Module Descriptors
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
PSYC60525
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Jade Elliott
Email: J.Elliott@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 80%
- PRESENTATION - SEMINAR weighted at 20%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
The module will be taught through 12 lectures (24 hours), which will be supported extensively by a range of activities and reading materials via Blackboard. Lectures will be supported by DVDs. In addition, there will be 6 student-led seminars (12 hours) where students will review and critically discuss a number of journal articles that are directly related to the topic areas covered in lectures.
Students will be required to complete independent study totalling 114 hours.
- Guided reading - 50 hours
- Seminar preparation and reading - 30 hours
- Self directed study - 34 hours
Students will be required to complete independent study totalling 114 hours.
- Guided reading - 50 hours
- Seminar preparation and reading - 30 hours
- Self directed study - 34 hours
Module Additional Assessment Details
Summative Assessment:
A two-hour unseen examination worth 80% of the module. You will be required to answer two questions from a choice of five (learning outcomes: 1, 2, 3 & 4).
Student-led seminars worth 20% of the module assessment will be based on seminar performance. This is defined in terms of attendance, quality of oral contribution, extent of preparation, and level of understanding displayed in the seminars (learning outcomes: 1 & 5).
Formative Assessment:
Blackboard activities such as short-answer questions related to topics covered in lectures.
A two-hour unseen examination worth 80% of the module. You will be required to answer two questions from a choice of five (learning outcomes: 1, 2, 3 & 4).
Student-led seminars worth 20% of the module assessment will be based on seminar performance. This is defined in terms of attendance, quality of oral contribution, extent of preparation, and level of understanding displayed in the seminars (learning outcomes: 1 & 5).
Formative Assessment:
Blackboard activities such as short-answer questions related to topics covered in lectures.
Module Indicative Content
Neuropsychology studies the structure and function of the brain as they relate to specific psychological processes. Neuropsychology integrates many disciplines such as cognitive neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience, neurology and cognitive neuropsychiatry. The various techniques (e.g. patient studies, fMRI, MRI, PET, ERPs) used in neuropsychology will be described in relation to current research. The neuropsychological topics discussed will include disorders of: body perception (e.g. eating disorders), perception and awareness (e.g. delusional misidentification syndromes), movement (e.g. Parkinson's disease), reality (e.g. delusions and hallucinations), and memory (e.g. dementia). Students will be required to attend lectures and student-led seminars to gain the theoretical and practical knowledge related to neuropsychology.
Module Texts
Gazzaniga, M.S., Ivry, R., & Mangun, G.R. (2008) Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind, 3rd Edition. W.W. Norton, New York
Martin, G. N. (2006) Human Neuropsychology, 2nd edition. Harlow, Pearson
Ward, J. (2010). The Students Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience, 2nd edition. Hove: Psychology Press.
Martin, G. N. (2006) Human Neuropsychology, 2nd edition. Harlow, Pearson
Ward, J. (2010). The Students Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience, 2nd edition. Hove: Psychology Press.
Module Resources
Blackboard VLE
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Be registered on any Psychology award
Students must achieve a non-compensated pass in SHS85200-5 Cognitive Psychology and SHS85202-5 Biological Bases of Behaviour
Students must achieve a non-compensated pass in SHS85200-5 Cognitive Psychology and SHS85202-5 Biological Bases of Behaviour