology
3. Locate, organise and integrate information from various sources concerning topics and problems relating to psychology
4. Communicate in a logical and clear manner the results of investigating a topic or problems relating to psychology
5. Apply psychological theories, methods, and data to explain everyday experiences and behaviours
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Live Online Class | 0.5 | 12 | 4 |
Online Independent learning | 12 | 12 | 146 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Assignment 1 | Individual | 35% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Assignment 2 | Individual | 25% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Examination | Individual | 40% | 2, 5 |
Content
- Sensation and perception
- Biological aspects of psychology
- Consciousness
- Motivation and emotion
- Neuropsychology
- Health and abnormal psychology
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.